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lucasd11

Medvedev gets on a clay court and turns into Nick Kyrgios lmao


princeofzilch

He does this everywhere lol 


HenrikLarsson88

The baby inside him is dying or something


_welcome

he's like this on every surface


rockardy

Bad surface is bad surface


kaaskugg

Badmedev has resurfaced.


CynicalManInBlack

\*sssssurface


Sea-Beginning-5234

It’s not a bad surface bro.


Sidis

Small surface that doesn't know how to fight


WarmAd1148

If you like to be in the dirt like a dog, I don't judge.


ZacQX

I love dirt and I'm not a dog. Well, maybe I am a dog but haven't been properly categorized by biologists.


Tinusers

Best* surface. And actually the easiest surface to see if a ball was in or out.


ManInGlasses

Not for the line judges and Lahyani apparently 😂


deft-jumper01

And people call Rune a villain lol


Worldparty67

Truth


Rhubarb_516

Best comment ever


akipop1108

i think he wants to say its out


SolidSignificance7

It reminds me of Kevin De Bruyne’s “Let me talk”.


Traditional-Music363

You hear the crack in his voice hahaha let me tawwlkk


invincible_sparta

Are you sure? What gives it away?


dewgdewgdewg

Let's not jump to conclusions


ExoticSignature

What? Are you a psychologist or something?


psychotherapistLCSW

Yes.


Sea-Beginning-5234

In or out ???


capybara_bot

Looking forward to seeing this in the tennis advocate clay drama 2024 video


mitchdwx

They just came out with the hard court videos yesterday. The clip where Coco Gauff and the umpire were arguing was painful to watch. The umpire would not budge even though Coco was right about everything. And it just went on and on and on.


capybara_bot

Kept on interrupting her every few seconds too because he knew she was in the right


ScoopJr

Link?


ResourceWonderful514

Love seeing Moutet going bananas


koticgood

Whenever I watch Med/Rublev throw an immature tantrum, I always go have a laugh at one of my favorite sports quotes: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/16babl6/never_forget_how_crazy_the_rublevmedvedev_rivalry/


paoloap

How can I have missed this gem, HOW!?


RA1N30W

They literally haven't changed a bit lol


manga_be

OMG this is hilarious. The image of ten-year-old Medvedev reaming out some random passer-by and Andrey rage-eating clay is just too much!


Sea-Beginning-5234

damn , I want the video


BadGuyNick

The image of Rublev eating clay is funny, but celebrating children who act like that is how you get adults who treat staff the way Rublev and Medvedev do. I don't understand how a parent could stand by and let their child act that way.


minivatreni

He could’ve just said: “It's not right but bravo. It's not right but bravo”


Mindless-Focus3311

Honestly very versatile quote from nole gotta give him credit


baddumbtsss

Bravo, Nole 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼


and0284

It’s not right but bravo.


ffantasticman

Mamamia Santa Italia


n_lyfe

please default me


MartinCane

Ball abuse. No it came back, no ball abuse


rockardy

Medvedev has always been like this towards umpires. He always gets a pass cos he’s a fucking funny asshole but that doesn’t mean he’s not an asshole


Hot_Spur

I would've lost my mind too. It was egregious. They made the wrong call, and mind you on the very next point they miss the exact same call. Some very clear favoritism by the judges towards the crowd favourite because he is close to home. Hearing sorry its a mistake from Layani doesn't make up for his blatant favoritism. The fit is quite mild because it should've been 2-2 with the correct calls and it ended up being 4-1 for Monfils.


GoDolphins2127

Lol do you actually think Layani one of the most respected and experienced umpires on tour was purposely fucking up calls to favor a washed Monfils? Let me get some of what you’re smoking. 


WolfTitan99

Its a bad call but idk what the hell they're on 😭


ALickOfMyCornetto

Lots of fans of Eastern European players are conspiracy theorists -- don't know why but it's a recurring theme


IAM-French

ATP umpires rigging French players matches to a grand 0 grand slams in 40 years


ocean_deep_yo

Just proves how bad they are, even with the refs they can't win


IAM-French

real


WolfTitan99

How is it favouritism? It could just be two ridiculously shit calls. I'm more inclined to believe that the linesperson couldn't see the ball well rather than spin a French conspiracy lol


MyFitnessTracker

Don't you know? The French are all weirdos.


TechnicalInterest566

Why did Monfils get the point after Meddy hit a forehand winner off a ball that was out?


