Just when you thought a tennis match couldn’t get any more dramatic, Daniil Medvedev strolls onto the court at the Shanghai Masters and says, “Hold my water bottle.” The Russian star, known for his on-court antics as much as his formidable gameplay, found himself at the center of not one, but two controversies during his quarter-final clash against Alex de Minaur. It seems wherever Medvedev goes, a little bit of chaos is sure to follow.

The match was already tense, with Medvedev leading 5-3 in the first set. After losing a point at deuce, just as de Minaur was about to serve, Medvedev casually decided he needed a closer look at the Aussie’s previous serve. He requested a replay, a feature of the modern electronic line-calling system.

The replay, of course, confirmed the serve was in, but

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