US EditionU.S. Open 2025: Daniil Medvedev Fined $42,500 For On-Court Meltdown
Daniil Medvedev received two fines totaling $42,500 for berating the umpire and racket abuse after a photographer interrupted his match, reducing nearly 40% of his $110,000 first-round prize.
- On Monday, August 25, Daniil Medvedev was fined $42,500 for a public meltdown during his first-round U.S. Open loss to Benjamin Bonzi at Flushing Meadows.
- During a match point, a photographer mistakenly walked onto the Louis Armstrong Stadium court, interrupting Benjamin Bonzi's serve, and chair umpire Greg Allensworth then awarded another first serve.
- Medvedev then launched a sustained protest, sprinting to the umpire and protesting angrily for about six minutes while whipping up the jeering New York crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium, then smashed several rackets, repeatedly striking one against his chair before leaving the court.
- The fines will erase roughly 38% of Daniil Medvedev's $110,000 first-round prize and rank only among the larger U.S. Open sanctions history.
- After the US Open meltdown, figures including Boris Becker urged Daniil Medvedev to seek professional help, while earlier this year he was fined $76,000 for similar outbursts.
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Daniil Medvedev's heated US Open outburst following first-round defeat results in hefty fine
Daniil Medvedev was fined over $45,000 this week after he destroyed a racket and yelled at a chair umpire following a bizarre delay during his first-round match Sunday.
Daniil Medvedev was the protagonist of a series of behaviors out of control during his US Open debut: insults to a photographer, protests, vulgar gestures and the destruction of the racket after the defeat. Russian tennis player will now have to pay a fine of $42,500 for unsporting conduct
The Russian tennis player initially argued with the match referee and then, after losing, broke his racket.
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