MELBOURNE : Daniil Medvedev said he was unsure if he had a point to prove to the crowd at the Australian Open due to a 'strange relationship' with them after last year, but the Russian was pleased with the atmosphere as he beat local hope John Millman on Wednesday.Medvedev has had several run-ins with cro
MELBOURNE : Daniil Medvedev said he was unsure if he had a point to prove to the crowd at the Australian Open due to a"strange relationship" with them after last year, but the Russian was pleased with the atmosphere as he beat local hope John Millman on Wednesday.
In reflection ahead of this year's tournament, he said the barb was probably not the smartest move on his part at a slam where he has reached the final in the last two years, but the red mist briefly descended again on Monday. "Played two matches. Played against an Aussie today and it was a great atmosphere. For sure they're going to support him more, but it was really great playing on Margaret Court Arena, playing on Rod Laver the other day.
Few would be surprised if Medvedev's latent anger this year stemmed from a patchy 2022 which began brightly with his run to the Australian Open final but tapered off as a hernia operation ruled him out of three Masters 1000 tournaments.
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