Daniil Medvedev took aim at sections of the raucous Australian Open crowd following his victory over home hero Nick Kyrgios on Thursday, saying “they probably have a low IQ.”
“I came to win this match and I am happy that I was able to do," he said on court after the win. “It’s not your choice when you get booed between first and second serves, it's not easy, I just had to stay calm.”
Expanding on the theme, he told Eurosport: “It's not everybody doing it, but people who are doing it probably have a low IQ.”
ADVERTISEMENT
Medvedev was more impressed by Kyrgios. “It's a tough match-up against Nick. I know he can serve big and that's already really tough,” Medvedev, the reigning US Open champion, said.
This is a Premium article available exclusively to our subscribers. To read 250+ such premium articles every
month
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
The Hindu operates by its editorial values to provide you quality journalism.
You have read {{data.cm.views}} out of {{data.cm.maxViews}} free articles.
This is your last free article.