Daniil Medvedev blows up at chair umpire makes big accusation of sideline coaching Stefanos Tsitsipas
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Russian world No.2 Daniil Medvedev erupted in an almighty spray at the chair umpire during his semi-final win at the Australian Open against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
A frustrated Medvedev claimed that Tsitsipas was receiving sideline coaching from his father and coach, Apostolos.
Medvedev took a seat on his bench late in the second set before unleashing at chair umpire Jaume Campistol.
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“His father can coach every point? Are you stupid?” Medvedev said to the chair umpire.
“His father can talk every point?
“Will you answer my question?
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“Can you answer my question, please? Can his father talk every point?
“Oh my God, you are so bad How can you be so bad in a semi-final of a Grand Slam?”
Medvedev’s furious tirade over coaching claims
“Look at me, I’m talking to you.”
Medvedev went on to lose the set after the blow-up. He eventually turned the match around, winning in four sets.
As he walked off court after dropping the second set, Medvedev took aim at Campistol a second time, furious Tsitsipas had been spared a code violation.
Medvedev discusses allegations of Tsitsipas coaching with umpire again
“Do you understand Greek?” Medvedev said to Campistol.
“Next time it should be a code violation because he’s speaking Greek.
“If you don’t [issue a code violation] you are a small cat.”
Tsitsipas’ father was later issued a code violation after an official was placed under the No.4 seed’s team box to apprehend him.
Former Australian tennis player Sam Groth described the moment as a “sting operation” with umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore placed below Tsitsipas’ box.
“Eva Asderaki-Moore was positioned there with a couple of walkie talkies and my understanding from what I saw was that we might see Eva just positioned there the rest of this match to get a listen into the Tsitsipas coaching situation,” Groth said in commentary for Nine.
“She’s in the tunnel just right there in the tunnel… That is Eva Asderaki-Moore, the chair umpire.
“She’s just below, but out of vision. So basically it’s a sting operation. They’re not trying to intimidate and stop it, they’re trying to catch it. Pretty crafty, huh?”
During his on-court interview after the win, Medvedev admitted his blow-up wasn’t his smartest moment.
“To be honest, I don’t think those emotions helped me too much,” he said.
“When I made it, many times I lose the match because of this.
“You lose concentration and too much energy… as soon as I did it I am like ‘That is a big mistake’.
“I am happy that I re-concentrated for the beginning of the third set.
“I managed to pull out some serves and it brought me back into the match… I tried my best and I am happy it worked.”
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