Daniil Medvedev has middle finger meltdown at Paris Masters

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“They’re stupid! If they don’t whistle, I’ll play!” Medvedev said before telling the crowd. “I play guys, but shut your mouths, okay!”

Daniil Medvedev became the latest high seed to fall at the Paris Masters — losing his temper before losing his match and finishing it off with a middle finger to the crowd on Wednesday.

Daniil Medvedev argues with the referee during his men’s singles match against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov.Medvedev broke in the sixth game of the second set and led 5-2 before Dimitrov fought back. Daniil Medvedev allegedly flipped off the Parisian crowd while headed back to locker room after loss.The tennis villain poured fuel on the fire as he departed the court, appearing to deliver a middle finger to those in attendance.

“That’s the public at Bercy, everyone knows it, not everyone likes playing here. I played much better at Bercy when there was nobody there,” he said, referring to his victory in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.Medvedev added that he hoped to “turn the crowd around.”

 

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