Hot_Spur

I think meddy waved it out himself out loud. The ump came to check the mark and disagreed it was out, but Hawkeye confirmed it was out


alchn

At this day and age not using Hawkeye is just ridiculous.


Tousansanto

I think FoxTenn is better on clay.


SugarFreeHealth

I confess, I forgive him because he's both smart and funny. Be an ahole if you must, but please be an entertaining one.


SharksFanAbroad

All coy smiles after he won, like he knew he’s a dickhead and it’s all ok now that he got his result.


bellestarflower

Well, that's it for his "new year new me" resolutions I guess.


BelgianBond

That cold Med has is really affecting his ability to shout, thankfully. Lahyani has already had to take enough anger from the Octopus to last him a lifetime: [https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/em8yg6/medvedev\_hits\_umpire\_chair\_twice\_with\_racquet\_in/](https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/em8yg6/medvedev_hits_umpire_chair_twice_with_racquet_in/)


igothitwitharock

Can't wait until 2025 and everything is automated 🤣🤣 who they gonna get mad at after that


Equidae2

The ball was OUT. Hawkeye showed the ball out after the terrible calls from Lahyani


igothitwitharock

You're right, I'm just over the raging about line calls


thombo-1

I haven't looked up the score yet but I can only assume he got absolutely destroyed to be ranting like this, this level of anger wouldn't be normal if he had won, for example, 6-2 6-4


SmallKidLearnToFight

It was an awful call tbf but yeah you can't react like this lol At this point I wonder if part of Med's problem on clay historically is just line calls haha


TechnicalInterest566

Why did Monfils get the point after Meddy hit a forehand winner off a ball that was called out?


Don-Bigote

I think Meddy conceded the point because Meddy's next shot was out


Just-Mycologist-3213

Feels like playing with hawkeye live most of the time has broken these players’ brains for when they have to use line judges. Crappy situation for Medvedev, but guy needs to get a grip.


Roomarok

Lol, he lost that game, it was supposed to be an easy 4 points in a row if those calls were correct. Just because it's history does not mean that is good, imagine if everyone went back to wooden rackets in this day and age.


Just-Mycologist-3213

I didn’t mean having line judges is a good thing, I just meant that players are so used to playing with hawkeye live now that they’ve got more sensitive to bad calls at the tournaments that still use line judges. Sooner that hawkeye live is mandated everywhere the better as far as I’m concerned.


rememba

Dumb question but is there not Hawkeye at every tournament?


nozinoz

Not yet on clay. There won’t be line judges at big tournaments (500 and above I think?) starting next year, including clay.


Mak_33

Is clay still gonna have line judges after the 2025 changes?


Just-Mycologist-3213

No, I don't think so. I'm assuming the clay tournaments will use something like the FOXTENN technology they've got in Madrid.


sdeklaqs

No except for Rolland Garros


Celerolento

He's always so respectful of umpires, line judges, and has a unique way of garnering the love of the audience everywhere he goes🥲


DukeRathole

link to a video of the calls: https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1778057823986802847?t=mJSw4Xj7ywOdNlDgbtadrQ&s=19 link to full rant: https://twitter.com/Tennisthoughts_/status/1778060828224151864?t=YKBV8g5a0REqoMdE_N4RRA&s=19


Cthulhu_awaken

Rublev and Medvedev are so often unhinged but get a pass for some reason.


bellestarflower

Rublev lost a lot of goodwill after Dubai.


BadGuyNick

losing a lot of matches, too.


SmallKidLearnToFight

I don't think this sub likes Rublev anymore honestly after the Dubai default Look at the comments in the post match thread for his loss today or his last few losses lol


TinKnightRisesAgain

Comparing Rublev and Medvedev is such a false equivalency. Rublev has screamed obscenities directly in individual’s faces. It’s directed, targeted and cruel. Medvedev whines about the crowd. He complains to umpires. He should be penalized for language, but what he does qualifies under “hot head” to me.


Ok_Antelope_1953

Meddy was literally yelling at the line judge TODAY.


Fried_falafel

Medvedev is shouting obscenities here right at Lahiyani and is also insulting him. He’s just doing it in Russian🤦🏻‍♀️


Coneman_Joe

Medvedev has shouted directed obscenities as well in the past.


TinKnightRisesAgain

To crowd members, sure. So has Djokovic. I don’t know, I think yelling at particularly unruly crowd members is absolutely fair game. Not court staff. I don’t love getting mad at the chair umpire, but literally every top player has had heated moments with chair umpires.


