"He's one to talk about sportsmanship" - Tennis fans criticize Alexander Zverev for his comments against Daniil Medvedev after Monte-Carlo clash

Alexander Zverev laid into Daniil Medvedev in the aftermath of their Round of 16 clash at the Monte-Carlo Masters on Thursday. Zverev slammed Medvedev for his behavior during the match, calling him &quot;one of the most unfair players&quot; in the world.However, several fans disagreed with the German, questioning instead why he himself didn't adopt a sportsmanlike attitude during his losses.Medvedev saved two match points before registering a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(7) comeback win against Zverev. The duo then shared what seemed like a 'cold' handshake at the net. Later, Zverev criticized Medvedev for taking an untimely toilet break, and accused the Russian of trying to distract him when he was leading.&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportsmanship very seriously. He does not. He takes a toilet break when it's not possible anymore,&quot; Alexander Zverev told Sky after the match.&quot;There are 1000 situations in which he feels that I start to play better and in which he tries to do something every time. I'm extremely disappointed from him as an athlete,&quot; Zverev added.Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated45958Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cWhile Zverev was evidently peeved by Medvedev's behavior, tennis fans slammed the German for his harsh criticism of Medvedev. Many claimed that Zverev himself had shown unsportsmanlike conduct in the past. Some also stressed that the toilet break that Medvedev took, which Zverev referred to, was well within the 90 seconds of time allotted in a changeover.&quot;I get that he is unhappy with Medvedev but what toilet break is he even talking about??? Meddy leaving the court and returning within the 90-second changeover is not a &quot;toilet break.&quot; It's a standard break to change the ends. And he's surely the one to talk about sportsmanship,&quot; a fan wrote on Twitter.Oleg S.@AnnaK_4everI get that he is unhappy with Medvedev but what toilet break is he even talking about??? Meddy leaving the court and returning within the 90-second changeover is not a &quot;toilet break.&quot; It's a standard break to change the ends.And he's surely the one to talk about sportsmanship 🙃 twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated27717Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cI get that he is unhappy with Medvedev but what toilet break is he even talking about??? Meddy leaving the court and returning within the 90-second changeover is not a &quot;toilet break.&quot; It's a standard break to change the ends.And he's surely the one to talk about sportsmanship 🙃 twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Alexis@LexiDVBro couldn’t serve it out twice against Daniil ON CLAY. I don’t think the toilet is to blame. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated46559Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cBro couldn’t serve it out twice against Daniil ON CLAY. I don’t think the toilet is to blame. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…&quot;I take sportsmanship very seriously&quot;, says Alexander Zverev who asked Khachanov to not celebrate in Paris 2018 because he was feeling sick, falsely accused Tsitsipas of taking his phone to the bathroom and also intimidated Sinner in Cologne 2020 because he checked a mark. LOL,&quot; another fan expressed.Srihari@srihariravi12&quot;I take sportsmanship very seriously&quot;, says Alexander Zverev who asked Khachanov to not celebrate in Paris 2018 because he was feeling sick, falsely accused Tsitsipas of taking his phone to the bathroom and also intimidated Sinner in Cologne 2020 because he checked a mark. LOL twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated21224Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19c&quot;I take sportsmanship very seriously&quot;, says Alexander Zverev who asked Khachanov to not celebrate in Paris 2018 because he was feeling sick, falsely accused Tsitsipas of taking his phone to the bathroom and also intimidated Sinner in Cologne 2020 because he checked a mark. LOL twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Here are a few more reactions from tennis fans to Alexander Zverev's comments about Daniil Medvedev:Richi@Richikiqui“Zverev” and “Sportmanship” in the same sentence twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated259Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19c“Zverev” and “Sportmanship” in the same sentence😂😂😂 twitter.com/schnejan/statu…aidan@vamosaidanif he would’ve taken either of his two match points he wouldn’t be saying this 🤭 twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated459Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cif he would’ve taken either of his two match points he wouldn’t be saying this 🤭 twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Game, Bet, Match Podcast@gamebetmatch123Excuses, excuses, excuses. Running to the toilet (in the allotted changeover time) and dropping the pole from the net doesn’t constitute lack of fair play. Actually destroying a racket on a chair umpires foot is a worse violation of sportsmanship…. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated46559Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cExcuses, excuses, excuses. Running to the toilet (in the allotted changeover time) and dropping the pole from the net doesn’t constitute lack of fair play. Actually destroying a racket on a chair umpires foot is a worse violation of sportsmanship…. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…nemanja@nemanjaYVR&quot;I take fair play and sportsmanship very seriously&quot;, says man who assaulted a chair umpire twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated101Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19c&quot;I take fair play and sportsmanship very seriously&quot;, says man who assaulted a chair umpire twitter.com/schnejan/statu… https://t.co/u0vhAIusFFNewday@Alliswelliswell@schnejan I feel for Zverev but I agree he should focus on himself. Meddy is pure gold. Value for money entertainment. Never does anything malicious or disrespectful. He simply enjoys tennis and is a master tactician. I've seen 100 times worse behavior . Nothing to see here.171@schnejan I feel for Zverev but I agree he should focus on himself. Meddy is pure gold. Value for money entertainment. Never does anything malicious or disrespectful. He simply enjoys tennis and is a master tactician. I've seen 100 times worse behavior . Nothing to see here.Nick Nemeroff@NNemeroffNot a winning mentality. Worry about yourself and forget what your opponent is doing during a changeover. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Jannik Schneider@schnejanZverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated46559Zverev via sky after the tough loss vs Medvedev about the toiletbreak at 4:3 in the third&quot;He is one of the most unfair players in the world. I take fairplay and sportmanship very serious. He does not. He takes a toiletbreak when its not possible anymore.&quot;Quote translated👇 https://t.co/zRqqRni19cNot a winning mentality. Worry about yourself and forget what your opponent is doing during a changeover. twitter.com/schnejan/statu…Divinity Mode 🇺🇦@jaketennisnut@schnejan Yes. And no. Above all, Medvedev is mischievous. Seldom any malice or authentically poor sportsmanship. He’s smart, he’s hilarious, he’s all himself. We’d miss him if he were gone. We really would.421@schnejan Yes. And no. Above all, Medvedev is mischievous. Seldom any malice or authentically poor sportsmanship. He’s smart, he’s hilarious, he’s all himself. We’d miss him if he were gone. We really would.&quot;He served two times for the match, so probably should have done better&quot; - Daniil Medvedev on Alexander Zverev after Monte-Carlo clashDaniil Medvedev competes at the 2023 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.Reflecting on the match, Daniil Medvedev suggested that Alexander Zverev should have done better as he served for the match twice and later held two match points. The former world No. 1 also opined that matches on clay can turn around very quickly and that he managed to take advantage of such a situation against Zverev on Thursday.&quot;That was a crazy match. I mean, he served two times for the match, so probably should have done better,” Medvedev said in his on-court interview.“But, that’s also clay courts. As soon as someone gets a little bit tight, the match can turn around in one second and that’s what I managed to do,&quot; he added.Medvedev's Monte-Carlo Masters campaign ended in the quarterfinals with a 3-6, 4-6 loss to sixth seed Holger Rune on Friday. It was only the second loss for Medvedev since the Australian Open in January; the Russian won four titles out of five tournaments leading up to Monte-Carlo.

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