Russian second-seeded American all-and-volley exponent found a tough nut to crack at Margaret Court Arena and lost the third set as her despair spread
An agitated Daniil Medvedev made a scathing attack on the chair umpire and stabilized to claim a 6-2 7-6 (4) 6-7 (4) 7-5 victory over Maxim Crecy and book his second Australian Open Lost my temper in the first heat. Quarterfinals on Monday.
The Russian second-seeded American all-and-volley exponent found a tough nut to crack at the Margaret Court Arena and lost the third set as her despair spread.
Apparently denied a request to leave the court to refresh, Medvedev barked at French chair umpire Renaud Lichtenstein and complained that Cressy was spending too much time between serves.
Medvedev’s dismay grew when eight break points slipped from his fingers in the fourth set before he could eventually take his serve in the 11th game by overtaking the American.
Medvedev completed the proceedings with several huge serves before stepping on match point to defeat a forehand winner.
Last year’s finalist, Medvedev, met Felix Auger-Aliassim for a place in the semi-finals.
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