VIDEO: Daniil Medvedev Teases French Crowd by Calling Them ‘Monkeys’ Amid Loss to Stanislas Wawrinka

Daniil Medvedev has had a strange 2022 season. After defeating Novak Djokovic in the US Open final last year, many expected big things from him this year. However, he hasn’t had the best of seasons. Earlier this year, he lost in the final of the Australian Open against Rafael Nadal after being two sets up. Subsequently, he has had an up-and-down form this season. His only title in 2022 came at the ATP 250 tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Medvedev is in France to participate in the Moselle Open. However, his campaign at the tournament has come to an end after a shocking defeat against Stanislas Wawrinka. During his match, Medvedev was involved in an altercation with the crowd.

Daniil Medvedev takes on the French crowd

The incident happened in the third set when Wawrinka took a 2-0 lead. Medvedev vented out his frustration by throwing his racket. Subsequently, the spectators in the stadium booed him for his actions. An already frustrated Medvedev didn’t keep his cool and gave back to the crowd, making ‘monkey’ gestures at them.

The crowd was very vocal during this incident. A few seconds later, Wawrinka even gestured to the crowd to stop booing Medvedev as he got ready to serve.

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It was yet another disappointing defeat for Medvedev after his shock US Open exit. Earlier this month, he lost in the fourth round of the US Open against Nick Kyrgios. Subsequently, he lost his Number 1 ranking to the Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz.

Wawrinka assesses his performance against Medvedev

During the on-court interview after his win over Medvedev, the Swiss star talked about his performance. He said, “At the end of the tie-break I was a little bit frustrated because I started to hesitate a little bit on my shots.”

Further, he went on to add, “I made a few mistakes but I think in general it was a super good level from me. I am super happy with the win.” In the quarterfinals, Wawrinka will take on Mikael Ymer. It’ll be interesting to see if Wawrinka can dig deep in the tournament.

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