‘Empty brains’ – Daniil Medvedev fumes at Australian Open crowd during Rafael Nadal clash
Daniil Medvedev slammed the Australian Open crowd during his final match with Rafael Nadal, describing them as ‘idiots’ with ‘no brains.’
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'They can pass to each other?!' - Daniil Medvedev in bizarre rant about ball kids to umpire in Australian Open final
Daniil Medvedev launched into a bizarre rant at the umpire about the ball kids and receiving balls from them during the Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal. Medvedev, who lost out to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 showpiece at Melbourne Park, overwhelmed his legendary opponent right from the outset of the match with utterly relentless groundstrokes. Ad/> Nadal fired a big winner to begin the match, and it was immediately made abundantly clear that the Spaniard had the vast majority of the fans inside Rod Laver Arena on his side.
Australian Open live blog: Rafael Nadal faces Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles final as the Spaniard seeks record 21st grand slam title
Daniil Medvedev stopped Novak Djokovic's quest for a record 21st grand slam men's singles title at the US Open but can he stop Rafael Nadal's quest for the same history at Melbourne Park?
Daniil Medvedev wife: Why ‘confident' Daria is tennis world No 2's secret weapon
Rafael Nadal is potentially just three sets away from a record 21st Grand Slam title after beating Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open semi-finals. The Spaniard stands level on 20 major titles alongside Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Standing in his way, however, is Daniil Medvedev.
Daniil Medvedev escalated 'ridiculous' feud with rival: 'Can't take him seriously'
Medvedev knocked Greece's Tsitsipas out of the Australian Open on Friday to seal his place in the final. The Russian's 7-6 (5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 victory in the semi-final means he will face Rafael Nadal today. Sparks flew in Medvedev and Tsitsipas's match as the Russian accused his opponent's father Apostolos of coaching his son from the stands, which is not allowed. He unleashed a brutal rant at the umpire, screaming, "Are you stupid?" as he questioned his decision-making.
Daniil Medvedev eyeing Rafael Nadal 'revenge' but Russian denies Novak Djokovic motive
Daniil Medvedev wants revenge for his US Open final defeat to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final - but stopped short of saying he wants to do Novak Djokovic a favour in the battle to end be the most successful male player of all time.
Nick Kyrgios makes Thanasi Kokkinakis joke amid Aus Open win - 'I crossed the line'
Nick Kyrgios admitted it was a "dream come true" to win the Australian Open alongside long-time friend Thanasi Kokkinakis, before playing wingman and telling the "ladies" his fellow title winner would be going out to celebrate. The wildcard pair defeated fellow Aussies Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell 7-5 6-3 in Saturday's final to lift the doubles trophy.
