Tennis professional Daniil Medvedev caused a scandal at the US Open in the first round. Despite the big theater, this ended too Grand Slam-Tournament sobering for the 29-year-old.
The Russian US Open Champion of 2021 was 3: 6, 5: 7, 4: 5 against the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi and had match ball against himself when the first round match was misleading through an excitement. After the first beat Bonzis surcharge, a photographer disturbed the game when he ran on the pitch.
Insulted the referee
Referee Greg Allensworth decided to repeat the first service. And Medvedev, known for emotional outbreaks and controversial scenes, raced. He complained loudly about the referee. “People, he wants to go, he is paid for per game, not per hour”Medledew scolded the referee and heated up the audience. In addition, he asked the lifted chair referee, among other things, whether this “a man” be. A disrespectful note.
The spectators in the second largest Louis Armstrong stadium liked these wearsters: they were constantly boosting and making so much noise that the match was interrupted for minutes. Bonzi complained that the interruption of Medvedev was to blame – and lost control of the match. When it finally went on, the audience cheered when Bonzi made a mistake in the surcharge.
Confused the opponent
The Frenchman was unable to use the match ball, Medvedev made the break and secured the third set in the tiebreak. The former long-time top ten player had pulled the audience on his side, and again and again he formed a heart in the direction of the audience. Bonzi then had no chance in the fourth set.
The crucial fifth round was highly competitive again. In the end, Medvedev always shook his right arm arm as if he had a cramp. He also wanted to get Bonzi out of the rhythm again, but ultimately the catch -up was free. The clearly favored Medvedev had to against the world ranking 51. In the end with 3: 6, 5: 7, 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 0, 4: 6.
Crash from the top ten accelerates
Medvedev later said that his freaking had helped him find him again in the match. It was a funny moment. “I wasn’t angry with the photographer. I was angry with the decision. I didn’t do anything bad”he said, but now expects a fine.
The 29-year-old had failed early in Melbourne (2nd round), Paris (1st round) and Wimbledon (1st round). With the poor performance in New York, his crash from the top ten should accelerate.
Tim Brockmeier, Tim Brockmeier, Sportschau, 25.08.2025 07:39 a.m.
After 3:45 hours of play, the loser not only chopped his racket shortly before 1 a.m. “It was a crazy scenario. I have never experienced anything like that”said Bonzi, who explicitly thanked the few compatriots in French afterwards who had kept him that night.