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Nick Kyrgios slams ‘disgusting behaviour’ of fans who heckled Daniil Medvedev after loss at the Montreal Masters

Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios shake hands at the net. Kyrgios is wearing a backwards cap

Nick Kyrgios has slammed the “disgusting” behavior of some tennis fans, after video circulated on social media of Daniil Medvedev being heckled after his second round loss to the Australian in Montreal.

In a video re-tweeted by Kyrgios, Medvedev is shown being called a “loser” as he walks towards the locker room with security.

Medvedev then stops, turning and speaking with the fan, as someone shouts “you respect us and we respect you.”

Others can be heard imploring the fan to apologise.

On Twitter, Kyrgios labeled the fan’s behavior as “disgusting”.

“This is the best we have in the sport, fans need to show some respect.”

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The interaction came after Kyrgios had defeated the Russian world number one at the ATP’s Montreal Masters, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, 6-2.

At a press conference for the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Medvedev said he had felt compelled to approach the spectator.

“When someone mocks me, I’ll respond,” he said.

“It would be bad to let people shout bad things at me and just keep walking. I will ask what his problem is.”

Daniil Medvedev gestures as he answers press conference questions at the Cincinnati Masters
Daniil Medvedev responded to questions about the incident at a press conference for the Western and Southern Open.(Getty Images: Matthew Stockman)

Medvedev said he had also talked to the father of the fan who had called him a “loser”.

“The father of the guy said something to me also — I say: ‘Educate your kid’,” Medvedev said.

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Nick Kyrgios beats Daniil Medvedev at Montreal Masters; Ajla Tomljanovic loses to Iga Świątek

Nick Kyrgios serves against Daniil Medvedev at the Montreal Masters tennis tournament.

Nick Kyrgios has beaten world number one Daniil Medvedev at the Montreal Masters, while compatriot Ajla Tomljanovic has gone down 6-1, 6-2 to the woman atop the WTA rankings, Iga Świątek.

Coming off a title in Washington after his long run to the Wimbledon final, Kyrgios looked drained at various times throughout the match, but mustered a late surge to beat the Russian 6-7(2/7), 6-4, 6-2 .

After scores were level at 2-2 in the third set, Kyrgios broke in the fifth game for a 3-2 lead.

The Australian won 14 of the final 16 points of the match as he raced to the finish line, with Medvedev pacing off court almost as quickly.

It was a remarkable finish considering how tired he looked, particularly early in the third set.

Kyrgios pulled out of the singles at the ATP tournament in Atlanta between Wimbledon and Washington, but he did end up playing the doubles, ultimately playing four matches and winning the final alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis.

Despite showing some signs of fatigue against Medvedev in Toronto, he said his body and mind were feeling good during the US hardcourt swing.

Although Kyrgios acknowledged form in best-of-three matches would not necessarily equal success at the best-of-five US Open, which starts on August 29.

“A grand slam is much, much different from any other tournament,” he said.

“If I was to put myself in a position of a grand slam, you’ve still got to win another set against him and that’s not easy at all. He’s a machine and he’s the best player in the world for a reason. A grand slam is a totally different beast.

“I feel confident in my body and my mentality going into the US Open but there’s so much time between then and now.

“I’ve got to focus on this event and then Cincinnati. I’m not even gonna think about the US Open right now; I need to take care of my body.”

While Kyrgios is enjoying career-best form coming off his first major final, it means a long time away from his family in Canberra.

The 27-year-old’s mother is in hospital, prompting Kyrgios to write “Be strong Ma” when he signed the camera lens after beating Medvedev.

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“It’s hard because my mum is in hospital at the moment, my dad hasn’t been very well, my brother just had a baby and I don’t get to be there with my family when normal people would like to be with them, Kyrgios said.

“It’s hard being from Australia because we can’t travel back and forth.

“There’s a lot of things people don’t see. They only see me winning, losing, throwing a racquet, doing those things. They don’t really understand the challenges that I face or what people on tour face, what’s going on in their personal lives.”

