Racquet heats up as three-time Australian Open finalist lashes out in frustration following poor performance

Daniil Medvedev never fails to bring drama to the field. He began his 2025 season at the Australian Open on January 14. While everyone expected the three-time Australian Open finalist to advance in his first round against world number 414 Kasidit Samrej, the Russian star appears to be in trouble. Looks like the Russian player couldn’t handle the frustration and had one of his classic tantrums.

The world No. 5 had an easy first set where he won 6-2. However, Samrej turned the tables in the second set where he won 6-4. Medvedev was stunned when the Thai player rained down shots that he couldn’t handle. Samrej was on a roll and Medvedev couldn’t find his form. Samrej then took the lead and won the third set 6-4. This caused an emotional outburst in Medvedev. He went to the net and hit it hard. He hit the net several times with his racket, breaking it in the process. Who knew you could break a racket on a net? In doing so, Medvedev also destroyed the camera located on the net.