{"id":1107,"date":"2025-09-30T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:30:56","slug":"watch-daniil-medvedev-in-furious-meltdown-with-umpire-after-he-made-a-mistake-with-code-violation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1107","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Daniil Medvedev in furious meltdown with umpire after he \u2018made a mistake\u2019 with code violation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniil Medvedev<\/a> accused the chair umpire of \u2018trying to intimidate him\u2019 after he was bizarrely handed a code violation a few minutes before he was forced to retire from his match at the China Open.<\/p>\n

The Russian star was struck down by cramps in his semi-final match against Learner Tien and looked set to call time on the match until umpire Adel Nour intervened and accused the former US Open champion of not giving his best effort.<\/p>\n

He handed Medvedev a code violation, with predictably sparked a big outburst from the fiery Russian, as supervisor Roland Herfel was called onto the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou prefer that I retire?\u201d Medvedev said. \u201cSay to the guys and the cameras that you prefer I retire. I\u2019m giving my best effort so why the hell are you saying I\u2019m not giving my best effort. Who are you to decide for me? Who are you? What\u2019s your name?\u201d<\/p>\n

Medvedev went on to suggest he was trying to improve his behaviour after he was given a $42,500 fine following an explosive outburst during his defeat in the US Open last month and he references that during this latest incident.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy is every referee in the world trying to intimidate me? I didn\u2019t say one word,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter US Open, I\u2019m trying to be good and this guy is doing that? I\u2019m supposed to act good? Why are you trying to intimidate me? What\u2019s your problem with me?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Daniil Medvedev is in pain and cramping in his match against Learner Tien in Beijing and the umpire gives him a code violation for lack of effort.<\/p>\n

Wow. pic.twitter.com\/nbjM0KNDXg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Umpire Nour\u2019s intervention appeared to be especially harsh, as Medvedev was clearly hoping he could battle on for a few points in the hope that the cramps might clear.<\/p>\n

In the end, he was forced to retire with the score at 5-7, 7-5, 4-0 in the final set, with the match commentators giving their verdict on what appeared to be a brutal judgment by the umpire.<\/p>\n

Commentator Miles MacLagan suggested he was surprised by the umpire\u2019s intervention, as he implemented the \u2018best effort\u2019 rule all players need to follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat that for best effort,\u201d asked the former coach of Andy Murray. \u201cI think the umpire has made a mistake there. His best efforts are what they are right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Medvedev will now head to Shanghai looking to build on an impressive return to form in China and he should also be commended for controlling his anger after an pretty bizarre intervention from the umpire.<\/p>\n

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Daniil Medvedev accused the chair umpire of \u2018trying to intimidate him\u2019 after he was bizarrely handed a code violation a few minutes before he was forced to retire from his match at the China Open. The Russian star was struck down by cramps in his semi-final match against Learner Tien and looked set to call […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}