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National Bank Open: Daniil Medvedev threatened to 'poop' on the court

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Aug 8, 2024 6:03 PM ET

If you follow tennis at all, you probably know that Daniil Medvedev is a special character.

He’s one of the best players in the world (5th in the ATP rankings), but he’s also someone who doesn’t mince his words.

Some people see him as too “cocky”… But when he decides to play, he’s capable of wreaking havoc on a court.

This year, he’s taking part in the National Bank Open, and he’s (still) the talk of the town for some… crazy reasons.

In fact, I should say he was “playing” in this year’s tournament in Montreal, because he lost his first-round match today.

His defeat is getting a lot of attention, not least because he was eliminated by the world’s 42nd-ranked racket, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina… But also because he threatened to “poop” on the court during the match.

The official wouldn’t allow him to go to the toilet, and that’s when Medvedev made a fool of himself:

Daniil Medvedev threatens the referee to poop on the court in Montreal! pic.twitter.com/DwfOXOifdW

– RDS (@RDSca) August 8, 2024

That’s pretty unique thanks, we agree.

But then again, at the risk of repeating myself, it’s Daniil Medvedev all the way.

The 28-year-old seems to have trouble managing his emotions, because this is far from being his first outburst on a tennis court.

There are other obvious examples:

Daniil Medvedev to the crowd in Rome after beating Holger Rune: “Sometimes I make you angry. Sometimes you make me angry. Sometimes I make you happy. Sometimes you make me happy. I’m happy today. I hope you’re happy too.”

This man is an icon.

pic.twitter.com/IZ342vHxqm

– The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) May 21, 2023

Medvedev cracks it AGAIN – this time at the ballkids!

Nobody is safe from Daniil’s rage! #AusOpen – Live on Channel 9 and 9Now. Ad-Free Live & On Demand on Stan Sport pic.twitter.com/AS4wTC2hS6

– Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 30, 2022

Some people have said Medvedev wasn’t punished because it was out of character. I’m not hating on Medvedev but let’s not pretend he doesn’t have any anger and hasn’t been reckless in the past too. This below was just a couple of months ago in the US.pic.twitter.com/NfLGMdHrV9

– Pavvy G (@pavyg) October 26, 2023

Sure, it makes for a show, but at some point you have to play by the rules too.

I say that for him, actually… Because he doesn’t look like the smartest guy on earth when he decides to do things like that.

Overtime

– BPM Sports officially announces the arrival of Tony Marinaro.

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– BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) August 8, 2024

– Let’s go!

MEDAL ALERT!
Skylar Park wins her repechage bout in Paris and gets her hands on the bronze medal in 57kg taekwondo!https://t.co/S7qltrpEas pic.twitter.com/SjvImsHWKy

– RDS (@RDSca) August 8, 2024

– Still.

Every rocket winner in the cap era if Ovechkin didn’t exist:

2006 – Jonathan Cheechoo
2007 – Vincent Lecavalier
2008 – Ilya Kovalchuk*
2009 – Jeff Carter*
2010 – Crosby & Stamkos
2011 – Corey Perry
2012 – Steven Stamkos
2013 – Steven Stamkos*
2014 – Corey Perry*
2015 – Steven… pic.twitter.com/3qxe2mQcU9

– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) August 8, 2024

– Too bad.

The days follow one another and don’t resemble one another at all for the young player.https://t.co/RARY8zJ5Ut

– TVA Sports (@TVASports) August 8, 2024

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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