A collision with a camera in a disaster spelled court for the form of Daniel Medvedev on Saturday when he was stunned 2-6 6-3 6-3 by Russian fellow Andrey Rublev in the West & South Open semifinals in Cincinnati.
Rublev will play Alexander Zverev for the Maiden Masters 1000 title on Sunday after the German Downed Stefanos Tsitipas 6-4 3-6 7-6 (4) in the second semifinal which is thrilling in warming up for the US.
and Daniil Medvedev about the camera.
The camera and tapped it to the ground while chasing the ball at the beginning in the second set.
The number two world offered his hand to the camera operator when the referee chair walked to make sure both were fine.
Medvedev then kicked the camera, told the referee, “Bring away.
I almost destroyed my hand”.
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Medvedev, who won the tournament in 2019, did not meet with the media on Saturday but Rublev said the incident had concerned.
“Of course, at this time it was really dangerous …
it wasn’t good for athletes because he might be hurt,” he told reporters.
“But I hope everything is fine with him.
At least, the way he plays, doesn’t seem serious about it.” Zverev was also in subtle form, after being beaten number one Novak Djokovic on the way to claim the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo at the beginning of the month.
He whipped the first set against the young fellow tsitipas pistol and broke up in seconds before the Greek world number three fought back into the contest.
After the afternoon of the match in each set, Tsitipas went two breaking up in the decider but this time it was Zverev’s turn to launch a comeback and an exciting contest was decided in a court after two hours and 41 minutes in court.
“This is only the beginning of competition, I hope,” Zverev said in court.