Tag: Daniil Medvedev

‘KARMA!’ Lip-readers think Daniil Medvedev got revenge on Alexander Zverev after Australian Open win

“KARMA!”

Daniil Medvedev is on to the men’s singles finals at the 2024 Australian Open. But he didn’t finish without some apparent trolling (and we’ve seen him troll folks at the Australian Open before).

Cameras caught him saying something to the crowd after beating Alexander Zverev, and lip-readers think it was “KARMA!” Why is that significant? Because Zverev apparently said on Netflix’s Break Point that Medvedev had lost at the French Open because “I do believe in karma. I do believe that if you wish bad upon someone, then the bad is going to come back to you.”

So that would explain this:

Daniil Medvedev yells at ‘stupid’ U.S. Open fan to ‘shut up,’ and her reaction was the best

This escalated!

Ah, it’s that time of year again: When the days grow shorter, football is nearly upon us … and Daniil Medvedev is getting into it with fans at the U.S. Open.

We’ve seen this happen before and on Thursday night, the jeers may have gotten to the pro before he overcame them to beat Christopher O’Connell at Louis Armstrong Stadium in four sets.

There was one moment in which one fan yelled right before a serve. You can hear him say, “Can you shut up? … Are you stupid or what?” And the fan he’s aiming that at blew him a kiss. Too funny!

His post-match interview is just amazing:

Odds, lines and how to bet the Australian Open men’s final between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev

Rafael Nadal can clinch the all-time Grand Slam wins record with a win over Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open

Rafael Nadal defeated Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open semifinals to come within one match of setting the all-time Grand Slam wins record. 

Tied at 20 career major wins with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, Nadal will face Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Men’s singles final. Ranked No. 2 in the world, Medvedev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semis and presents a challenge to Nadal’s pursuit of history. 

Medvedev, who lost in the 2021 Australian Open final, is the betting favorite at Tipico Sportsbook to win this time around, with -205 odds on his moneyline. Nadal enters the championship round +155. The two have played four previous times, with Nadal winning three, including the 2019 US Open final. However, Medvedev won their last meeting in 2020. 

Medvedev is also the reigning US Open champion, having clinched his first career major title in 2021 with a win over Djokovic. He has a chance to make his own history by becoming the first man in the Open Era to win a second Grand Slam in the very next major tournament.

The 25-year-old Russian has faced more challenges heading into this championship match, though, needing 97 games over the last two rounds to advance—including three tie-breakers and a semifinal blowup.

Ten years his senior, Nadal has played just 82 games in that span. He also has two straight set wins against one for Medvedev, which included another of his seven tiebreakers this tournament. 

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Those numbers put great value on Nadal’s +122 odds as a set winner, and make the over 40.5 games at -110 odds a good bet, too. There are -114 odds for under 40.5 games and Medvedev has -165 odds as a set winner.

Considering how the two are playing as they enter the final, and the history on the line for Nadal, the Spaniard should also be able to put up a fight against the odds for him to win it all. 

The Australian Open men’s final is scheduled to take place at 3:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.

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Nadal va por la historia en la final en Australia ante Medvedev

No será la primera vez que se enfrenten en esta instancia, pues ya en el US Open del 2019, el español y el ruso se vieron las caras

Mientras todos dábamos por hecho que sería Novak Djokovic el primer tenista en la historia en llegar a los 21 Grand Slams conseguidos, Rafael Nadal aprovechó la ausencia del serbio y ya se instaló en la final del Open de Australia.

Para Rafael Nadal, la victoria ante el italiano Matteo Berrettini en cuatro sets le costó lágrimas para el histórico español que hace tres meses dudaba sobre su retiro y ahora podría escribir su nombre en la historia, una vez más.

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No será sencillo, el ruso Daniil Medvedev está convertido en un jugadorazo y quiere dejar de ser la raqueta número dos del mundo y arrebatarle a Novak Djokovic ese trono al comienzo del año.

Medvedev dio buena cuenta del griego Stefano Tsitsipas y se instaló en la final del Open de Australia por segunda vez consecutiva, su cuarta final de Grand Slam en los últimos tres años y busca apenas su segundo Grand Slam en su carrera tras ganar el US Open en 2021.

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A pesar de la corta experiencia del ruso Daniil Medvedev en finales de Grand Slam comparada con la de Rafael Nadal, no será la primera vez que se enfrenten en esta instancia, pues ya en el US Open del 2019, el español y el ruso se vieron las caras, aquella vez con victoria para Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic smashed his racket, again, in frustrated meltdown during U.S. Open final

Novak Djokovic was… not happy with his performance, that’s for sure.

Things are not going Novak Djokovic’s way at the U.S. Open.

During Sunday’s U.S. Open final between Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev, the former let his frustration show in a big way during the second set. After losing the first set 6-4, Djokovic was looking to make a comeback to tie up the match when he hit a routine forehand out of bounds.

In response to the mistake, Djokovic melted down and smashed up his racket in anger at his performance while the U.S. Open crowd cheered along with the proceedings. Here’s how the moment went down at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.

Djokovic was given a racket abuse warning for the incident as well.

Prior to his frustrated outburst, Djokovic also was visibly angered after hitting a ball back into the net earlier in the set as well.

Sunday’s match is quite the historic one for Djokovic, as a win could give him the first men’s Grand Slam in 52 years. This isn’t the first time, however, that Djokovic has let his frustrations get the better of him and then smash his racket in anger at a major event.

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Daniil Medvedev completely trolled the Australian Open crowd rooting against him in win

Savage.

We’ve seen this before from Daniil Medvedev.

In 2019, at the U.S. Open he slyly put up his middle finger to the angry crowd in Queens — who didn’t appreciate his antics that included throwing a towel offered to him from a ballperson — and then thanked fans after a win for feeding him with their energy.

This time, at the 2021 Australian Open, he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas — who had upset Rafael Nadal earlier this week — in front of a clearly pro-Tsitsipas crowd. And after he hit a stunner of a passing shot for a winner, they barely flinched. So he stirred them up with this gesture:

Here’s what he said about it:

Can we go back to that shot for a sec?

Man.

He’s on to the finals to face Novak Djokovic.

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Former Buckeye J.J. Wolf falls to world No. 5 in U.S. Open

Former Ohio State tennis star J.J. Wolf’s run at the U.S. Open came to an end Saturday. He couldn’t quite keep up with Daniil Medvedev.

Despite the ultimate outcome in the third-round, it was a nice run at the U.S. Open for former Ohio State tennis star J.J. Wolf.

After two upsets in rounds one and two, Wolf faced the daunting task of taking on last year’s Open runner-up, No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev. It went about as you’d expect it to go at this point in Wolf’s career. Medvedev took control of the match after a two-game feeling out period and cruised to a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win.

Despite the loss, there were some flashes of brilliance from the former Buckeye. He hit some booming serves, showed creativity and athleticism, and showed unbelievable power on his groundstrokes.

Still, there are clearly some areas of improvement needed that became ever so glaring against one of the top players in the world. Wolf needs to be able to get his big serve in more, cut down on the unforced errors, and work on his approaches at the net.

At the end of the day though, you have to believe the future is bright for Wolf and this showing will only catapult his confidence and work ethic to hone what’s already there.

He has the potential to be one of tennis’ young stars if he can work on the rough edges to go with his power and athleticism.

 

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