The defending champion was unable to successfully defend his title as Kyrgios outplayed him. On a day of surprises at the Canadian Open in Montreal on Wednesday, the Aussie defeated Medvedev with a serve-and-volley masterpiece to earn his eighth straight victory, 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2.
After his defeat, a video surfaced on Twitter on Saturday where Medvedev was seen walking out of the stadium while a group of fans chanted ’loser’ at him as they were unable to cope with the Russian’s loss.
Medvedev responded by going over to the fans who were making a mockery of him and responding to them firmly. While what he said in the video is completely inaudible, given the circumstances, it was undoubtedly not anything calm and it also sparked an argument.
Eventually, the 2021 US Open winner left after the security team handled the matter with the utmost caution.
“Look, when you lose, you’re never happy, you never feel confident” - Daniil Medvedev after his 2022 Canadian Open 2R defeat
After being eliminated in the second round in Montreal, Daniil Medvedev expressed his feelings. The world number one said in a post-match press conference that he didn’t feel confident after losing and that it wouldn’t be easy for him to return to practice knowing that other players are there competing for the 1,000 points that he just let slip from his hands.
The Russian expressed his desire to perform well at the US Open, where he is the defending champion, as well as the Cincinnati Masters. He did, however, add that he may face threats from many other players who are in good form.
Medvedev will next participate in the 2022 Cincinnati Open. As per the draw that was made public on Saturday, the top seed will face either Maxime Cressy or Botic van de Zandschulp in the opening round.
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