Daniil Medvedev capped off his rough day at the office by absolutely obliterating his racket moments after a shock defeat to Tallon Griekspoor. After routinely winning the first set, the No. 1 seed appeared to be heading toward registering a straight-set quarterfinal win.

Once more, Daniil Medvedev was in the spotlight, although it was not only for his on-court performance this time. The Russian star sparked debate during his quarterfinal with Tallon Griekspoor at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Daniil Medvedev went off at Adel Nour during a surprise defeat in Dubai, calling the chair umpire "very soft" and also insinuating that he had something against the Russians. On Thursday, the No. 1 seed bowed out of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai in the quarterfinal after world No.

Tallon Griekspoor saved four match points in upsetting top seed Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 7-6 (7), 7-5 in the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Thursday. The Dutchman advanced to his eighth career ATP Tour semifinal (3-4 record) in knocking off Russia's Medvedev,

The top seed Daniil Medvedev made a winning start in Dubai. The 2023 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships winner faced Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round and earned a 6-4, 7-6 triumph in an hour and 44 minutes.

Daniil Medvedev was involved in a furious on-court outburst during his Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-final against Tallon Griekspoor on Thursday

Daniil Medvedev called the umpire "soft" and accused him of having "double standards against Russians" during his loss in Dubai.

Daniil Medvedev was apologetic after delivering some strong words to Adel Nour as the Russian met with the chair umpire post-match to say he was sorry for his remarks. After blowing four match points and losing the second set to Tallon Griekspoor, the No. 1 seed was slapped with a violation.