After finishing the Australian Open, Medvedev and Tsitsipas took the economic prize corresponding to their progress in the tournament. However, some of the tennis players will have to pay some fines due to their attitude in the first Grand Slam of the year.
It is well known that Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas have a tense relationship since that verbal encounter they starred in the Miami Masters 1000 in 2018 and although it seems that that episode is behind us, each confrontation between these two tennis players generates a tense atmosphere and the semifinals of the Australian Open they were no exception.
two fines
The number two in the world exploded in the middle of the match against the chair umpire, strongly claiming that his rival was receiving instructions from his father, which deserved a warning for Tsitsipas, which had not been given to him.
The Russian will have to pay a fine of around 7.500 euros for his obscene language and his unsportsmanlike attitude.
“You’re stupid?”, Medvedev told the chair umpire while claiming that Tsitsipas was being advised by his father from the stands.
The Greek, later, would receive the warning for ‘coaching’. Is situation has also merited receiving a punishment of approximately 3.100 euros, in addition to others 5.000 euros for being a repeat offender in this offense.
Outside of the tension and rivalry between the Russian and the Greek, another player who also received fines was the always controversial Nick Kyrgios. The Australian was cited for approximately 6.200 euros for different offenses throughout the tournament. The doubles champion Australian Open It started with controversy from the first week in which he accepted a drink of beer from a member of the public. In addition, the Australian insulted the stands in one of his doubles matches. And of course, perhaps his most remembered action was hitting a public child with a ball that had previously bounced off the floor.
