Daniil Medvedev insults referee and throws racket after disputed line call… as tennis star loses his cool AGAIN just one day after his foul-mouthed tirade about Monte Carlo Masters refereeing
- Daniil Medvedev lost his cool at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday
- This happened a day after he went on a profanity-laced tirade during his previous match.
Daniil Medvedev lost his composure again during his round of 16 defeat against Karen Khachanov at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday.
After losing the first set 6-3, Medvedev was serving at 5-5 in the second and trailed 15-30 when his opponent’s shot was called back, although he was adamant that it was out.
This gave Khachanov two break points, and Medvedev committed an untimely double fault to concede the match. After misplacing his serve, the Russian world number 4 could not contain his anger as he threw his racket towards the backboard and rushed back to his chair.
Medvedev was seething and his mood did not improve when a physio came to attend to him, although the former US Open champion insisted he had not sought medical treatment .
Looking at referee Carlos Bernardes, Medvedev asked: “What is he doing here?” pointing to the physiotherapist.
Daniil Medvedev threw his racket at the backboard after losing his service game at a crucial moment in his match on Thursday.
He was furious that a phone call had just gone against him and he threw his racket.
He then denounced tennis official Cédric Mourier about the level of the referee.
“Did I ask for the physio?” » he asked repeatedly in an aggressive manner.
He was then approached by another official, Cédric Mourier, who appeared to want to calm the situation, but Medvedev continued to express his frustration.
“The mark (of the ball) is scary! They don’t know how to referee anymore, it’s over,” Medvedev told Mourier.
“Who will act! ? Yesterday, the ball went out, he was recalled. Who will act? This ball is over there. Who will take responsibility for it? It is not my responsibility to referee the match.
Medvedev then got personal, pointing to a linesman and saying, “It’s that guy with the glasses. He doesn’t need glasses because he can’t see anything. He shouldn’t be a referee.
“It’s in front of him, it’s a slow ball, it’s 15-30 and five-all, he’s a bad referee, he should be out of the refereeing circle.”
Medvedev continued the match, but Khachanov took the next game on serve to wrap up a 6-3, 7-5 victory and advance to the quarterfinals.
Medvedev’s outburst came just a day after he launched another profanity-laced tirade at tournament officials.
Once again, the 28-year-old was furious over a line call and shouted at chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani: “This is a f***ing joke.” It’s finish. How did I lose the game once it was released? It’s over, it’s over!’ before grabbing the canopy covering him and almost turning it over.
Medvedev then swore in a mixture of English and native Russian while fuming to himself: “F***ing s***.”
The 28-year-old Russian star blasted chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani during his match on Wednesday.
He expressed his anger several times during the match and Sky Sports were forced to apologize for their language.
Sky Sports commentator Jonathan Overend apologized for Medvedev’s behavior, saying: “We obviously apologize for Medvedev’s language, but we knew this was going to happen. We absolutely knew this was going to happen.
“The fact that he didn’t say anything at the end of the game led us to believe that he was really angry about that call.
“Some of this behavior from Medvedev was certainly in danger of crossing the finish line in the session.”
Medvedev managed to rally to pass Gaël Monfils in this match, but was unable to get the better of Khachanov, and his controversial week in Monte Carlo is now over.
