There are occasions wherein it can not and should not be potential to take pleasure in such shameful gestures, however Daniil Medvedev significantly risked being disqualified within the match in opposition to Ben Shelton, on the Laver Cup.
Down 4-5 within the tie-break, the Russian misplaced a nasty level, making a gift of two set factors in a row to his opponent and let off steam by throwing his racket in an space that was not precisely protected for the group within the entrance row. The racket didn’t hit anybody: solely because of this the Russian didn’t depart the courtroom with a default knockout. Medvedev managed to win the tie-break, however then suffered his second consecutive defeat within the Laver Cup.
Speaking about his gesture at the press convention on the sidelines of the Laver Cup, the Russian tried to justify himself, analyzing:
“I did not imply to throw the racket like that. I did not imply to throw it in a harmful place for the others, it was a horrible gesture on my half. I used to be fortunate, as a result of I did not hit anybody. When you do not hit anybody, you aren’t getting disqualified in tennis. That is how issues work. Clearly it is a gesture that I should not have made. It is uncommon for me to say one thing like that, however I performed a horrible match.
I felt, throughout the match, that I performed the worst tennis of my life. However it’s okay, as a result of I fought till the top. I misplaced two matches within the tremendous tie-break, I did not have the decisive momentum to win them. I am very dissatisfied: right here I am not enjoying only for myself, however for the entire staff. I am very dissatisfied with my efficiency.”
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