Daniil Medvedev cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday despite his win over Marcos Giron being marred by a "strange" moment in the final game.
The Russian has been a runner up at Albert Park for the last two years, and in 2022 was leading Rafael Nadal 2-0 in sets before the Spaniard mounted an incredible comeback. He's strongly fancied to challenge again this time around, having been seeded seventh for the first Slam of the year.
Sure enough, Medvedev wasted little time in getting through his opening match, dropping just three games in a 6-0 6-1 6-2 win. Therefore, it was intriguing that when serving for the match at 5-2 in the third, he appeared to lose his rag and tell one fan to "f**k off."