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He will next face countryman Alex de Minaur, who beat Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(7/4), 7-5 in their second-round clash.

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Nick Kyrgios beats Daniil Medvedev at Canadian Open before US Open

Nick Kyrgios beats Daniil Medvedev at Canadian Open before US Open

Nick Kyrgios and Daniil Medvedev put on one heck of a show during their second round clash at the Canadian Open on Thursday morning (AEST) as the Australian continued his brilliant run of form ahead of this year’s US Open.

Fresh from winning the Citi Open title in Washington, Kyrgios’ class on hard courts was on show once again as he came back from a set down to topple world No. 1 Medvedev 6-7 6-4 6-2.

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Kyrgios has won 14 of his past 15 singles matches, stretching back to his run into the Wimbledon final, which he lost to Novak Djokovic. It’s the second time in his career that he’s beaten a world No. 1 and he now boasts a 3-1 head-to-head record against Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion.

Since landing in the States for the American hard court swing a couple of weeks ago, Kyrgios is 15-0 across singles and doubles.

American tennis icon Andy Roddick believes Kyrgios is now the favorite for the US Open, which kicks off in a couple of weeks, while Aussie tennis great Rennae Stubbs was in awe of what the Canberran is producing.

“@NickKyrgios I mean when he plays tennis and keeps his s**t together, he is seriously close to the best tennis player in the world,” Stubbs tweeted.

“His serve is untouchable at the moment. Fitness level is HIGH and his tennis acumen is unreal. That effort after losing the 1st set was impressive.”

Eric Hubbs of Barstool Sports tweeted: “Kyrgios domination continues. Finally playing to his potential and it’s awesome.”

But there is more than just tennis on Kyrgios’ mind. His mother Norlaila is in hospital back home in Australia, and he wrote “be strong, ma” on her camera after his victory.

“It’s hard because even traveling now, my mum is in hospital at the moment, my dad hasn’t been very well, my brother just had a baby and I don’t get to be there with my family when normal people would like to be with them,” Kyrgios said.

“It’s hard being from Australia because we can’t travel back and forth. There’s a lot of things people don’t see. They only see me winning, losing, throwing a racquet, doing those things. They don’t really understand the challenges that I face or what people on tour face, what’s going on in their personal lives.”

Kyrgios was the only player to have break points in the first set, but he failed to convert either of his opportunities at 5-4 and then was all over the shop during the tiebreak.

The 27-year-old smashed a ball out of the stadium in anger after dropping the opener, but was back at his mercurial best in the second set. Kyrgios broke Medvedev early on and maintained the rage to close out the set 6-4.

There were the usual antics from Kyrgios, who once again hit out at those in his player’s box.

Writer Allesandro Nivola tweeted: “Nick Kyrgios’s relationship with his box is so disturbing. He it’s like a deranged psychopathic dictator and his ‘advisors’ of him. They look terrified of saying the wrong thing or of standing up when they should sit down or of sitting down when they should stand up.”

However, Kyrgios composed himself for the decider to shut out Medvedev and progress to the third round in Montreal as his red-hot run continues.

He and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the doubles title in Atlanta then Kyrgios teamed up with Jack Sock in Washington to take out the Citi Open trophy.

That same day he also cleaned up in the singles draw, defeating Yoshihito Nishioka to win his first title in three years — a feat he last achieved at the same tournament in Washington back in 2019.

Speaking after his win over Nishioka earlier this week, Kyrgios opened up on his “transformation” after coming through some tough times emotionally.

“It was emotional for me to see where I was last year to now, it’s an incredible transformation,” Kyrgios said. “I just came out with great energy because I knew I had the experience on my side today.

“I’ve been in some really dark places and just to be able to turn it around…

“There’s so many people who have helped me get there but myself, I’ve shown some serious strength to just continue and just persevere and get through those really tough times and still be able to perform in tournaments like this one.”

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