The Australian Open has rarely been talked about as much as this year! While the competition had yet to start, the imbroglio surrounding Novak Djokovic’s participation led to unprecedented hype. After several days of procrastination, the world number 1 was expelled from Melbourne where the Grand Slam tournament is held, which therefore makes his second, the Russian Daniel Medvedev, the big favorite this year. If on the French side the chances of victory are not enormous, despite the very good career of Benoît Paire, the world number 2 is for the moment very well off.
After a rather quiet start to the course, he faced a rather tough rival on Thursday in the person of Nick Kyrgios. The 26-year-old Australian is one of the most unpredictable players on the circuit and above all a real star in his country, where the competition is held. Facing him last night Daniil Medvedev had to work hard to finish victorious in a fight in four sets. Acquired to the cause of Kyrgios, the public did not show themselves to be very fair play against the 25-year-old Russian, which the latter did not hesitate to recall in a post-match interview. “I came to win this game and I’m happy to have gotten there. Staying calm is the only possible choice when there are a lot of demonstrations between the first and the second service”, began by declaring.
People were celebrating as if I had already double faulted. It’s just disappointing
During the press conference that followed, Daniil Medvedev, visibly still under the influence of emotion, added a layer of it and he did not go easy on it. “Before the second serve, people were celebrating like I had already double faulted. It’s just disappointing. Not everyone does that but those who did probably have a very low IQ”, he says.