Medvedev produces the disgusting image of the US Open: "It was the only solution, maybe I watched too much baseball"

The Russian Daniil Medvedev He never leaves anyone indifferent on a tennis court. He returned to the US Open, of which he is one of its champions, beating the Frenchman Hugo Gaston by 6-4, 6-2 and 6-4 in 2h.17′ of the match on the center court, the Arthur Ashe Stadium. This time it produced possibly the most disgusting image of the tournament.

There each one with their sensitivity, their level of acceptance of what may or may not be filthy. But the image of a dozen pieces of gum chewed by the Russian, wet, floating in liquid, is far from the glamor of one of the great events of the season.

Although his own US Open He did not hesitate to publish it on his social networks, more from a comical point of view, more of a Muscovite occurrence than the very dubious plasticity of the image. Each one judges it as they consider. Vomiting, artistic, fun? Maybe neither cold nor hot. This is:

And Medvedvev chose to use chewing gum during the breaks between games once the match was advanced. He explained why. “I don’t know why. My mouth was super dry. Water didn’t help. So the only solution was to chew gum. I probably watch too much baseball. For some reason, everyone chews gum. I thought, ‘You know what, I’m losing every game. I need to try to do like baseball players. I need to change.’

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev explains why he chewed gum during breaks during his debut at the US Open 2026US OPEN

He was within his rights, although it probably would have been more hygienic to have thrown away the gum once thoroughly bitten. Don’t be exposed.

Medvedev He was so happy with his victory. And he was asked about his screams in Winston Salem, days ago, talking about his move to pickleball.

“Unfortunately, tennis requires too much energy and time. If not, I would do something else. Maybe not exactly pickleball, but I would change tennis. Sometimes tennis, sometimes something else. Unfortunately, tennis is a full-time job. Until I am, say, 37 and a half years old, I will be happy playing tennis. And then we will see what life brings me,” said the father of two children.

In New York he still has work. In the second round he has an appointment with the American Sebastian Gorzny or the Belgian Raphael Collignon. We’ll see if with gum or not.