The moment World No. 2 Russian fell on the floor and celebrated his maiden Grand Slam title. Explaining his bizarre “dead fish” post-match celebration, Medvedev said on-court that, “Only legends will understand. What I did after the match was L2 + left.”
Daniil Medvedev. Pic/AFP
Daniil Medvedev’s strange way to celebrate his victory against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia after winning the US Open title has to do with his great off-court passion—the soccer PlayStation game FIFA.
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The moment World No. 2 Russian fell on the floor and celebrated his maiden Grand Slam title. Explaining his bizarre “dead fish” post-match celebration, Medvedev said on-court that, “Only legends will understand. What I did after the match was L2 + left.”
Later in his post-match press conference, the Russian said the idea first arose at Wimbledon this year. “I like to play FIFA. I like to play PlayStation. It’s called the dead fish celebration. If you know your opponent when you play FIFA, many times you’re going to do this. You’re going to score a goal, you’re up 5-0, you do this one. I talked to the guys in the locker [room], they’re young guys, super chill guys. They were like, ‘that’s legendary’”.
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Rod Laver@rodlaver: Simply stunning Daniil Medvedev, you stopped one of the greatest tonight. To win your first Grand Slam title is always special, to do it against a champion like Novak Djokovic is something else. Take heart Novak, the quest continues.
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