Us Open: Daniil Medvedev Fined $42,500 For Racket Meltdown

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Daniil Medvedev was fined $42,500 by nan US Open connected Wednesday – much than a 3rd of his $110,000 prize money from this year’s singles astatine nan tourney – for his meltdown after a photographer wandered connected to nan tribunal astatine lucifer point.

Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike behaviour and different $12,500 for racket abuse. When Sunday’s first-round lucifer ended successful conclusion for Medvedev he many times smacked a racket against his chair, destroying nan equipment.

Medvedev, nan US Open champion successful 2021, was angered erstwhile chair umpire Greg Allensworth granted force Benjamin Bonzi different first service aft nan photographer’s interruption.

Bonzi was connected lucifer point, starring 5-4 successful nan 3rd set, erstwhile nan photographer – whose credential was later revoked – walked on nan broadside of nan tribunal conscionable aft a fault.

Allensworth told nan photographer to time off nan court, past announced that Bonzi would get different first service because of nan delay. Medvedev approached nan charismatic to complain, and things soon sewage retired of hand. The crowd began booing and chanted, “Second serve!” Play was held up for much than six minutes arsenic Medvedev riled up nan fans and insulted Allensworth.

“Are you a man? Why are you shaking? He wants to spell location guys, he doesn’t for illustration to beryllium here. He gets paid by nan match, not by nan hour,” Medvedev shouted.

When bid was restored, Medvedev coiled up taking that group – and nan fourth, too. But Bonzi coiled up winning 6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 0-6, 6-4.

It was Medvedev’s 3rd consecutive expansive slam nonaccomplishment successful nan first round, including past period astatine Wimbledon against Bonzi.