The German Alexander Zverev (No. 6 in the ATP ranking) and the Russian Daniil Medvedev (3rd) have played many matches. So much so that this rivalry became a fantastic modern-day classic. Largely because of tennis, but also because of the back-and-forth that has existed between them.
Zverev argued with the judge at the Australian Open. getty
In the semifinal of the 2024 Australian Open they were face to face again and The review of a spike generated a minuscule annoyance among the protagonists. The thing is that with the score 5-6 in the fourth set (2-1 for the German in sets), Sascha scored a point and instantly positioned himself to score 15-0.
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At that moment, the Muscovite asked to see the score and provoked the anger of his rival. Zverev quickly approached the judge’s chair to ask for the action to be resumed and pointed out: “He knows the ball hit the line”.
This statement Medvedev did not like it at all, who immediately gestured…however, it didn’t go any further. Everything continued and the point remained in the domain of the Gold medalist in Tokyo 2020, who with his victory against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals achieved his first victory against a top 5 in a Grand Slam.
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