Racket Takes the Heat as 3-Time Australian Open Finalist Lashes Out in Frustration Over Poor Showing
Day 3 of the Australian Open brought a wave of awesome five-setters-- Gael Monfils vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Holger Rune vs Zhang Zhizhen, and others. No one anticipated World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev to be in for such a fight. The Russian star was up versus wildcard Kasidit Samrej, and all the forecasts had Medvedev travelling through the match. What we got was a strong face-off that had fans at the edge of their seats-- ultimately leading to Medvedev appearing on court. What stimulated this intense minute?Medvedev at first travelled through the very first set versus Thai wildcard Samrej. The tide rapidly turned. The 23-year-old underdog took the 2nd set, breaking Medvedev's serve in the last video game to level ball game. The 3rd set saw Medvedev's fortunes drop.After wasting numerous ...