‘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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Daniil Medvedev slammed the Australian Open crowd during his final match with Rafael Nadal, describing them as ‘idiots’ with ‘no brains.’
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.
Rafael Nadal demonstrated his greatness in a 40-shot rally in the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev which he won with a staggering sliced winner. 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.
A protester interrupted the Australian Open men's final between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev carrying a banner which read 'Abolish refugee detention'. The incident occurred during a tense second set between the pair, with security and the police running onto the playing area on Rod Laver Arena to intercept the intruder.
Security had to act quickly when an intruder ran onto the court during the men’s Australian Open final.
Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova took home the women's doubles title at the Australian Open after beating Kazakhstan's Anna Danilina and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in three sets. The Czech pair fought tooth and nail to overcome their unseeded opponents in an encounter that took nearly three hours to complete.
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?
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.