Russia’s Daniil Medvedev breaks his racquet throughout his U.S. Open first spherical match in New York.
| Photograph Credit score: Reuters
Daniil Medvedev was fined a complete of $42,500 by the U.S. Open — greater than a 3rd of his $110,000 match prize cash — for his meltdown throughout a first-round loss after a photographer wandered onto the courtroom through the match.
Match referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and one other $12,500 for racket abuse. When the match ended, Medvedev repeatedly smacked a racket towards his sideline chair, destroying the tools.
Medvedev, a former No. 1-ranked participant who gained the championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021, was angered on Sunday evening when chair umpire Greg Allensworth determined to permit opponent Benjamin Bonzi one other first serve after the weird interruption.
Bonzi was some extent from successful whereas main 5-4 within the third set when the photographer — whose credential was later revoked — started strolling alongside the facet of the courtroom at Louis Armstrong Stadium simply after a fault.
Allensworth informed the photographer to get off the courtroom, then introduced that Bonzi would get one other first serve due to the delay. Medvedev approached the official to complain, and that’s when issues obtained wild. The group started booing and chanted, “Second serve!” In all, play was held up for greater than six minutes as Medvedev riled up the followers and insulted Allensworth.
“He needs to go dwelling, guys. He does not prefer to be right here. He will get paid by the match, not by the hour,” Medvedev shouted into the microphones behind the chair.
When order was restored, Medvedev wound up taking that set — and the fourth, too. However Bonzi ultimately wound up successful 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4.
It was Medvedev’s third consecutive Grand Slam loss within the first spherical, together with final month at Wimbledon towards Bonzi. (AP) APA APA
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