Daniil Medvedev, known for his fiery temperament on the tennis court, found himself embroiled in controversy once again during his match against Tallon Griekspoor at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The Russian tennis star accused chair umpire Adel Nour of bias, following a code violation call that Medvedev vehemently disputed.

The incident occurred during a crucial moment in the match, with Medvedev receiving a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. Medvedev, visibly frustrated, argued that the umpire’s decision was influenced by prejudice against him. He claimed that the call was unjustified and that similar behavior from other players had gone unpunished.

Medvedev’s outburst included accusations of “Russophobia,” suggesting that the umpire’s decision was motivated by bias against Russian players.

The umpire was mad. “Don’t say something like this. Daniil, I’m very fair! I treat you all exactly the same”.

Eventually, Medvedev lost the match and he refused to shake hands after the encounter with the umpire.

Medvedev in Dubai, ranking, and results in 2025

Ranked world no.6, Daniil played his last match on the 27^th

of February when he was defeated by world no.47 Tallon Griekspoor 2-6 7-6(7) 7-5 in the quarter in Dubai (draw).

At present, during this year Daniil has achieved an overall 8-5 win-loss record. Daniil Medvedev’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Marseille.

Andrey Rublev in 2025

Currently ranked no.9, Rublev played his last match on the 25^th of February when he was overcome by world no.77 Quentin Halys 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the 1^st round in Dubai (draw).

This season the Russian has achieved a compiled 9-5 match record. The Russian clinched 1 title in Doha.

Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev squared off 10 times. Their record is 8-2 for Medvedev.