Daniil Medvedev is being convicted for his questionable act which was the turning point in his battle with Australian outsider Alex de Minaur for a spot in the US Open quarterfinals

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev has been accused of a sneaky gimmick on Australia’s Alex de Minaur after being off the field for nearly 30 minutes in a heavy loss.

13th-seeded de Minaur shocked the world No. 3 in the US Open round of 16 by winning the first set 6-2.

That prompted Medvedev to pack up his entire kit bag, leave the field for an extended period of time, and return in completely new clothes.

After struggling in the first set, the resurgent Russian found his skills in the extended break and mastered the next three sets to turn the game around, eventually winning 2-6, 6-4, 6: 1, 6-0. 2.

The shady act raised doubts about Medvedev’s tactics among many fans.

“He should have been forced to give up the game.” “It’s easy to cheat,” one scolded.

“Matchfix Medvedev decided to finally show up,” posted another.

“This is the Medvedev we know,” replied another fan.

Medvedev struggled in the opening set but managed to secure the win in the next three sets after a lengthy break

De Minaur fell into a black hole after the break and was crushed by Medvedev in the next two sets

Australian doubles champion Todd Woodbridge was also sharp in his comments.

“It’s a strange situation in the game,” Woodbridge said on Channel 9.

“A 31-minute sentence, Medvedev leaves the field, takes his whole bag with him… why do you have to leave the field for so long?”

“It’s not a bathroom break, is he changing all his gear?” Shouldn’t that be at a certain point in time? I’m telling you, I think our sport really needs to do something about these changes.

“It’s just such a crutch that everyone seems to reach for when they’re down, and that’s just not part of the game.”

“It shouldn’t be there, I’m imploring our rules officials to step in and stop all this stuff because it’s just momentum changes in games that we shouldn’t have.”

After the break between sets, when Medvedev also used an inhaler, de Minaur struggled to keep up with world No. 3

The Russian claimed he was having trouble breathing and was using an inhaler after giving the Australian star the first set

Medvedev had also complained of difficulty breathing in the hot conditions at Louis Armstrong Stadium and was given permission by the referee to use an inhaler.

The incident came after Medvedev’s tough second-round match against fellow Australian Chris O’Connell, who was also using an inhaler after claiming he was having breathing problems.

O’Connell launched a spirited defense in the third set, which he won after using the inhaler in the tiebreak.

After losing the sentence, Medvedev asked the doctor, “Can I have what he had?”

The doctor replied, “Do you have these symptoms?”

Medvedev replied: ‘Well, I lost the sentence.’ I had problems too, I want the same.’

Some tennis fans said Medvedev obviously learned from the experience and made sure he had access to an inhaler for future matches.

“The last person who played Medvedev had trouble breathing. They gave him an inhaler. His tennis game really picked up speed, Medvedev asked if he could have the inhaler and was told no. “Tonight he made sure he got the inhaler he’s a cheater,” one fan wrote.

However, others said it was just sour grapes from the Australians and that Medvedev was playing by the rules.

“It’s allowed in the rules and there’s only one rule – RULES ARE RULES – many at the top have done it before,” one posted.

Medvedev meets Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals.

“That was really impressive, that was a big turnaround after losing the first set,” said Woodbridge.

“Another great tournament for Alex but after his start he will be disappointed with this result.” In the end he was unfortunately outplayed.’