Who are you to decide for me?" Suffering from cramps, Medvedev receives a warning for lack of competitiveness
Surreal scene in Beijing. While Medvedev was suffering from cramps at the start of the third set against Learner Tien, the chair umpire decided to issue him a warning for lack of competitiveness.
The Russian then engaged in a discussion with the chair umpire, Adel Nour, as well as the tournament supervisor. Despite his known temperament, Medvedev tried to calmly explain that he was simply experiencing cramps and that he was doing his best.
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"If I say something bad, I'm going to be disqualified. What am I supposed to tell him? [...] I'm doing my best, who are you to decide for me? What is your name?
Why do all the chair umpires in the world try to intimidate me? And I'm supposed to behave well?
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