Daniil Medvedev threatens to quit semi-final on the spot at Shanghai Masters
Daniil Medvedev threatened to retire in the middle of his semi-final match at the Shanghai Masters while asking to see the replay of a point. The fifth seed trailed Spanish star Rafael Jodar 2-4, and Jodar was serving at deuce when Medvedev missed the ball. He explained that he only hit it long because he thought his opponent’s ball was out, and wanted to see Jodar’s ball on the big screen.
TL;DR
- Daniil Medvedev threatened to retire from the Shanghai Masters during a match against Rafael Jodar.
- The dispute arose over Medvedev's request to see a replay of Jodar's shot, which he believed was the 'last shot' of the rally.
- Chair umpire Adel Nour initially refused, citing protocol that only the final ball hit could be replayed.
- Medvedev insisted he would not move and would retire if the replay was not shown.
- The umpire eventually granted Medvedev's request to show Jodar's shot.
- Commentators suggested the umpire might have fallen for Medvedev's tactic to gain time, as Medvedev appeared fatigued.
- Other commentators questioned why the umpire buckled to the retirement threat and deviated from protocol.
- Jodar won the first set 6-3 but struggled to serve it out and later received a medical timeout.