Danil Medvedev (3rd place, Russia) advanced to the men’s professional tennis (ATP) tour BNL Italy International (total prize money 7,705,780 euros) singles final.
Medvedev defeated Stephanos Tsitsipas (5th place, Greece) 2-0 (7-5 7-5) in the singles semifinals on the 11th day of the tournament held in Rome, Italy on the 21st (Korean time).
In the final on the 22nd, he competed for the championship with Holger Rune (7th place, Denmark).
Medvedev and Tsitsipas, who faced each other in the semifinals on this day, are rumored to be enemies on the tour.
Medvedev, born in 1996, is two years older but is similar in age, and Tsitsipas’ mother is also Russian. However, the relationship between the two is notorious for discomfort.
During the 2018 Miami Open game, a disagreement arose because Chichipas did not show an apologetic gesture for the ball that came in through the net, and after that, they expressed their feelings whenever they met and formed a rivalry.
In terms of their opponents, Medvedev leads with 8 wins and 4 losses. Since 2020, they are tight with 3 wins and 3 losses.
Medvedev, who won the match, held a ‘dance ceremony’ after confirming his victory.
This ceremony has the meaning of ‘repentance’. This is because Tsitsipas showed his joy with a ‘dance ceremony’ after Tsitsipas defeated Medvedev 2-1 (7-6<8-6> 3-6 6-3) in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open in August last year.
After the match, Medvedev was asked about the meaning of ‘dance ceremony’, and Medvedev said, “I did it once at the US Open, and the response was good.” “, he replied with a smile.
Meanwhile, in the women’s professional tennis (WTA) tour BNL Italy International (total prize money: 3,572,618 euros) singles final, Elena Rivakina (6th, Kazakhstan) withdrew from Anelina Kalinina (47th, Ukraine). Reaped.
Livakina, who won the first set 6-4, led the game score 1-0 in the second set, but Kalinina withdrew due to a left leg injury.토토사이트
The winning prize is 521,754 euros (approximately 740 million won).
In this tournament, the difference in prize money between men’s and women’s competitions is close to twice.
In addition, on this day, the start of the women’s final was delayed due to frequent interruptions due to rain.
In response, Alizee Cornet (64th), currently ranked second in singles among French players, posted on her social media, “I don’t understand why the women’s final starts after 11pm (after the men’s semifinals are over).” He expressed dissatisfaction, saying, “Can’t we do both the men’s and women’s finals on Sunday?”