Frustrated Daniil Medvedev throws racquet halfway across tennis court, netizens call out behaviour

Daniil Medvedev went through a tense outing in second round of Australian Open While going against No. 53-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori. number three-seeded Russian tennis star h to endure a night match in which he lost initial two sets against his opponent, Ruusuvuori. Medvedev won second-round match, but frustrations were visible in game. One of his on-court actions has taken social media by storm  

3 Things you need to know

•  Daniil Medvedev defeated No. 53-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori in a tight-knit game at Rod Laver Arena
• Medvedev defeated Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-0
• match was four hours long and ended precisely at 03:40 AM local time.

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Angered Daniil Medvedev launches his racquet during tense 2R match, netizens left fuming 

Number three-seeded Daniil Medvedev was visibly livid at one point during high-intensity match against No. 53-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori in second round of Australian Open. At one point, racquet h to absorb Medvedev's anger as he hurled it towards his chair, and it sent water bottles flying. Medvedev was two sets down, and it looked like Russian would not be able to make it. However, he mounted a comeback in third set, winning 6-4. fourth set was closely contested, with both players tring hits. Russian tennis player rallied from two sets down to win five-set classic, which ended at 3:40 AM local time.

Medvedev received a warning for his raucous behaviour, but that did not appear to faze him. However, Russian Tennis star's actions were not well liked by fans, as y criticized his behaviour on X.

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Medvedev's next opponent will be Cana's Felix Auger-Aliassim. 27th seed beat Frenchman Hugo Grenier in second round in four sets. y will now meet in third round of tournament.