US Open Fines Daniil Medvedev $ 45,500 after a first round explosion

Daniil Medvedev’s last anger crisis on the tennis The court turned out to be expensive.

The former world n ° 1 was sentenced to a fine of $ 42,500 We open Wednesday after his explosion in the first round of the tournament during the weekend. Medvedev, which previously won the Grand Slam tournament in 2021, was moored of $ 30,000 for antactive driving and an additional $ 12,500 for racket abuse.

Daniil Medvedev reacts next to the chair referee, Greg Allensworth, on the left, after a photographer ran on the field in a match against Benjamin Bonzi, France, in the first round of the US Open, Sunday August 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo Adam Hunger / AP)

The fine followed the animated disagreement of the Russian tennis player with the chair referee Greg Allensworth, who allowed the opponent Benjamin Bonzi another first service in his match on Sunday after a photographer walked on the field at the Louis Armstrong stadium.

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The incident took place during the third set, with Medvedev to a point of elimination.

After Bonzi missed his first service, a photographer left his position and started walking alongside the court. Allesworth asked the photographer to leave the field and awarded another first service to Bonzi, to which Medvedev opposed.

Medvedev was hué by the crowd, and in his typical way, he continued to ride the fans, exploding them kisses.

Daniil Medvedev made gestures after a photographer ran on the field in a match against Benjamin Bonzi, France, in the first round of the US Open, Sunday, August 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo Adam Hunger / AP)

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Bonzi lost the point and finally the game. Medvedev then won the following set but lost the match 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4.

After the match, Medvedev defended his position, arguing that the photographer’s disturbance was not long enough to justify another first service. He also predicted that a heavy fine was on the way.

“I become quite big, so if I speak, I am in great difficulty, so I will not speak,” he said.

Daniil Medvedev made gestures after winning a point against Benjamin Bonzi on the first day of US 2025 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 24, 2025. (Geoff Burke / Imagn Images)

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Medvedev is no stranger to explosions on the ground – in particular to the US Open.

At 2019 US Open, He has notoriously entered a war of words with the fans in an post-match interview when he thanked them for howling it viciously.

“Thank you all, the guys, because your energy tonight gave me the victory. Because if you were not there, the guys, I would probably lose the match because I was so tired,” he said at the time. “I was burning yesterday. It was so difficult for me to play. So, I want everything you know when you sleep tonight, I won today because of you,” he added when the hoots were pursuing.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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