US Edition"I'm a Victim & Totally Innocent" - US Open Photographer Caught in Daniil Medvedev Controversy Breaks Silence, Blames Security Lapse for Incident
Photographer Selcuk Acar ignored security warnings and entered the court, causing a 6-minute delay and leading to the United States Tennis Association revoking his credentials.
- On Sunday, photographer Selcuk Acar walked onto the court during Daniil Medvedev–Benjamin Bonzi's opening-round match, interrupting play as Bonzi served for the match at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
- US Open security had previously instructed photographer Selcuk Acar to stay put, yet Acar said an unnamed security official told him 'the match is stopped' before he entered Louis Armstrong Stadium's court.
- A 6-minute, 24-second delay followed Selcuk Acar's court entry, and umpire Greg Allensworth awarded Benjamin Bonzi another first serve, prompting Daniil Medvedev to confront the umpire and smash his racket.
- The United States Tennis Association revoked Selcuk Acar's credential and escorted him out of Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Acar said `This incident has already turned into a lynching, and although I’m innocent, I’ve suffered greatly` as he plans legal action.
- Benjamin Bonzi went on to beat Daniil Medvedev in five sets, with the interruption occurring as Bonzi served for the match in the third set and preceding momentum shifts that led to the upset.
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Selcuk Acar, who had his badge taken from the contest, defended himself against the accusations
The legend of German tennis Boris Becker considered that Daniil Medvedev should seek “professional help,” after the Russian was eliminated from the US Open after the last of a long series of spectacular reactions on the track.Medvedev was the protagonist of extraordinary scenes during his Sunday night game against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, in which he lost in five sets in a first-round match that turned into chaos during the third sleeve.The dra…
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev starred in one of the great polemics in this version of the US Open, in the midst of his early defeat in the first round of the tournament against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, in five sets.A game that could have been defined much earlier.In the third set, the Gaul served to keep the duel when an unexpected situation occurred.Bonzi failed his first service right at the time a photographer Selcuk Acar entered the…
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