Daniil Medvedev suffered a mid-match meltdown because the Russian was despatched crashing out of the French Open within the first spherical by Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.
The clay courts of Roland-Garros have by no means been a cheerful looking floor for Medvedev, who had but to win a match on his three visits to Paris previous to this yr.
That file made Medvedev’s rating as fourth seed look optimistic this time round, and so it proved because the Russian fell on the first hurdle towards Hungarian outsider Fucsovics in a tempestuous late-night match on a cold Courtroom Suzanne Lenglen.
Fucsovics took the primary set 6-Four earlier than Medvedev imploded through the tie-break within the second set, slamming his racket onto the clay after shedding a outstanding rally to go Three-6 down.
The Russian was given a penalty level – having earlier been warned for an audible obscenity – and handed the set to Fucsovics earlier than storming off to his chair.
Racquet smash and warning which results in level loss and the set too. #RG20 pic.twitter.com/QmkH9vnSII
— tennis gifs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) September 28, 2020
The 24-year-old Medvedev managed to recapture some composure to take the third set 6-2, however any hopes of an unlikely comeback have been short-lived because the Hungarian gained the third set 6-1 to finish the win.
After his newest outbursts, questions will once more be requested over Medvedev’s temperament.
The large Russian was infamously concerned in a working battle with the gang on his solution to the US Open last in 2019, and whereas the stands have been sparsely populated in Paris he was once more unable to cease his anger from spilling over.
There have been a number of flashpoints with Fucsovics, with Medvedev heard muttering his frustrations in Russian and French through the match and at one level resorting to serving underarm.
Medvedev underarm serve (gained the purpose)#RG20 (🎥@Eurosport_RU ) pic.twitter.com/zo3PPdhrO9
— doublefault28 (@doublefault28) September 28, 2020
Fuscovics offended that Medvedev hit the ball at him. #RG20 pic.twitter.com/tVFxlLfVav
— tennis gifs 🎾🎥 (@tennis_gifs) September 28, 2020
Medvedev, after being damaged another time:
"What ought to I do? Inform me. I REALLY need to know. How one can win a match? After the match you inform me what I ought to have carried out however I need to know what I ought to do now to win the match. By the best way, I'm speaking calmly"— Oleg S. (@AnnaK_4ever) September 28, 2020
The racket-smash particularly caught the eye of social media customers, a few of whom took to nicknaming the Russian ‘MAD-vedev’ in a pun on his quick fuse.
MADvedev – this acquired a 2nd warning, and so Marci acquired the 2nd set TB. Marci leads 64, 76(5). pic.twitter.com/yj6T6v0Bn3
— Del🇪🇺 (@Stroppa_Del) September 28, 2020
Contemplating his clay court docket struggles, Medvedev is probably not overly shocked or disillusioned at his early exit in France, as his attentions flip to what could be salvaged from the rest of the season.
Fucsovics, who earned his first win over Medvedev on the fourth try, now meets Spain’s Albert Ramos Vinolas within the second spherical.
