The first racket of Russia entertains the audience at the US Open not only with his play, but also with bright remarks addressed to the fans in the stands. This time it was an overly loud fan, to whom Medvedev responded with a harsh but very funny joke. The Americans were delighted!
Scandal in the previous match The Russian tennis player, apparently, arrived at the US Open in good shape. In the first round, he defeated Hungarian Attila Balazs without any problems. In the second, too, at first I did not experience any difficulties in the confrontation with the Australian Christopher O'Connell. The first two sets were left to Daniil, but then the fun began.
Medvedev was not very pleased that his opponent took a medical break, after which he suddenly sharply increased his play and took the third game. The Russian, in response, also took a medical break and joked that he wanted the same pills that were given to the Australian. And then there was a fierce altercation with fans in the stands.
Several girls with glasses of beer did not behave very appropriately and interfered with Medvedev during his serves. At some point, our tennis player could not stand it, called them “stupid” and asked them to shut up. The psychological attack worked perfectly. Daniil then returned to dominance and calmly brought the match to victory.
In the third round, his opponent was the Argentine tennis player Sebastian Baez, who is having the best season of his career. What can we say if he came to the US Open after two consecutive victories at tournaments — in Kitzbuhel and Winston-Salem. The Argentine's winning streak before the meeting with Medvedev was 12 matches.
Does Medvedev get a kick out of interacting with fans? I was worried about Daniil, because sometimes he likes to irritate fans almost out of the blue. However, in the first two sets Medvedev was extremely good and did not notice the resistance of the Argentine who was in perfect shape. The Russian gave Sebastian only four games in two games and was done.
Problems, as in the previous match, began in the third set. Báez led 4-1 and 5-2. The game was clearly hanging, and then the fans again interfered with the Russian. More precisely, it was about one particular fan who reacted too excitedly to Medvedev before his serve. Daniil answered him brilliantly in the post-match commentary.
«»Thank you to all the fans who don't scream between the first and second serves. But there was one guy. I don't know if he has a girlfriend or a wife, but I don't know how she'll sleep today, because he's so excited, and then will continue to shout «Vamos! Vamos! Vamos! Vamos». I feel sorry for him,” Medvedev said, causing laughter from the audience.
As for the game, the first racket of Russia was helped by a medical pause and the precipitation that began in New York. Daniil asked the judges and supervisor to carefully check the wet surface of the court. The extended break clearly did him good. Medvedev returned to the game, equalized the score, and then put the finishing touches on his opponent in a tiebreaker.
It seems that such emotional outbursts and interactions with fans are becoming the Russian’s calling card. They also charge him with anger and spirit, which is sometimes lost during easy matches. In the fourth round of the US Open, Daniil will meet with Australian Alex De Minaur, and if he wins and Andrey Rublev succeeds in another match, we can see Russian confrontation in the quarterfinals.