The Mutua Madrid Open experiences intense emotions and moments of tension between players and fans. If this Sunday Holger Rune got the boos of the public after erasing the mark of the ball protested by Alejandro Davidovich, This Monday it is Daniil Medvedev.
The former number 1 in the world once again showed his particular character and addressed the crowd after losing the first set (4-6) of his third round against American Alexander Shevchenko.
Visibly angry, the Russian he put his finger to his ear and raised his arms, encouraging the fans to keep whistling himsomething he immediately got.
His little love for clay is known to all, and The discomfort was reflected in his tennis and his attitude, which the public paid for that Manolo Santana came to the court to enjoy a fight that turned out to be more interesting than it seemed at first.
The match was full of alternatives and tension, as his young rival also made clear, that He didn’t even cut his hair and the racket was stamped on the ground.
Finally the blood did not reach the river and Medvedev was able to focus to come back from the game and take the final victory with a tight 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in about two hours and forty minutes. His opponent in the round of 16 will be the winner of the match between Alex de Minaur and Aslan Karatsev.
Source: La Verdad
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