2023-11-01 13:10:07
Opposed to Grigor Dimitrov for his entry into the running at the Rolex Paris Masters, this Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev broke down nervously in the second set, which he would end up winning in the decisive game against the Bulgarian, before losing in the third set. The number 3 seed and out, like Carlos Alcaraz the day before.
Daniil Medvedev lost his temper at the Rolex Paris Masters. Quite clearly dominated (6-3) by the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the first set, the Russian, seeded n°3 in the tournament, held on to five games everywhere in the second set, while the public took notice and cause for his opponent by increasingly loudly demonstrating his support for Dimitrov.
“If they whistle, I’m not going to play”
While “Grigor, Grigor, Grigor” descended from the aisles of the AccorArena, Medvedev received boos after a let on his first commitment. It didn’t take much more to make him unpin. With his finger pointed towards the stands, Medvedev then spoke directly to the public, which had the gift of inflaming the situation. Upset by the attitude of the public, Medvedev left to sit down, and it took all the patience and pedagogy of the chair umpire, Frenchman Renaud Lichtenstein, to convince him to return to the court.
-RL: “Daniil, go play”
-DM: “Tell them to stop whistling”
-RL: “I’m making the announcement, but then we’re going to play”
The referee’s announcement did not have the expected result. Medvedev got up from his chair, but turned back at the first whistle.
-DM: “If there are some who whistle, I don’t play, if there are some who whistle, I don’t play.”
-RL: “Yes, but the more you come back, the more it continues”
-RL: “Daniil, you have to go play”
-DM: “If they whistle, I’m not going to play”
-RL: “Yes, but the more you stop, the more it annoys them, the more they whistle”
-DM: “They are stupid. If they don’t whistle, I play”
-RL: “I don’t want to get into this debate”
-DM: “(addressing the audience again) Hey, you guys don’t whistle, I’m playing, so you shut your mouth, ok?!”
-DM: “Me, I’m not going to play like that, I didn’t do anything to make them whistle at me”
The referee finally interrupted the proceedings by issuing a warning to Daniil Medvedev, who took advantage of this incident to pocket the victory in the second set after a very tense decisive game. Not far from reversing the situation in his favor after saving six match points, Medvedev ended up losing 2-7 in the tie-break of the third and final set.
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