What is the most bizarre stat that you have ever seen during a Tennis match broadcast? – well this one at Indian Wells could certainly top it
A hilarious moment from the match between Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Daniil Medvedev has gone viral on the internet. The broadcasters of the Indian Wells Masters put out a bizarre stat showing the ‘number of cats’ owned by Fokina (2).
Fans wonder how that could be relevant to a Tennis game but nevertheless, it has gone viral on social media and the users are having a good laugh about it.
The crazy stat was displayed during the second set when the two players were fighting out an intense game. Medvedev eventually triumphed Fokina in straight sets 6-3, 7-5 but the ‘number of cats owned by Fokina has certainly emerged as the talking point from the match. Meanwhile, No.5 seed Medvedev will now face Frances Tiafoe in the semi-final tomorrow.
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on social media.
“Honestly ADF has just skyrocketed in my personal rankings”, wrote a fan, who appears to be very fond of cats/pets like Fokina.
“Love those insights that come from in-depth data analytics! Would like to see an analysis on how having one cat only would have impacted ADF’s performance yesterday. Perhaps a table with pros, cons and trade offs would add value here”, joked another fan.
“Cannot comprehend in this format. Must see it as a bar graph”, read a sarcastic comment.
“Imagine a line of cats following behind foki as he walks onto the tennis court.That’ll be so adorable”, commented another fan.
Another fan wrote: “No way this is real. I love this.”
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