Daniil Medvedev’s wife stole the show during his win over Ilya Ivashka at the Halle Open on Thursday.
The World No.1 beat Ivashka for the second time in a week, defeating the Belarusian 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals at the German grass-court event.
Medvedev, who also eliminated Ivashka in the Netherlands last week before returning to the World No.1 ranking on Monday, saved three set points when trailing 5-4 in the first set.
In the second set it was Ivashka’s turn to save match points and he did so in extraordinary scenes.
Serving at 2-5, 30-40, Ivashka produced an outrageous winner on a point that he had no right to win, stunning Medvedev and keeping the match alive.
“Would you believe it? What a shot to stay alive,” one TV commentator said.
“That is the shot of the match by Ivashka. He is ganging on by a thread.”
The Tennis TV Twitter account described Ivashka’s shot as ‘insane’, while Medvedev’s wife Daria was also left stunned as she watched on from the stands.
Daria simply raised her eyebrows in astonishment in a funny reaction that has gone viral amongst tennis fans.
