Tag: Daniil Medvedev
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Medvedev slams his way to the top, replaces Djokovic as world number one
Daniil Medvedev replaced Novak Djokovic as world number one on Monday. Djokovic held the top spot in men’s tennis for a record 361 total weeks. In January, Rafael Nadal beat Medvedev in a nail-biting Australian Open final. US Open champion Medvedev is the third Russian man after Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin, and 27th player…
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Daniil Medvedev trolls crowd at the Australian Open
After battling verbally with the chair umpire, crowd and even ball kids during his Australian Open final, Daniil Medvedev wasn’t done. The Russian was seen mouthing the words ‘boring’ while standing in the background early in the trophy ceremony after the men’s singles final. Tennis Australia chair Jayne Hrdlicka was delivering the opening speech after…
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‘Proud to share this era’: Roger Federer congratulates Rafael Nadal on winning 21st grand slam title
Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has congratulated Spain’s Rafael Nadal on winning his 21st grand slam singles title after beating Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in a nail-biting Australian Open final. Taking to Instagram stories, Federer shared a picture of Nadal celebrating his victory and wrote: “To my friend and great rival @RafaelNadal.…
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Are you stupid? You are so bad’: Medvedev yells at referee in Australian Open semi-final
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev sealed his place in a second consecutive grand slam final by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 but not without drama after he lost his temper with Jaume Campistol and called him ‘stupid’ and a ‘bad’ umpire during the semi-final clash. Medvedev took a close first set in a tie-break…
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Russia’s Medvedev wins maiden Grand Slam, beats Djokovic in US Open final
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has won his maiden Grand Slam, beating Djokovic with straight three sets (6-4 6-4 6-4) at the US Open final. Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar-year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle as Medvedev, playing in his third major final,…