(Video) Daniil Medvedev launches racket into air in frustration but ends up running for cover as he fails to catch it
In a hilarious turn of events, Daniil Medvedev was seen running for cover to save himself from the racket he launched in air in frustration.
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Daniil Medvedev fails to catch a racket after launching it in air (Images via The Independent)
Daniil Medvedev is an interesting character. The Russian tennis ace never fails to entertain the fans, even when he is frustrated. During his match against Alexei Popyrin at the 2024 Paris Masters, Medvedev became a part of a hilarious incident.
The World No. 5 launched his racket into the air in frustration. It went way too high and as it was coming down, Medvedev stood with his arms open to catch it.
However, the tennis ace could not close his arms in time and the racket slipped in between. It landed on the ground and ricocheted off the hard court.
Medvedev was then seen running for cover and protecting himself from the same racket he launched into the air a few seconds ago. The video of the incident went viral on social media with fans having a laugh about it.
Can’t even catch it he’s so unserious pic.twitter.com/l2gaIibMlz
— kay nonsense (@atp4me) October 30, 2024
Daniil Medvedev admits his behavior last year was uncalled for
Daniil Medvedev is not new to beefing with the crowd. The 2021 US Open champion has a history of getting involved with the spectators. Sometimes it ends well, but sometimes things get ugly, like it happened at the 2023 Paris Masters.
During his match against Grigor Dimitrov, Medvedev refused to continue with the match after he was booed by the crowd for smashing his racket. He shushed the crowd and then sat on a bench. Although Medvedev continued with the match fearing disqualification, he ended up showing the middle finger.
He later claimed that he was “checking nails”. Now, after a year, as Medvedev returned to play before the crowd in Bercy, he admitted his behavior last year was uncalled for.
Already, on the court, I didn’t feel good in terms of tennis, in terms of the game. And so, behind that, what’s happening? I get angry. And the French don’t like it when people get angry, we know that. And especially even more so here, at Bercy. There’s also a bit of a show. We can’t change the past.
Daniil Medvedev said to Eurosport
He tried to fix things this year. Medvedev practiced with Carlos Alcaraz before the start of the tournament and was happy to get some love.
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