Daniil Medvedev asked his coach to leave the court during his third round of the Australian Open against Krajinovic on February 13, 2021. -
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“You went crazy!
You blew your mind!
Can you let me play?
"In the middle of the fourth set and while he totally lost control of the game, Saturday in the 3rd round of the Australian Open, Daniil Medvedev sharply attacked from his chair his coach Gilles Cervara ... who has preferred to leave the gallery.
Medvedev flew over the first two sets against Filip Krajinovic before an unlikely turnaround that saw the Serbian come back to tie two sets everywhere.
In front of his box deserted by his coach, the Russian then took control and knocked out his opponent to qualify 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 6-0 for the round of 16.
"It happens once a year"
"Of course his departure and the fact that I started to play better are linked," Medvedev said afterwards.
He told me that he was sure I was going to win and he just wanted to leave me alone to calm down.
"
"It was just a moment when, as human beings, we were both frustrated because we both wanted the victory, me as a player and he as a coach, added the hot player. Russian, who speaks in French with his coach.
So it seemed like the best thing to do.
There were times when I wouldn't have agreed, but this was certainly the right thing to do.
"
Cervara has been Medvedev's coach since 2014 and has taken his player to the highest level: 2019 US Open final, end-of-year Masters victory last year and currently ranked 4th in the world.
“It happens once a year, two at most.
But today it helped me.
Of course we will talk about it, but there is nothing serious, ”concluded the player who has just celebrated his 25th birthday.
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