Daniil Medvedev on Sunday won his first career major, and he celebrated it in style like a videogame legend.
Medvedev fell to the ground at Arthur Ashe Stadium after beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win the U.S. Open.
Apparently there was more to Medvedev’s fall to the ground than meets the eye.
The 25-year-old was actually imitating a celebration from the popular soccer videogame “FIFA.”
The celebration is called the “Dead Fish celebration.” You can achieve it in the videogame by pressing L2+left at the same time.
“Only legends will understand. What I did after the match was L2 + left,” Medvedev said to close out his U.S. Open champion speech.
There you have it. Medvedev is such a FIFA soccer nut that he did a celebration from the videogame upon winning his first career major. He is now the official favorite tennis player of soccer gamers everywhere. Maybe he will no longer be the heel.
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