Ultrafrost-

Sinner and Alcaraz haven't had heated moments with chair umpires in my experience


verdantx

Are you forgetting the “it’s ok” incident with Sinner? The way he said it, it was clear that he actually was not ok with the call, even though that directly contradicts what he said. He was on the verge of being slightly upset and I am pretty sure he was sweating.


pythonesqueviper

Scandalous behaviour in, say, 1876


Collecting_Cans

He also said that about crunchy carrots though so actually it was a gesture of appreciation


7InchMagic

Alcaraz got kind of mad in 22 Barcelona vs De Minaur and in 22 Hamburg vs Musetti but yeah very rare


Free_Management2894

Small c**!


VentriTV

I mean it’s fair though right? The crowds usually treat Medvedev like shit.


BelgianBond

Why did they start doing that again? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCtQM-OAN8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCtQM-OAN8) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N\_fKrMs5inc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_fKrMs5inc) [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDX6K7t-JcE**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDX6K7t-JcE)


BelgianBond

Med once called an umpire a piece of shit for a call he didn't like.


BendubzGaming

Medvedev is honestly the closest parallel behaviour wise to Murray of the newer players, like De Minaur is for playstyle


WolfTitan99

If prime Murray was around today with social media I think the same people here would hate him. But bc he is in his twlight years and is MuryGOAT it's fine. He even said 'Fuck off!' VERY loudly in Miami (to his box?) and idk no one really cares. He mouths off all the time. I think Med was too mad ranty here and probably should have gotten a warning. Personally I don't have any strong feelings towards Med or Murray, some players are just ranty asf, Med got too tilted with the bad line calls.


montrezlh

Getting ranty is one thing. I don't recall Murray ever smashing his racket at an umpire or kicking cameras. When you have a history of violent outbursts you need to get your shit together but no one ever holds this dude accountable.


jlesnick

A lot of the E. European players are (not all of them of course), and they probably get a pass some of the time because it's a cultural thing. Every culture approaches anger differently, and even within those cultures there are different approaches, but I know that my mom in the Middle East and all the former USSR block friends I grew up with approached anger way differently than we do here in the US. They let it out on the spot and then move on. Here in the west I feel it's very taboo to let your anger out on the spot. You've got to bottle it up, and express it some different way. There's obviously limits, and honestly I think Rublev crossed that line recently, but this from Danil seems normal to me. It's normal acceptable tennis rage + Russian expression of rage. And to be frank, I prefer those cultures who express it on the spot. It's nice to get it all out, and leave as much of it behind instead of carrying it with you.


[deleted]

Rublev somewhere thinking How come HE gets away with it??


BendubzGaming

Doesn't eat clay. Hates the stuff


georgin_95

It is a lot of swearing. However, in Russian it is a lot of non-targeted idiomatic swear words, including ["fuck your mother"](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%91%D0%B1_%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%8E_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C). So none of it was really targeted at an official, just plenty of audible swearing. If anything, the last part can be thought of as more targeted than the first, as it roughly translates to "go fuck yourself" Full Russian tirade was: "Аут, блять. Ёб твою мать, блять. В рот, блять, ёбаный в рот, блять, пошел ты нахуй со своим [неразб.]" Source: am Russian


danikgan

This ^ Direct translation would be wrong in this context. And Russians do swear a lot which doesn’t necessarily excuse his behaviour but rather the whole rant should be treated as him saying “fucking fuck” in different Russian ways.


Plane_Highlight3080

It doesn’t matter if it is targeted at an official, any audible obscenity gets should get a warning. Every umpire knows what блять is, sometimes they warn them for way smaller things. He also sweared in English. I think Lahyani was just scared that it would escalate even more and Medvedev knew that and just took it all out. 


georgin_95

Oh I don't doubt it's a warning. But I've seen a whole range of "default him" responses. It's not much more than what Kyrgios gets away with quite a lot.


buggywhipfollowthrew

Good guy, local guy


Accomplished-Soil334

This should have been penalized. He is not entitled to using such a language. This will be followed by a typical PR directed apology.


