The crowd got under Medvedev’s skin in the 11th game of the second set, jeering him as he was about to serve after he had thrown his racket. The third-ranked Russian went back to his chair and complained to the referee before talking directly to the spectators in French.
From that moment, the crowd overwhelmingly threw its support behind Dimitrov, and Medvedev appeared to make a rude hand gesture toward some spectators as he walked off the court after the loss.Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek win their WTA Finals opening matches in straight sets“I play in Bercy much better when there is no crowd at all in attendance,” Medvedev joked at his news conference, referring to winning the Paris Masters title in 2020 during the pandemic in an empty arena.
Dimitrov whipped a forehand passing shot to break for a 4-2 lead in the final set but he failed to serve out the match at 5-3 as Medvedev saved four match points, including one 47-shot rally. That leaves No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz as the only player who can overtake Novak Djokovic as No. 1 at the end of the season, but the Spaniard’s chances also took a hit when he
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