{"id":3547,"date":"2024-09-24T02:28:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T02:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2024-09-24T02:28:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T02:28:10","slug":"novak-djokovics-default-was-way-less-intentional-andy-roddick-weighs-in-on-daniil-medvedevs-laver-cup-outburst-highlights-inconsistency-in-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3547","title":{"rendered":"“Novak Djokovic’s default was way less intentional”: Andy Roddick weighs in on Daniil Medvedev’s Laver Cup outburst, highlights inconsistency in rules"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andy Roddick has weighed in on Daniil Medvedev’s frustrated outburst at the 2024 Laver Cup, drawing a comparison to Novak Djokovic’s controversial default from the 2020 US Open. Given the stark contrast in the punishment meted out to both players, the American highlighted the apparent inconsistency in the rules of the sport.<\/p>\n

With crucial points on offer for Team Europe on Day 3 of the Laver Cup, Medvedev took on Ben Shelton in the first singles match of the day. The Russian, who was looking to redeem himself after his loss to Frances Tiafoe on Day 2, had an outburst during the tense first-set tiebreak.<\/p>\n

After handing Shelton two set points, the Russian\u00a0sent his racket flying\u00a0towards the stands in a fit of anger. The World No. 5 only received a warning for his outburst, which didn’t go down well with the members of Team World. However, as Frances Tiafoe argued with the officials over the decision, the chair umpire clarified that Medvedev avoided a default because his racket didn’t hit anyone.<\/p>\n

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“Frances, it bounced and it didn\u2019t hit anyone. The result was not bad. If it had hit someone, I\u2019d agree with you,” the umpire said.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On the\u00a0Tennis Channel<\/em>,\u00a0Daniil Medvedev’s outburst prompted a discussion about Andy Roddick’s hilarious tutorial on the best way for players to throw their racket without potentially hurting someone. The former World No. 1 humorously remarked that his aim with the video was to help players avoid hefty fines.<\/p>\n

“No, I should be (getting residuals),” Roddick said. “I’m just trying to save these guys money, that’s it. Full capitalism. Just throw it face down, don’t throw it at someone.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Roddick also pointed out the inconsistencies in tennis regulations, arguing that Novak Djokovic’s “fluke” hit that struck a lineswoman in the throat was far “less intentional” than Medvedev’s racket throw. However, while Djokovic was\u00a0defaulted<\/a>\u00a0from the 2020 US Open, the Russian escaped harsh consequences.<\/p>\n

“But also, this is another one of those rules in tennis where, you look at Novak when he got defaulted from the US Open, that was a fluke. In my opinion, that was way less intentional than what Daniil Medvedev did,” Roddick said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“He was swatting the ball back towards the tarp which you can do with no fault pretty much all the time. Novak didn’t hit it out of bounds, it just happened to hit someone and he hit it with a little more force. This was actually actually more intentional. Listen, up is down, down is up, welcome to the rules of tennis,” he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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