During his fourth-round match against Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev unleashed a rant on the courts at Indian Wells.
Medvedev showed his clear disagreement with the way the courts in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden play, and it also wasn't the first time that he did it at this year's event, either.
In his previous meeting against Ilya Ivashka, he joked that he would pee as slowly as the courts play and he used the same metaphor also when he complained during the fourth-round match.
The Russian lost the first set to Zverev in a tie-break when he wanted to vent and share his thoughts about the courts. Umpire Renaud Lichtenstein closely listened but didn't react in any way to Medvedev's comments.
"It's a disgrace to the sport this court. Should be banned from playing here. Freaking disgrace to the sport, this freaking court. And they call it hardcourts. What a shame to call this court a hardcourt."
Medvedev wanted to demonstrate that the courts in Indian Wells prevented him from playing his best tennis. He certainly isn't the only one struggling with this, but it's understandable that he was frustrated.
"I'm going to toilet but I don't care if you give me time violation. I am going to be as slow as these courts. I don't care. Give me five time violations. If they allow us to play on such courts, then I can allow myself to do whatever I want."
Unfortunately for the Russian player, there probably won't be a solution to this problem for him. The beauty of tennis is having tournaments across the globe on different surfaces and in different locations, making every tournament unique.
That's why tennis players have to always adapt, and why those that are considered to be "specialists" in specific conditions find it hard to climb high up the rankings.