Crazy outburst! Tennis star throws racket at fans

Tennis pro Daniil Medvedev caused unpleasant scenes with a slip-up at the Laver Cup in Berlin. The Russian threw his racket into the crowd in the tiebreak of the first set of his match against Ben Shelton.

His projectile, which bounced onto the court several times before bouncing into the audience, narrowly missed a woman. Somewhat shocked, Medvedev picked up the racket and handed it back to him. Surprisingly, the incident had no consequences for the Russian, who is competing for Team Europe in the match.

For Team World, represented by team manager John McEnroe, this was a decision that was incomprehensible. “Big Mac” demanded that referee Mohamed Lahyani disqualify Medvedev.

“Oh, that’s crazy, that’s totally intentional,” the scene caused EurosportCommentator Markus Theil was horrified. “That was clearly unsportsmanlike,” added Theil.

In the end, Medvedev lost the duel with Shelton 6:7, 7:5 and 7:10. The Laver Cup, co-organized by Roger Federer, is being held for the seventh time and is being held in Germany for the first time. Europe won the first four duels, and the world selection was victorious twice recently.