Daniil Medvedev and the crowd at US Open: Timeline of a love-hate relationship

Daniil Medvedev and the crowd at US Open: Timeline of a love-hate relationship #Medvedev

Transcript

00:00Daniil Medvedev and the crowd at U.S. Open – Timeline of a Love-Hate Relationship

00:05Here is a list of incidents highlighting former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev's tumultuous

00:11relationship with the crowd at Flushing Meadows. Former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev has

00:17enjoyed an up-and-down relationship with the crowd at Flushing Meadows over the years.

00:22Following are the main incidents after Sunday's latest.

00:252025 – First round fee Benjamin Bonzi lost.

00:31Medvedev was facing match point and a straight set's defeat when a photographer wandered onto

00:35the Louis Armstrong Stadium court just as Bonzi misfired his first serve. The umpire allowed

00:41Bonzi another first serve because of the unauthorized incursion, and Medvedev launched a tirade at

00:47the official before orchestrating a chorus of boos raining down from the stands. The booing

00:53and chants of, second serve, second serve, continued for more than six minutes until there was sufficient

00:59order for Bonzi to resume. The Frenchman, who threatened to walk off at one stage and asked

01:05that Medvedev be disqualified, failed to serve out and lost the fourth set to Love, before recovering

01:11his composure and progressing 6-3, 7-5, 6-7-5, 0-6, 6-4.

01:18I got emotional, said Medvedev, 29. Honestly, while living it, I was like, you know what,

01:26it could be fun maybe to finish my career with one match at the U.S. Open.

01:3123, round 2-5, Christopher O'Connell, 1. Medvedev was cruising at two sets up in the late-night

01:38clash at Louis Armstrong Stadium until his Australian opponent launched a comeback in

01:43the third. The Russian became increasingly frustrated as the crowd loudly backed O'Connell,

01:48and his anger increased after he failed to convert two match points in the third set tiebreak.

01:53O'Connell won the tiebreak, and Medvedev's temper boiled over early in the fourth set.

01:57Can you shut up? he yelled as some fans entered the stadium as he was preparing to serve.

02:02Are you stupid or what? Medvedev won the match, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6-devit,

02:09Vesem, 6-7-2. 2021. Final Finovac Djokovic, 1. Medvedev was booed and whistled in Arthur Ashe Stadium

02:18as he closed on a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Djokovic to deny the Serbian a calendar-year

02:25Grand Slam. The fans refused to quieten, despite the umpire's requests, as the Russians served in

02:31the eighth and tenth games of the third set. Medvedev went on to win his only Grand Slam

02:37title. It was definitely tough, he said. I definitely made some double faults because of

02:42it. That makes it even more sweet that finally I managed to pass a first serve on the third

02:46match point. 2019. Third Round Fee, Feliciano Lopez, 1.

02:54In another late-night match at Flushing Meadows, Medvedev incurred the ire of the fans by snatching

02:59a towel from a ballperson. After receiving a code violation, he threw a racket towards the

03:05umpire and put his middle finger up to his head, triggering boos from the crowd in the stands.

03:10The jeers continued after his 7-6-1, 4-6, 7-6-7, 6-4 victory, and the Russian extended his arms wide

03:19as if to welcome them.

03:21I want all of you to know when you sleep tonight. I won because of you, Medvedev told the fans in

03:26his on-court interview. The more you do this, the more I will win for you guys.

03:31I want all of you to know when you sleep tonight.

03:44I'll see you next time.