{"id":411916,"date":"2024-07-13T05:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T05:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411916"},"modified":"2024-07-13T06:05:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-13T06:05:31","slug":"truth-behind-russian-stars-abusive-ump-spray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=411916","title":{"rendered":"Truth behind Russian star's 'abusive' ump spray"},"content":{"rendered":"

Respected tennis voice Mark Petchey believes the occasion of a Wimbledon<\/a> semi final was what saved Daniil Medvedev<\/a> from being defaulted.<\/p>\n

Medvedev unleashed a flurry of expletives at the chair umpire<\/a> after a tight double-bounce call in the first set of his semi-final loss to Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Medvedev appeared to repeatedly say 'f–k you' to the umpire \u2013 who call was proven correct by TV replays \u2013 before she called the tournament supervisor who slapped him with a code violation but allowed him to continue.<\/p>\n

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\"Daniil<\/p>\n

Speaking on Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily<\/em><\/a>, Petchey said by the letter of the law, Medvedev should've been defaulted, handing the win to Alcaraz on a silver platter.<\/p>\n

"You can understand he was angry, but then he dropped three f-bombs in a row at the umpire, and that could be a straight default if you go strictly by the rules," he explained.<\/p>\n

"That's why the umpire called the supervisor.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/teal50\/status\/1811755315081163142<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/omnii88\/status\/1811754838536888425<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafolejan\/status\/1811756685825835339<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Danidilo2\/status\/1811761165812310235<\/a><\/p>\n

"Obviously it's a semi final at Wimbledon. I think a little bit of latitude was given.<\/p>\n

"I suppose the argument is should there be any latitude in that moment?"\ufeff<\/p>\n

Having raced to a 5-1 lead early in the first set, Alcaraz had got both breaks back to trail 5-4. Medvedev eventually won the first set in a tiebreaker but lost the match in four sets 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4\ufeff.<\/p>\n

Petchey said he agreed with the decision to let the match continue, but conceded the Russian should cop a "substantial" fine.<\/p>\n

Watch Wimbledon 2024 live and exclusively free on Nine and<\/strong><\/em> 9Now<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Plus centre court in 4K UHD on<\/strong><\/em> Stan Sport<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, the home of grand slam tennis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Medvedev<\/p>\n

"I'm a big one for the entertainment, and that's why as much as I'm not a big fan of (Medical Time Outs), I feel like you need to keep them to keep the players on the court," Petchey said.<\/p>\n

Medical Time Outs were introduced in a bid to avoid players having to retire from matches.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1811841020637720711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

However, they are vulnerable to misuse, particularly by players trying to break an opponent's momentum.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Alcaraz will face Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final \ufeffon Sunday night (AEST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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