Madrid (Spain) – Russian Daniil Medvedev commented on his recent outburst at the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo, where he got angry with Brazilian judge Carlos Bernardes, complained vehemently about a marking and ended up being punished with the loss of a point in the last game of the match. defeat suffered by compatriot Karen Khachanov.
“Mistakes happen, I make mistakes on the court and now I sit here quietly and acknowledge those mistakes. I wish I hadn’t reacted like that”, began the Russian, in a press conference held before his debut at the Masters 1000 in Madrid. “But it is very difficult to control emotions, so I have no regrets,” Medvedev added.
The 28-year-old tennis player, known for his fights on the court, added to the explanation. “I love football, in every game there is misconduct and in tennis we also saw other players make mistakes. We’ll see what happens next time, I can’t promise anything, but I hope I can focus more on the game than the mistake itself.”
Remember what happened in Monte Carlo
After Brazilian referee Carlos Bernardes and the line judge saw a ball from Medvedev, unlike the Russian, who was furious after being broken, he threw the racket against the wall, without hitting anyone before going to sit down.
Medvedev argued vehemently with Brazilian Carlos Bernardes, complaining about his performance, in a debate that even saw the intervention of the ATP supervisor. After all this, he was punished with the loss of a point and started the last game at a disadvantage.
“Who will take responsibility? It’s not my job to direct the games. They no longer know how to work as a referee. The marking is out of bounds (…) he needs glasses because he really can’t see anything. He shouldn’t be a referee”, said the Russian on the court.
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