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

Daniil Medvedev went through a tense outing in the second round of the Australian Open While going against No. 53-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori. The number three-seeded Russian tennis star had to endure a night match in which he lost the initial two sets against his opponent, Ruusuvuori. Medvedev won the second-round match, but frustrations were visible in the 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 the Rod Laver ArenaMedvedev defeated Ruusuvuori 3-6, 6-7(1), 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-0The match was four hours long and ended precisely at 03:40 AM local time.Also Read: "Haven't been playing my best"- NovakDjokovic seeks form in 2024 Australian Open vs EtcheverryAngered Daniil Medvedev launches his racquet during tense 2R match, netizens left fuming Number three-seeded Daniil Medvedev was visibly livid at one point during the high-intensity match against No. 53-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round of the Australian Open. At one point, the racquet had to absorb Medvedev's anger as he hurled it towards his chair, and it sent the water bottles flying. Medvedev was two sets down, and it looked like the Russian would not be able to make it. However, he mounted a comeback in the third set, winning 6-4. The fourth set was closely contested, with both players trading hits. The Russian tennis player rallied from two sets down to win the five-set classic, which ended at 3:40 AM local time.Daniil Medvedev playing bowling. pic.twitter.com/J3LkMOq24y— Relevant Tennis (@RelevantTennis) January 18, 2024 Medvedev received a warning for his raucous behaviour, but that did not appear to faze him. However, the Russian Tennis star's actions were not well liked by the fans, as they criticized his behaviour on X.That racket could have gone anywhere. Now just imagine if this was Djokovic it would be played on a loop on all major media outlets saying what a bad role model he is and has anger issues etc. But as it's Medvedev it's ok, just passion and so "cool". pic.twitter.com/oGCMc5caa3— Pavvy G (@pavyg) January 18, 2024 Do you remember 6 days ago when Daniil Medvedev said: "I want to change. I want to mature. I feel like I've taken a big step forward in the last month".It's aged terribly 😂#AusOpen | #AO2024 pic.twitter.com/8hicarBbCw— Tan 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 (@yesiamtan) January 18, 2024 Medvedev was lucky not to get a warning from the chair umpire for throwing his racquet #AusOpen #AusOpen2024— JAKE FLAGPIES23 🏆🖤🤍 (@IncrediblyBozza) January 18, 2024 The penalty for throwing the racquet does not align with the behaviour. It was no accident he started to win after that. Medvedev should have been disqualified from the tournament.— Rob Carthy (@Rob_Carthy) January 18, 2024 Pfff.... Unsportsmanlike conduct... He can hurt people...— Ricardo Ortiz Esquivel (@richgdlmx) January 18, 2024 Also Read: Why are they playing tennis matches until nearly 4 a.m. at the Australian Open?Medvedev's next opponent will be Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassim. The 27th seed beat Frenchman Hugo Grenier in the second round in four sets. They will now meet in the third round of the tournament.

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

Fans are not impressed with Daniil Medvedev after he threw his racquet halfway across the court during his second round match at the Australian Open.

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