Medvedev Rips Ump: Double Standard!
By Richard Pagliaro | @TennisNow | Thursday, February 27, 2025
Photo credit: Sport TV
Daniil Medvedev transformed Dubai changeover into combat zone.
Frustrated by four match points slipping from his grip, Medvedev dropped the second-set tiebreaker against Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(7), then got into it with chair umpire Adel Nour.
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The chair umpire hit a venting Medvedev with a code violation prompting the mercurial Medvedev to unload.
“What did I say?” Medvedev said standing up from his seat. “What is this a double standard against Russians?
“A double standard?”
BIG argument between Medvedev and the umpire at the end of the set.Daniil was completely losing it but Adel Nour was not backing down and screaming back to him. pic.twitter.com/dXlauTSk52
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) February 27, 2025
Not going ANYWHERE 🔥Griekspoor saves 4 match points and forces a decider against No.1 seed Medvedev!@Griekii #DDFTennis pic.twitter.com/X7iic4DzsO
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 27, 2025
Chair umpire Nour did not yield and Medvedev eventually left the court to cool down with a bathroom break before returning to start the final set of an upset-ridden Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
