Daniil Medvedev was fined for his actions in the first round match on Sunday night at the US Open. Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 for pleading and ‘racket abuse’ between him Fifth loss to Benjamin Bonsey.
The fines deepened Medvedev’s $110,000 revenue for his one-night job. According to ESPN, the Russian player was seeded 13th place for the US Open and received two separate fines. Medvedev punished $30,000 for Sportsmanlike’s actions by tournament referee Jake Garner and $12,500 for racket abuse.
Daniil Medvedev’s US open crash out is the latest in his own long offensive explosion history
Brad Crawford
The first incident occurred when the photographer walked to court during the second match point, thinking that the match was over. Judge Greg Allensworth ordered the photographer whose qualifications were later revoked and ordered Boni to leave before giving her first serve. A furious Medvedev protested the verdict for about six minutes, during which the crowd booed and chanted “second serve.”
“He wants to go home,” Medvedev cried out at the microphone behind the referee chair at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “He doesn’t like being here. He’s paid for the match, not the time.”
Medvedev, who was about to lose in straight sets, ultimately scored the third and fourth sets, but lost the match in five. After the contest, Medvedev destroyed his racket by repeatedly crushing it into his chair. The set-off marked Medvedev’s third consecutive first-round loss of grand slams and a second consecutive loss of grand slams to Bonji.
Medvedev explosion It was not an isolated incident. In 2019 he flipped the crowd, snatched a towel from the ball boy and threw a racket towards the referee. Earlier this year, Medvedev was fined $76,000 for camera and racket smash Tirades. He was also fined at Wimbledon in 2017 after emptied his wallet and throwing a coin at Judge Mariana Alves.