Video - A Return with the Handle: Medvedev Goes Off the Rails at the 2024 ATP Finals
Le 09/11/2025 à 19h44
par Jules Hypolite
Annoyed, mocking, theatrical… Daniil Medvedev tried everything to vent his frustration during his defeat to Taylor Fritz in 2024. A surreal episode that remains etched in the memory in Turin.
Last year, Daniil Medvedev had a difficult ATP Finals, eliminated in the group stage after two losses against Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner.
During his first match against Fritz, lost 6-4, 6-3, the Russian lost his cool and began to entertain the crowd, notably with an attempt to return a shot using the handle of his racket.
He also threw his racket into the air several times and expressed to the chair umpire his desire to quit the match.
An unusual sequence that will undoubtedly remain in the history of the Tour Finals.
Medvedev, Daniil
Fritz, Taylor
Turin