Middle finger and frustration interview: Tennis star loses nerve

The world number five angered the spectators with, among other things, a middle finger gesture in the 7:6 (7:1), 4:6, 7:6 (9:7), 6:4 in the third round against the Spaniard Feliciano Lopez and a provocative post-game interview.

In the first set, Medvedev, who will face German qualifier Dominik Kopfer in the round of 23, rudely tore the towel that had been given to him out of the hand of a ball child. When he received a warning from the referee, the XNUMX-year-old threw his racket onto the court and tapped his forehead with his middle finger. The scene was shown on the video screens at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Medvedev received boos from the spectators and had them against him for the rest of the game.

After the game, the Russian shot back in an interview on court. "I thank you. “Your energy brought me victory,” Medvedev shouted to the audience to loud boos: “When you go to sleep tonight, you should know that I won only because of you.”

Medvedev then rowed back. “All I can say is that I’m working on myself and hopefully I’ll do better next time,” he said. He apologized to Lopez and his coach.

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Middle finger and frustration interview: Tennis star loses nerve

The Russian tennis professional Daniil Medvedev drew the displeasure of the New York audience on his way to the round of 16 at the US Open.

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