The Russian Daniil Medvedev was sentenced this Saturday to a fine of 76,000 dollars (74,000 euros) for his excessive behavior at the Australian Open, where he destroyed a camera, threw his racket and skipped a press conference. 'post-match, obligatory.
The world number five has already been fined $10,000 since during his match against the Thai, Kasidit Samrej (418th player in the world), whom he beat at the last minute, in five sets, in the first round of the Open from Australia, he behaved badly. Indeed, during a crisis, Medvedev threw and then broke his racket and damaged a camera located in the net on several occasions.
As if that wasn't enough, Daniil Medvedev then faced an even heavier penalty of $66,000 for his misconduct in the next round, when he was eliminated by 19-year-old American Learner Tien. , after a marathon of almost 5 hours, in a meeting finished at almost 3:00 in the morning.
A sanguine character
During the match, the Russian threw his racket towards the sidelines. It slipped on the field, until it reached an advertising board near its bench. He also argued with the referee after being warned for repeated foot faults, then skipped his logically obligatory post-match press conference. Medvedev is therefore criticized for many things, he who can often have bloody and disproportionate reactions.
-Daniil Medvedev had also reached three of the last four finals of the Australian Open. But the one that we remember the most is that of 2024, when he exploded on the court after leading two sets against the Italian Jannik Sinner, finally losing his final, frustrated.
