Updated On: 26 August, 2025 08:23 AM IST | New York | AFP
Russia’s World No. 13 loses his cool during 3-6, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-0, 4-6 Rd-1 defeat to France’s Benjamin Bonzi; expresses unhappiness with chair umpire’s calls and smashes racquet en route three-hour 45-min contest

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev breaks his racquet after losing to France’s Benjamin Bonzi in New York on Sunday. Pics/AFP
Daniil Medvedev’s match was delayed more than six minutes between points, after a photographer entered the court on match point and the 2021 US Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire’s decision to award his opponent a first serve.
The latest Medvedev meltdown on Louis Armstrong Stadium Sunday night led to a wild change in the match. The No. 13 seed was a point away from being eliminated, then won the next two sets to force a deciding fifth before Benjamin Bonzi eliminated him from a second straight major with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4 victory in 3hr 45min that ended early on Monday. Bonzi had also beaten Medvedev across four sets in the opening round at Wimbledon in late June. “I tried to stay calm in the match but it was not easy,” Bonzi said.
Benjamin Bonzi celebrates his win in New York on Sunday