Daniil Medvedev (3rd in the ATP ranking) won one of those matches that are remembered forever. She had lost him, but he resurfaced in time and after four hours and 18 minutes he ended up celebrating an epic triumph ante Alexander Zverev (6º) at the Australian Open.
Medvedev opened the controversy with a particular celebration. EFE
The Balkan tennis player reached the final of the first Grand Slam on the calendar (his sixth Major definition) and marked the farewell of the German, who arrived with confidence on the surface after beating Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) and said goodbye stating that His physical condition caused him to lose the match.
It is public knowledge that the relationship between Medvedev and Zverev is not good at all. Rivals on many occasions on the field; but also outside of it. The last clash took place at the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000last year, where the German called the Russian “one of the dirtiest tennis players on the planet”, while the latter clarified that “Sascha should look in the mirror.”
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In the Australian event, as soon as the marathon comeback was over, the man born in Moscow 27 years ago looked towards his box and began shouting a word that quickly went viral and reached a press conference. “Karma, karma,” he seemed to say in a mocking tone. in reference to the German for his confrontations and wars of words in the past.
That gesture caught attention, of course, and the videos spread at high speed on social networks. In fact, she deserved clarification from the Muscovite: “No, no, no, it wasn’t like that. I tried not to get on Twitter (now X), but I got on and saw it everywhere. I was like, Oh my God. I had my moments, probably the most with Tsitsipas, and even with him,” he said.
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And followed: “We are not friends, but we respect each other more than before. It was something related to my team. Something about mentality. So yeah, nothing to do with this. I wouldn’t be happy to do it this way,” emphasized the 2021 US Open champion.
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