Daniil Medvedev, the 21-year-old Russian who was the talk of the town on day 1 of the Wimbledon after causing a huge upset when he defeated US Open champion Stan Wawrinka, made the headlines for all the wrong reasons on day 3 of the tournament.
He is facing disciplinary actions from the tournament officials as he threw the coins at the chair of the umpire as an outcome of his anger.
The player was angry and reacted in an unsportsmanlike way for the series of controversial calls made in his second round match against Ruben Bemelmans where he lost in a five setter.
Suffering from meltdown, he pleaded to court supervisors to change the chair umpire, Mariana Alves. He also opened the wallet and threw coins at the chair of the umpire at the end of the match.
Unsurprisingly, many questions were raised at his post-match interview.
"I was frustrated so it had no meaning. I will personally apologize to Alves if I see her" he said in the interview.
"It would be really stupid," he claimed. "It was stupid, but it was not like this. It was just that I was packing my things and I saw my wallet.
In the heat of the moment, I did a stupid thing. I was ready to leave the court, but that's what happened. I don't even remember what the coins were," he added.
The world no.49, who wasn't able to justify his behavior said that he immediately regretted it.
"I was disappointed with the result. It was frustrating after a big win. The match was not going well for me. In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing. I apologize. Sometimes you are unhappy with the call. Sometimes it's in your favor. It happens," he said.
The official did not accept his conduct and has fined him for his actions.
He has to pay three fines- $3000, $4000, $7,500 for his actions on the court.
This is not the first time he was involved in a fight with the official. During a challenger event, when he was playing against Daniel Young, he was disqualified for the racist comment he made against the official.
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| During the match |
He is facing disciplinary actions from the tournament officials as he threw the coins at the chair of the umpire as an outcome of his anger.
The player was angry and reacted in an unsportsmanlike way for the series of controversial calls made in his second round match against Ruben Bemelmans where he lost in a five setter.
Suffering from meltdown, he pleaded to court supervisors to change the chair umpire, Mariana Alves. He also opened the wallet and threw coins at the chair of the umpire at the end of the match.
Unsurprisingly, many questions were raised at his post-match interview.
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| During his interview |
"I was frustrated so it had no meaning. I will personally apologize to Alves if I see her" he said in the interview.
"It would be really stupid," he claimed. "It was stupid, but it was not like this. It was just that I was packing my things and I saw my wallet.
In the heat of the moment, I did a stupid thing. I was ready to leave the court, but that's what happened. I don't even remember what the coins were," he added.
The world no.49, who wasn't able to justify his behavior said that he immediately regretted it.
"I was disappointed with the result. It was frustrating after a big win. The match was not going well for me. In the heat of the moment, I did a bad thing. I apologize. Sometimes you are unhappy with the call. Sometimes it's in your favor. It happens," he said.
The official did not accept his conduct and has fined him for his actions.
He has to pay three fines- $3000, $4000, $7,500 for his actions on the court.
This is not the first time he was involved in a fight with the official. During a challenger event, when he was playing against Daniel Young, he was disqualified for the racist comment he made against the official.
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