The partisan home crowd unsurprisingly rooted for Kyrgios throughout the match and often distracted Medvedev during points and in between serves.
While speaking to Jim Courier after his victory, Medvedev was treated to a barrage of chants that he mistook for boos. This prompted the World No. 2 to urge the crowd to show some respect for Courier, if not for the Russian himself.
Medvedev also pointed out how the crowd tried to disrupt him during his service games.
Courier, for his part, tried to calm Medvedev down during the frosty post-match interview, saying the crowd were chanting “siuuu” in homage to Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebrations, and were not, in fact, booing the Russian.
“Most of those who are doing it probably have a low IQ” - Daniil Medvedev on crowd chants between serves
In an interview with Eurosport, the 26-year-old went on to stress that he was disappointed with the crowd’s behavior, before describing the perpetrators as people with “low IQ.”
Medvedev will next face Botic van de Zandschulp for a place in the second week of the Happy Slam. The two players met not long ago in the quarterfinals of last year’s US Open, where Medvedev defeated the Dutchman in four sets.
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