Daniil Medvedev Has Been aved heavy for his tirade at the US Open. The Russian Former Winner Has to Pay $ 42,500 (Almost € 37,000), The Tournament Organization Announced on Wednesday.
Medvedev Misbehaved on Sunday in His Lost Match Against Benjamin Bonzi. When the Frenchman Could Serve out the match on his Second Serve, a photographer Suddenly Stood on the Court. The referee sent the photographer away and awarded bonzi a first serve.
The Letter Stuck in Medvedev’s Craw. The Russian Went to Complain to the umpire and launched an angry tirade. “Are you a real man? Why are you shake?”, He shouted. “Hey to go home, guys. He doesn’t want to be here. He gets paid by match and not per hour. This makes no sense.”
The Crowd in The Louis Armstrong Stadium also Got Involved. There was Booing, Whistling and Jeering, after which the match was stopped for six minutes. The fans refused to be quiet duration bonzi’s service turn, partly because medvedev had stirred them up.
Medvedev Gratefully Used the Chaos, because he erased the match point and even a 2-0 deficit in sets. Then the 2021 US Open Winner Still Lost after five sets to the number 51 in the world. In anger, he smashed his racket.
Medvedev Has to pay A $ 30,000 Fine for Unsportsmanlike Conduct and $ 12,500 for smashing his racket. Added Together, that is not just half of the prize money he earned in New York. He earned $ 110,000 with a place in the first round.