Russian Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
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During the match, he complained to the umpire referee several times. At 4: 4 in the second set, he complained about noise from the close vicinity of the court. Due to the absence of spectators and the non-existent atmosphere in the central courtyard, sounds can be heard that would otherwise disappear. This time it was probably a noisier movement of television technology.
“Is this a beginner’s tournament, or is Roland Garros?” He asked sullenly toward the umpire. The judges remained calm. “I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Medvedev assured.
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In the last game of the match, the Russian tried another tactical maneuver and the referee complained about the movement of a mobile camera over the stadium during the service and pictures on a large screen at the top of Philippe Chatrier’s stadium.
“It wasn’t like that before,” he pointed at the camera and demanded a repeat of the first service. But German Judge Niko Helvers didn’t let himself be disturbed this time either. “If I saw it move during your service, I would have the first service repeated, but unfortunately “There ‘s nothing I can do about it now,” Helvers explained.
“I’m trying to fix it for you, but you’re making the wrong decision. You made a big mistake at 5: 4 in the third set. If I lose, it’s your fault, “Medvedev continued to put pressure on the referee.
But the Russian kept the most interesting fad until the decisive point of the whole match. Faced with swordfish, he decided, to everyone’s surprise, to lodge from below and quickly run into the net. However, the Greek coped with the unexpected situation and ended the match.
Even after the match, Medvedev did not think that the decision to serve from below was a mistake.
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“I thought about the (bottom feed) the whole match that I could do it at the crucial point, because I think he was standing a lot back in the back, so I thought it might work,” he explained at a post-match press conference.
“Before, I didn’t have the right opportunity to do so, which I think came at the end. It came to me at the time with the right decision to surprise him. But it didn’t work out at all. He then had an easy ball to finish. He did it. I probably won’t do it next time, if he could read it now, “Medvedev added.
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