The Russian tennis player ended up insulting the chair umpire who was officiating the match against Carlos Alcaraz three times.
This Friday took place one of the semi-finals of Wimbledon during which Daniil Medvedev (5th in the ATP ranking) faced the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (3rd).
Of course, the Russian was not amused and He ended up being overtaken by the Hispanic 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4 although one of the most complex moments occurred in the first round.
At that time, the Russian was on the verge of being disqualified from the duel after insulting the match’s chair umpire three times.
After referee Eva Asderaki-Moore ruled the ball had bounced twice, The tennis player objected to the judge’s decision, ending up insulting him three times in a row. .
“Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you,” Medvedev told Asderaki-Moore. The situation did not go unnoticed by the cameras or by the Greek woman, who He eventually called the tournament supervisors to report what had happened, so the Russian ended up receiving a warning. .
A fairly minor situation, considering that these remarks could have cost him disqualification from the competition before finally winning the first set 7-6(1) against Alcaraz, who then managed to win the following three sets consecutively to reach the grand slam final.
Now, the Hispanic must wait for the winner of the second semi-final in which the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (25th) and the Serbian Novak Djokovic (2nd) face each other. .
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