Overview
- Medvedev’s second-round match featured two small birds settling on the net during a second-set rally, and chair umpire Timo Janzen stopped play and ordered the point replayed.
- Medvedev vocally protested the decision on court, calling it one of the most ridiculous calls he had seen, but he completed the match without further incident.
- The interruption did not change the outcome as Medvedev beat Sebastian Gorzny 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 and used 14 aces in the victory.
- Tournament rules give umpires discretion to halt play or order replays for external interference, and coverage focused on the timing of the call after several strokes were played around the birds.
- Medvedev will face Arthur Rinderknech in the third round, and the episode adds to a pattern of high-profile on-court disputes involving Medvedev at Louis Armstrong Stadium.