Everyone knows that Daniil Medvedev has serious anger control problems during his matches. The Russian is a real time bomb who never stops building tensions on the court, especially when things don’t go his way.
This Sunday we had a new example in the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final. The extraordinary level displayed by Carlos Alcaraz made him lose his temper on more than one occasionlike when he confronted the chair umpire, Mohamed Lahyani, after asking (timely) to see the bounce of a ball from the Spaniard that he believed had bounced in the middle of a tiebreak in the first set.
“It’s 2024, we’re sending fucking spaceships to the planet and we can’t see the ball mark?” he told her before unleashing a nasty insult.
“Tennis is a rude sport“he added switching sides, with 4-2 against him. Alcaraz ended up in a tiebreaker and the second set was historyless.
Crossing the Russian cables led him to offer very little resistance in the rest of the match to finish the quick delivery of the final (6-1).
Already cold, Daniil showed his best face at the press conference to explain what happened. “It’s something I don’t understand in tennis. I just want to see the ball. But wait, it’s just a small thing. It was an exaggeration because I obviously love tennis and I plan to continue playing, but when you’re angry you say stupid things.” he clarified.
Source: La Verdad
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