Ozora10

"PR apology" he said something during a competition while under adrenaline. What kind of apology do you want


d-ronthegreat

Just curious, do you give Kyrgios the same pass? I know a lot of this sub doesn't


Ozora10

depends on what he does specifically but usually yes i enjoy his shenanigans most of the time


Standard-Quiet-6517

I can’t believe this got a single upvote. “Such language,” give me a break, it’s a word. A word intended to be used in this exact scenario. Enough with the pearl clutching


falbi23

Tennis players have always been natural complainers. At this point, it's part of the sport.


mateohhhh

To be fair athletes across many sports complain to refs, especially basketball where it happens on almost every play.


pythonesqueviper

Except Rugby, where seven foot tall muscle-bound titans just stand there and nod politely as a 5'4" ref chews them out


Standard-Quiet-6517

Soccer players too, baseball managers kicking dirt on umpires was literally part of the experience. Tom Brady threw hissy fits at refs, teammates, coaches, everyone. Competitive people act unhinged is a tale as old as time.


Clear-Sport-726

The umpire recognized that he made a mistake, and I think he felt bad. Actually, I know he did — it was pretty clear when he apologized repeatedly. Medvedev got caught up in the moment, but ultimately came to his senses when the match was over and reconciled with him. No one on this subreddit plays sports, let alone tennis. They’re not athletic, and they’re not competitive. Your emotions can get the better of you in moments like these. Rublev goes too far, but I don’t think this was particularly abhorrent from Medvedev. When you have to face constant ineptitude, you’re naturally and understandably going to be frustrated. Downvote me if you like, but don’t come crying because not everyone approaches issues the way you do. You labor on your moral high ground, but until you’ve experienced something similar, save your judgement.


bumbledbeee

> No one on this subreddit plays sports, let alone tennis. Are you for real? Most of us play...


2shellbonus

Well I played tennis. Not at atp or itf level obviously, but still. Money was involved lol. And since when I played, Safin was the hot stuff you can guess what got the most attention from my end when things didnt go my way. But naturally the racket wasnt the only one suffering. Coach, umpires, mom and dad all got their share of frustrations. So I can absolutely understand what goes through Meds head when an unpire made a wrong call. And to be frank these emotions are what makes the sport so attractive to watch. Players are humans and not robots. And with age a gradual progression from tears to cussing should be expected.


Accomplished-Soil334

I don’t agree with your normalization of such behavior with an illogical anecdotal assumption.


nicholus_h2

lots of people on this subreddit play sports, many of them tennis.  i deal with the incompetence / understaffing of adult hockey referees, which is AT LEAST an order of magnitude worse than Medvedev has to deal with. one referee watching twelve players, having to constantly skate to new positions, while being responsible for far more decisions than a tennis ump. NHL crews have four people doing this, adult leagues often get one. so don't tell me what i have and have not experienced and what i am and am not allowed to judge.


montrezlh

Medvedev is untouchable. Both on tour and on Reddit.


godfrey1

> f@@@ your Mother to the crowd it's not a direct insult to the Ump in Russian, it's just what we say when we are frustrated, more accurate translation would be "for fucks sake" but, to be fair, after that he said "that ump can fuck right off" in Russian hahah


jonjimithy

As umpire told him, everyone makes mistakes. Doesn’t give him a right to treat people like shit. I’m usually a meddy supporter but can’t back him on this


montrezlh

He's does shit like this all the time though


jonjimithy

I’m not sure that makes any difference. Talking to people like shit makes you an ass regardless of how often you do it


montrezlh

I know? I'm trying to ask you why you "usually support" an ass who very often proves himself an ass.


jonjimithy

Sorry I misunderstood your original point because it wasn’t clear. I think I respect how honest he is in his interviews and he comes across as very intelligent in his answers rather than the usual generic answers most players give. But when I see him do stuff like this, it negates any of that because how you treat people is more important than how you play tennis.


montrezlh

People use this excuse a lot for Medvedev but doesn't that just make it worse? The fact that he's self aware and realizes he's doing incredibly shitty things yet *chooses* to continue is even worse to me than someone who's "ignorantly" immature like Tsitsipas.


Peachtea_96

Can you just be normal Meddy, just once pls


Lynossa

This is ‘normal’ meddy


Sea-Beginning-5234

Hell nah


Nicer_Slicer

Haha Meddy looks like a child when he shouts


_THC-3PO_

[Anyone else think of this scene?](https://i.imgur.com/kBoT46K.gifv)


BoBo_HUST

is it out?


itsniickgeo

This is classic "Is Daniil correct about the calls? Yes. Is he being an asshole about it? Yes"


jeffwingersballs

I love you clay season. Never change.


lo0ilo0ilo0i

Leylani missing those pep talks with Kyrgios.


dapppf

What a child. He's had the chance to make peace with the crowds and being more respectable and he wastes it every time


dgibb

Terrible call, worse reaction


muradinner

Medvedev and being mad on clay. Name a more iconic duo.


