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What if Tsitsipas and Medvedev go play Laver Cup together
1 - HIGHLIGHT in Tsitsipas’ singles match
First set 4:4 Tsitsipas makes a return-ace on his backhand to get a break point.
ROGER: [jumping up and down] Come on!
RAFA: [channeling the cheer-leader mode] Vamos!
THIREV: Dads are at it again. Let's cuddle while no one's watching.
MEDVEDEV: I'm a cool boy winning titles poker-faced [no-celebration look].
2- MISS in Tsitsipas’ singles match
Breaking point #1 Tsitsipas frames his return of serve.
Winner Best Slow Motion of 2020, I believe I can fly, Stefanos Tsitsipas.
RAFA: oh~
ROGER: I'm so nervous I can't look at it. RAFA please I need your shoulder to cover my eyes.
SASCHA nervously rubs DOMI's hand that is resting nervously on his thigh, with his heart pounding.
[Of course it's because he's nervous, or they are nervous, why else would they be so touchy on each other?]
MEDVEDEV, the cool boy who wins titles poker-faced : Hahahaha Hahahaha But this is too funny KING OF SHANKING lol
3 - Tsitsipas' service game in Stefaniil doubles
40:15 Medvedev at the net.
Tsitsipas' serve brushes by Medvedev's ear, catches the net, "OUT!"
STEF: [rolls his eyes] [clicks his tongue]
ROGER: [Courtside watching, smells the dramas] Challenge.
Hawkeye result IN.
"Let. First Service."
Tsitsipas fires a heavy first serve and manages to snipe the back of Medvedev's head at 211km/h.
Medical timeout.
After MTO Tsitsipas second serve brushes against the top of Medvedev's head and lands in the service box. The opponent tries to return aggressively and sends it long. Tsitsipas manages to hold.
(Nope, the "kiss where you hit" love scene is a Maherbert special. Let’s keep it that way.)
4-Medvedev's service game in Stefaniil doubles
RAFA's preach during changeovers: We need to be more clear about the fingers. Like this [clenched fist] you stay in the same place. Any finger, you cross. "
Medvedev, serving, doesn't really find this discussion necessary.
After all, he hasn't seen Tsitsipas give him any gesture other than his middle finger.
It's a miracle these two can hold.
5 - Tiebreak in Stefaniil doubles
ROGER's preach before the tiebreak, "You guys need more communication on the court. Make the calls, like me, me or you, you."
Tsitsipas doesn't really find this discussion necessary.
After all, they are playing from the doubles boxes on either side, keeping themselves as far apart as they can.
Any ball landed in between the two would be Medvedev's duty. The bullshit Russian's game is boring and he would just put any ball back in the court anyway.
6 - Match point in Stefaniil doubles
The only time the pair exchange words is in the end at match point when both of them are drawn to the net and then lobbed.
Both of them call out ME at the same time, running backward trying to hit the overhead.
Of course, with the advantage of his height, Medvedev makes contact with the ball before Tsitsipas. Tsitsipas isn't able to stop and runs into Medvedev in the chest. The ball is, extremely unexpectedly and purely accidentally, smashed upon Tsitsipas' head. The two collapse onto the ground, hovering each other with their limbs somehow intertwined.
“Game, set and match, Team World.”
7- Post-match Team Europe trophy celebration
FANFIC:
Fedal hugging, Thirev rolling over each other, Tsitsipas extends his arms to Medvedev: “Just... close your eyes and think about team Europe.”
“Is this your Greek style invitation for a kiss?”
Medvedev closes in as Tsitsipas flushes his eyes shut, his hand tugging in Tsitsipas’ hair and holding him closer.
There’s a hesitation in Tsitsipas’ motion, but soon enough he leans in, as they are too far gone in the kiss, with blue confetti raining down all around them.
Reality:
Fedal hugging, Thirev rolling over each other, Tsitsipas extends his arms to Medvedev: “Just... close your eyes and think about team Europe.”
The two of them hold out their arms with visible hesitation in their rigid motion. As Medvedev ever so desperately closes his eyes, Tsitsipas bumps his head with full strength. The camera finally turns to them, only to see the two grabbing tightly onto each other by the nape, their foreheads glowing red, their eyes locked with such tension, as if one of them would get pounded in the next second.