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Ammon News - Daniil Medvedev had an angry run-in with a courtside TV camera as he missed out on a place in the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The top seed was a set ahead in the semi-final against fellow Russian Andrey Rublev when he ran into a camera during a rally. Clearly annoyed at its positioning on the court, Medvedev shoved the lens with his foot before complaining to the umpire that he “could have broken my hand”.

The right-hander, who is ranked second in the world, needed a medical time-out for treatment on his left hand. Whether it inhibited him was unclear, but fourth seed Rublev took advantage to gain a first career win over his compatriot, prevailing 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.

In the other semi-final, Alexander Zverev battled back from 4-1 down in the third and final set against the Wimbledon finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas to triumph 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4). Zverev was also suffering from a stomach problem but pulled off a superb comeback to set up a final encounter with Rublev.

“I didn’t feel well,” Zverev said of the final set. “In the middle of the second set I felt low energy and my stomach wasn’t great. I broke him at 4-2 in the third and went outside the court and did my thing. I started to feel better, the doctor came out and gave me a little medicine and my stomach started to calm down a little. The energy came back, but I think that was also adrenaline.”

In the women’s event, Jil Teichmann’s remarkable run continued as she reached the final. The Swiss wildcard, who had already beaten the world No 2, Naomi Osaka, and the Olympic champion, Belinda Bencic, saw off Karolina Pliskova, the Wimbledon runner-up, 6-2 6-4.

She said on court: “It’s tough to explain, but when I ask my coaches what they think of me they say you’re an unexpected person who does random things. I guess this is one of them. I’m feeling really good, serving good, moving well. I cannot even describe it.”

Teichmann, the world No 76, will face Ash Barty in the final after ensuring there would be no repeat of last month’s Wimbledon showpiece. Barty, the SW19 singles champion, defeated Angelique Kerber in straight sets to reach her sixth final of the year. Barty swept aside Germany’s Kerber 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 14 minutes to extend her 2021 record to 39 wins and seven losses – a WTA Tour-leading number of victories.

*theguardian