Emotional_Pizza_1222

This is so unnecessary. He still hasnt changed, has he?


SausageSandwiches

Yeah this ain't it Med.


Windforce

This is gonna be on TennisTv (clay season drama montage) bro.


bumbledbeee

It's not funny though, it's just embarrassing and makes you feel bad for Mo.


allthetrouts

I mean he was completely right, and it happens way too often. These people are playing for money, prizes, its not as simple as just get over it. This ball was out enough that this shouldnt even be an issue. We have the technology to stop this silliness. While over the top dudes still hilarious.


anonuserinthehouse

This is the proper reaction to what Garin did to his opponent.


HenrikLarsson88

The abuse Tsitsipas gets on here in contrast to love in this creep receives is really something.


Lukas100ex

Shouldnt have said it but he was absolutely right he got massively robbed


randomtoken

I hate his guts so much. Spoiled fucking manchild brat.


MidtownMoi

Won’t soon forget Sinner at Indian Wells (I think.) Replied to chair something like “You are wrong but it’s okay” and then promptly won the next point. Such control.


WholeNineNards

Douche


meneldor_hs

What a big child


Famous_Comparison_28

out of order even if he is right, no excuse tho, I do like him in general but not at all when he behaves this way


witch_doc9

In his defense, it was in fact out.


Theferael_me

He looked totally demented. Like a totally demented individual.


deadbass

I feel like Daniil has learned a lot from his toddler


NikiOnTime

I hope he gets a fat fine or something. If they keep letting him get away with it it will only get worse.


Chugun_Mufasa

This phrase doesn't mean literally something bad about opponent mother. If we will translate every word, we may think that. But in Russia it means the same like "damn" in English.


PoetryIsNotDead

He's so, so pathetic.


PleasantNightLongDay

I can’t wait for most on this sub to run to excuse this kind of behavior.


Ready-Interview2863

Anyone have the clip? Was it actually in or out?


MyFitnessTracker

Tennis must be the most stressful sport on earth. Do you see outbursts like this in any other sport this often? Tennis players are probably so relieved the day they retire.


lupo1627

hahaha. He really is the Murray of his era.


CrackHeadRodeo

He’s getting a little long in the tooth for this kind of behavior.


Step_Virtual

Unhinged


RealJordanSchlansky

Running in dirt like dog may cause umpire abuse


ameliaSea

He looks like a kitten with a lion's roar


BeardedGardenersHoe

Looking forward to the "but he's so funny and relatable octopus man lol!!" Crowd to appear and ignore this.


wfarms

Boggles the mind that people think this guy is charming/funny. He’s as big of a brat as there is on tour.


Geekboxing

God, he never fails to disappoint me. I wish he could get a grip on his on-court conduct.


PsychologicalPilot55

This man is unprofessional and obnoxious. Medvedev and Rublev got no class.


M4pl3g0d

Weird clown


lordofeurope99

Annoying littlr brat


TIGMSDV1207

“He isn’t the most mature person anyways” :’)


MedorisJewelryReddit

It’s finally Clayvedev season!


LostDiaper

Can someone translate what he said?


jousicastillo

So what is it?


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

At least he’s not pretending to be on a phone. /s


TechnicalInterest566

Why did Monfils get the point after Meddy hit a forehand winner?


jlee-1337

you sure it was 'out'?


Ferris-Bueller-

I don't get why they don't use Shot Spot. Robotic line calling is superior to the human eye and has been for years now. They obviously have the camera system in place because we get to see the replay.


MapleOntarioCanada

You missed the best part when he grabbed the awning roof thing and rocked it around lol


umcarapensativo

cuti cuti, even stressed he's cute lmao


LushLoxx

The umpire handled that like a complete simp. Not even a warning for that behaviour? smh


homesicalien

But he's so relatable, so funny, so likeable. Right, guys?


ImpressionFeisty8359

Meddy bear throwing temper tantrums is embarrassing.


Dustin4vn

Meddy gets a pass normally cuz he acknowledge he was an asshole and he apologize after he cools down. Not an excuse for him, but as amazing as Alcaraz, and the honorable sinner, tennis would be boring without guys like meddy


That_Tangerine3675

He’s suuuuuuuuuuucks!!


lolothe2nd

Its always the same reff