Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are fierce rivals and unfortunately they do not share a fantastic relationship.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been going through a tsunami of criticism after using (and probably abusing) toilet breaks. A lot of fans were driven away from the Greek champion for using these long breaks. Unfortunately, Sascha Zverev also spread the rumor that Stefanos Tsitsipas was being coached by his father during these breaks.
After being heavily criticized by Andy Murray, Stefanos Tsitsipas said he would not stop having these long breaks even if that brings some criticism. Indeed, Stefanos had another very long break when he played at the US Open against Adrian Mannarino in the next match.
The result of this kind of behavior is that Tsitsipas has been losing many fans and the crowd often boos him.
Medvedev about Tsitsipas
During the press conference that followed his US Open third round, Daniil Medvedev was asked to comment on Tsitsipas’ behavior. The world no.2 used to have a rather difficult relationship with the crowd at the Flushing Meadows in 2019 because of his erratic behavior. However, he managed to change the opinion of the local people by acknowledging his mistakes to become a fans’ favorite.
Stefanos Tsitsipas did just the opposite by not changing his behavior and not admitting that he made a mistake in getting his long breaks. Even worse, he kept on having the same behavior.
Daniil commented:
“It’s tough to answer because a lot of things going through my head because your question is a bit tricky, in a good way (smiling).
But I want to say we all need to go to change clothes sometimes. Somebody does it five minutes, six minutes, eight minutes. What happened with him and Murray happened. He got booed. At least the next match don’t go out for eight minutes, and that’s what he did.
If you will remember 2019, I did a mistake. Well, I was not continuing to do it every other match. Otherwise, the crowd would not go behind me. That’s the only advice I can give.
I mean, he has his own life. He probably won’t listen to my advice.”
Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), Medvedev has a composed 43-10 win-loss record in 2021. Daniil is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he defeated Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 6-1, Dominik Koepfer 6-4 6-1 6-2 and Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-4 6-3.
Daniil Medvedev will come up against the world no.27 Daniel Evans in the 4th round. They have never played each other so far in top tournaments.
Medvedev has won 3 titles in 2021 in Marseille, in Mallorca and in Toronto. Daniil was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Daniil won 12 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Stefanos played his last match on the 3rd of September when he surrendered to world no.55 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) 0-6 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in U.S. Open (draw).
During this season Tsitsipas has a compiled 50-15 record. The Greek has won 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos was the runner-up in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas fought against each other 8 times. Their actual record is 6-2 for Medvedev. The last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 8th of June 2021.
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