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Daniil Medvedev received a time violation while facing Grigor Dimitrov at the Rolex Paris Masters as he refused to play while being booed. The Russian was jeered as he stepped up to serve at 5-5, having failed to close out the set. Medvedev shushed the fans, exciting more boos before he walked to his bench and sat down, claiming he wouldn’t play unless the fans were quiet while simultaneously riling them up.<\/p>\n
Medvedev was broken while serving for the second set against Dimitrov, having lost the first. The 27-year-old then blew two set points on his opponent’s serve and took out his frustration on his racket, though he was still able to use it to play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the Parisian fans weren’t happy with Medvedev’s actions, booing him as he stepped up to serve at 5-5, having lost the last two games. The third seed then put his finger to his lips in an attempt to shush the crowd but that only made matters worse and Medvedev started complaining to the umpire.<\/p>\n
As boos rang out across the Accor Arena, the 2020 champion walked to his bench and sat down, waving his arms in the air to rile up the spectators even more. With Medvedev refusing to continue, commentator Nick Lester said the Russian told the umpire: “Tell them to be quiet and I’ll play.”<\/p>\n
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