'I'm not happy with what I said' - Daniil Medvedev express regret for Maxime Cressy mind games at Australian Open

Daniil Medvedev says he was not proud of his on-court behaviour after he uncharacteristically berated Maxime Cressy’s style of play during his fourth round win at the Australian Open. The world number two won 6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 to move into the quarter-finals — but he in an irritable mood and was not his usual ice cool self.

Ad/> The Russian shouted comments like “this is so boring” and “It’s simply unbelievable how lucky he is getting, it’s insane I’ve never seen anything like it” as he struggled to live with the American’s old school serve-volley tactics. Australian OpenMedvedev overcomes awkward Cressy to move into quarters5 HOURS AGO In a post-match interview with Eurosport’s Barbara Schett, Medvedev admitted he was slightly ashamed of the way he behaved — and seemed to hint he may have been taking inspiration from an opponent he had already beaten, Nick Kyrgios.

“During the match I got a little bit crazy, I think with myself,” he said. «I even went a little bit — I don’t want to say the surname — but some other style, tried to talk something in the air.

Get into his mind a little bit. “Maybe he’ll [Cressy] be saying ‘what the hell is Medvedev saying’ and maybe, I don’t know, he’ll miss some shots.