The Russian tennis player eliminated German Alexander Zverev and will face Spanish Alejandro Davidovich in the quarterfinals.
Russian tennis player Daniel Medvedev surpassed german Alexander Zverev and advanced to the quarterfinals of Indian Wellswhere Spanish awaits you Alexander Davidovich. But before he launches one explosive criticism against the Californian tournament track.
“This court is a shame for tennis (…). And they call it hard court? It’s a shame to call this hideous track a hard track“, he claimed Medvedev after losing the first set.
In addition, he told the referee that he would walk to the bathroom as slowly as the track itself and assured that he did not care if they sanctioned him for it.
“If they let us play on such a court, I can do whatever I want.“, defended the tennis player, who continued his particular comedy ‘show’ walking shamelessly to the bathroom.
Medvedev won by 6-7(5), 7-6(5), and 7-5 in a intense match of three hours and 17 minutes.
The Russian not only had to overcome a first set against him but also had to face a ankle sprain which he suffered in the second set after a nasty fall.
The tournament’s medical services worked on an ankle that looked swollen and Medvedev back to center court Indian Wells to sign a good return against a Zverev very unfortunate to close the ‘break’ (he converted only two of the 17 balls he had to break his rival’s serve).
Fifth seed of Indian Wells and the only one capable of beating the world number one so far this year, the Serbian Novak Djokovic, Medvedev is unbeaten in a match in 2023 since losing in the third round of the Australian Open.
So, Medvedev have consecutively won the Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai tournaments.
They will meet in the quarterfinals Davidovichwho defeated Chilean Cristian Garín on Tuesday 6-3 and 6-4 in one hour and 24 minutes.
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Source: Tycsports
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