Russian first racket Daniil Medvedev was furious because of inadequate public behavior at the US Open during the second round match against Australian Christopher O'Connell. The Russian, in anger, even called the girl with the beer «stupid», and then destroyed the opponent.
«Can you shut up?» Medvedev has always looked great on hard, and two years ago he won the US Open. So this year, Daniel came to America in the status of one of the main favorites. In the first round, he dealt with the Hungarian Attila Balazs without any problems. In the second round, in the confrontation with O'Connell, at first everything also went perfectly.
The Russian confidently took two sets, and then suddenly lost in the third on a tie-break. By the way, the Australian took a medical break before the third game, after which he sharply added. Medvedev decided to respond in kind before the next set. He also joked that he «brought the same pills.» The girl-doctor laughed at Daniel's phrase together with the whole audience.
It seemed that the fans in America were positive towards our compatriot. However, there were those in the stands who behaved frankly in a boorish way. Several girls in jackets in colors similar to the Russian flag regularly interfered with Medvedev before serving. In the hands of the most active of them was a glass filled to the brim with beer.
The judges tried in many ways to calm the ladies, but they continued to scream before each of his submissions. At some point, the Russian's nerves could not stand it — he harshly answered the uncultured fans.
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"Can you shut up? Are you stupid or what? Medvedev said loudly.
I got angry and won. After that, the judges once again turned to the stands. Not with a request, but with a demand to behave normally. From the tenth attempt and after the words of the tennis player himself, the situation was brought under control. Daniel pulled himself together, tuned in to fight and brought the meeting to victory. True, it took more than three hours, as well as a lot of physical and mental strength.
Grand Slam TournamentsUS Open ATP01 September 2023 • start at 05:05FinishedDaniil MedvedevRussia3 : 16:26:26:76:2Christopher O'ConnellAustralia< br>
But now Medvedev has 73.3% of victories in Grand Slam tournaments — according to this indicator, he caught up with compatriot Marat Safin. In the next round of the US Open, Daniil will play Argentinean Sebastian Baez. After the end of the meeting with the Australian, the Russian explained why everything was so difficult, and also gave an assessment of the situation with the fans.
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«I don't know why, but at one moment he decided to play better. I played at the same level from beginning to end, and for some reason he began to play much better, and it became much more difficult for me. I am happy that I was able to stay in the game, had good chances in the third set and took advantage of them in the fourth. If we talk about the case with the fans, then when you get irritated, you can, on the contrary, lose concentration. The match will become much more difficult, and sometimes, like today, it helps a little. In general, it was a great match, a lot of people came,” Medvedev said.
The Russian showed excellent tennis in the early stages of the US Open. I would like to believe that in the future he will not have problems with the fans.