Former champion Daniil Medvedev tried to rush like a victim, although he faced criticism for his explosion in court during the loss of Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday. Medvedev insisted that he was not caused by a delay in the match for almost ten minutes and said that during the opening round of the last round of the last Grand Slam, he expected a fine for his dubious behavior.
The 29 -year -old blamed tennis authorities who were quoted by the example of significant fines that had previously passed on Reilly Opelka, by showing bias against certain players who, as he claimed, is punished harder than “others”.
Medvedev ran to the crowd of the Arthur Ashe stadium In New York, when he met the judge’s chair in the third set. Bonzi, seemingly on the course to seal the victory of direct sets, served for the match in 5-4, 40/30, when the photographer moved alongside the court to take his position in the pit of photographers.
When the judge saw the movement, he allowed Bonzi the first portion, even though he was caused before the photographer appeared. Medvedev was angry with a decision and lost temperament and issued an offensive cry in which he accused the referee of wanting to finish early than to do his work correctly.
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Medvedev, who was initially exported by a crowd in New York, suddenly found himself encouraged when the atmosphere grew increasingly rougher. Noise levels remained deafening for more than five minutes and further delayed the game.
Bonzi visibly hoarse Bonzi wasted his match point and allowed Medvedev back to the competition. 2021 US Open Champion confiscated momentum, won the third hundred -up bindings, and then in the fourth Bageling of Bonzi, aroused by the crowd support. He even broke early in the decisive set, but was broken twice alone before he finally dropped to 3-6, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-0, 4-6 defeats.
“I’m big enough, so if I’m talking, I have a lot of trouble, so I’m not going to talk. Not everyone knows what I was talking about when I mentioned Reilly. Reilly got a fine for it, so on Sunday evening he also said Medvedev.
“I have no idea. Their boys like much more than the other Kyrgios boys, I, Bublik, who else? Reilly. Even though he’s a nice guy, just because they don’t like him,” he added.
“I wasn’t mad at the photographer”
Medvedev explained that his anger was not aimed at the photographer, but in the decision to grant Bonzi’s first serving at such a major stage of the match.
“I wasn’t mad at the photographer that it wasn’t special. Every time there is a sound from the stands, there is never a second service. Well, it helped me return to the match. It was a fun moment to live. I wasn’t angry with the photographer.
In the face of grilling from the press, the Russian was asked if he intentionally tested the limits to see if he was failed. Another reporter went so far as to ask if it could be the last match of his career. Medvedev, however, seemed more composed in the interview room than in court.
At the end of the competition, Medvedev bleed his frustration by repeatedly breaking the rocket – The appropriate end of what the season of nightmares in the Grand Slams was. The former world No. 1, which reached at least one main finals between 2021 and 2024 each year, managed only one Grand Slam singles-winning of the first round of the Australian Open in 2025.
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Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
August 25, 2025
