Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, the fourth racket in the world, argued with the referee due to the lost point in the final match he played with Spanish representative Carlos Alcaraz, who is ranked second in the Professional Tennis Players Association rankings. This was reported by RIA News.
“The year is 2024, ships are flying into space and I just want to see the sign on the court. I know the ball hit but show me.” “Tennis is such a shitty sport,” Medvedev told the referee.
The incident occurred during the tiebreak in the first match.
The match between Medvedev and Alcaraz in the final of the tournament held in Indian Wells this season lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes and ended in favor of the Spaniard with a score of 7:6 (7:5) and 6:1 in two sets. It is noteworthy that Medvedev lost to Alcaraz in the final of the same tournament a year ago.
In the updated rankings of the Association of Tennis Professionals, Medvedev retained the fourth place, while Alcaraz retained the second place. Serbian tennis player Djokovic continues his leadership, Italian representative Jannik Sinner closed the top three.
He had previously approached the Russian tennis player approached Reached the top 10 in WTA.