Daniil Medvedev is playing some of his best tennis at the 2022 Vienna Open but he's experiencing also some unusual moments on the court.
The Russian already secured his spot at the 2022 ATP Finals and in Vienna and Paris, he will try to collect some additional points that will help him to regain no. 1 spot in the ATP Rankings that he held earlier this season. However while doing so, in Austria, Daniil Medvedev experiences quite unusual moments.
First, he was booed after winning a match against the home crowd favourite Dominic Thiem. Then, Daniil Medvedev dominated in his match against Jannik Sinner before making a hilarious mistake.
He thought that the ball that left his racquet was too long and so he shouted "No!" However, it eventually landed in and his opponent returned it to the other side of the net. Despite Medvedev still catching the ball, rally couldn't continue as umpire called a hindrance: "Hindrance. Mr. Medvedev spoke during the point, so he loses the point."
That means, that Sinner was automatically awarded a point. Medvedev didn't challenge this decision as he was probably aware of his mistake and also enjoyed a massive lead as he was up 6-4, 5-2, 30-0 before the incident.
When talking about his performance against Sinner, he said: "I’m really happy, I have been looking for this level for a long, long time. It’s the level where I can win the biggest tournaments on Tour and I hope I can bring it to two more matches.”
The Russian then also defeated Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals to secure his final spot and after his semifinal match, he said: “There were a few moments in the match where I thought I should have done just a little bit better, to go in front earlier and try to build the pressure earlier."
"Then I managed to stay consistent and, in the most important points, managed to raise my level. That was enough today, and I’m really happy with my level.”
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