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Medvedev, one break point in 16, mimics a tired Djokovic: Jean-Pol saw it coming

In the semi-final of the Beijing ATP 500 against Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, world number 5, converted only one break point in 16. He started imitating the Serb by miming a tired player, a scene whose video was posted by the account Univers Tennis on 5 October.

Medvedev mimics exhaustion on a Beijing court as Djokovic looks on calmly, while Jean-Pol, holding fries, raises a finger in the stands.

It’s very simple. Medvedev plays Djokovic in the semi-final in Beijing, he gets sixteen break points, he converts one. One. And in the middle of the match, he starts imitating Djokovic, miming a tired player. The account Univers Tennis posted the video on 5 October.

I called it. Not in January, this time, I’m being honest: in September, at the Léopold club, in front of three members of my interclubs team (Belgium’s weekend team league) and a cone of chips. I said: “Medvedev is going to do something against Djokovic.” There. Something. That’s exactly it.

According to We Love Tennis, Djokovic often lets his suffering show after gruelling points, and the imitation is said to be a form of frustration on Medvedev’s part. Careful, I’m not saying the opposite of what I said. I’m clarifying. One break point in sixteen is six percent. Me, in Kitzbühel, in ’92, against a future top 10, I converted one in seventeen. Or in fifteen. The number moves, the principle stays. And I imitated nobody, but that’s because my opponent wasn’t sweating, and you can’t mime that.

The site also writes that Medvedev seems to struggle to accept being dominated by a player almost 40. There, I’m behind him. Last Sunday I lost a doubles match to a gentleman who had brought his own stool. I imitated him at the changeover. Nobody laughed, except the gentleman, who then won the tie-break.

Jean-Pol, the man with the stool was the opposing captain. He’s C15.5.

Céline, dite « la C30.4 » · the club player, fictional character

So, to sum up: I predicted that Medvedev would do something, I also predicted that he would do nothing, and both came true, give or take six percent. Ninety percent of my predictions come true, and I’m being kind. Alright?

It’s true, we checked: We Love Tennis.

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The editor-in-chief chose this one: « A est le seul angle où le persona porte entièrement la frustration et le palmarès suspect, avec deux vraies chutes. B et D trébuchent sur des faits glissés (règlement, filmeur) et C manque de punch final. »

Medvedev à 1 sur 16 aux balles de break face à Djokovic : la C30.4 connaît la soirée

Daniil Medvedev, 5e mondial, n'a converti qu'une balle de break sur 16 en demi-finale de l'ATP 500 de Pékin contre Novak Djokovic. Il a aussi imité le Serbe en mimant un joueur fatigué, une scène relayée par Univers Tennis.

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The editor-in-chief’s comment L'imitation du néon par Céline est une bonne trouvaille, mais la chute sur la dame en Donnay retombe à plat et les cordages n'ajoutent rien.

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Medvedev mime Djokovic fatigué en demi-finale à Pékin, Monique compare avec Couvin

En demi-finale de l'ATP 500 de Pékin, Daniil Medvedev, 5e mondial, a imité Novak Djokovic en mimant un joueur fatigué, alors qu'il n'avait converti qu'une balle de break sur 16. Le compte Univers Tennis a publié la vidéo le 5 octobre.

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The editor-in-chief’s comment La tante au whist est tendre, mais « celui qui filmait » invente un caméraman, et la chute reste obscure au lieu de faire rire.

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