Like his run to the US Open final in 2019, where the Russian alienated Flushing Meadows fans early in the tournament before eventually winning them over, Medvedev is committed with the crowd at the Australian Open on his four wins so far.
The 25-year-old, who faces Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals on Wednesday, slammed fans for imitating Cristiano Ronaldo's famous goal celebration "Siuuu!"
during a game and then said that some had a "
low IQ
".
But after his third-round triumph over Botic van de Zandschulp, the US Open champion tried to seduce them again.
"
Any good relationship has to have ups and downs, so I think it's good, it's fun, and I think it's real. There is a certain relationship going on
,” he said.
Roger Rasheed, who has coached players such as Lleyton Hewitt, Gael Monfils and Grigor Dimitrov, said Medvedev was adept at using fan feedback to his advantage.
"
It's powerful if you can use it and absorb it, but it's also hurt people in the past because they feel the heat of it all and the emotions that come with it, and because it's so intense, you can actually get too pumped up
,” he said.
“
Then there are players who rise up and love that space and they use it.
Daniil is one of them.
Medvedev 's
description of his fourth-round opponent Maxime Cressy's style, which he called "
so boring
," was similar to the way Connors used to provoke his opponents, added three-time champion Wilander. of the Australian Open.
