Daniil Medvedev is having a rather adventurous run at the US Open. The Russian enjoyed a fantastic summer in North America after he reached the final in Washington and Montreal before winning the title in Cincinnati. His overall performance was so solid that he was considered as the only guy that could break the supremacy of the Big3 at the current slam.
However, Medvedev wasn’t so secretive in admitting that he has been struggling from a physical point of view in New York. The young Russian was extremely nervous when playing against Feliciano Lopez in the 3rd round. Daniil snatched a towel nervously from the hand of a ball boy to throw his racket at the umpire after he received the warning. Then Daniil showed the middle finger to the crowd after he was booed.
Things didn’t end over there. In fact, after he won the match he trolled the crowd asking them for more boos!
Medvedev fined $9,000
Eventually, the Russian was fined $9,000: $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $4,000 for a visible obscenity
Medvedev at the U.S. Open ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.5 (career-high), Medvedev has a 46-16 win-loss record in 2019. Medvedev is now competing at the U.S. Open where he ousted Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6-4 6-1 6-2, Hugo Dellien 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-3 and Feliciano Lopez 7-61 4-6 7-67 6-4.
Medvedev will face Koepfer in the 4th round. They have never played each so far on the main tour.
The Russian clinched 2 titles in 2019 in Sofia and in Cincinnati. The Russian was the finalist in Brisbane, Barcelona, Washington and Montreal.
The Russian won 5 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
