Daniil Medvedev Was Irate After Photographer Walks On Court docket at Match Level in US Open

Daniil Medvedev was livid after a photographer on the U.S. Open inadvertently walked onto the court docket of his dwell match in opposition to Benjamin Bonzi throughout the first spherical on Sunday night.

At match level, with benefit on the facet of Bonzi, play was immediately interruped when the chair umpire instructed a photographer to get off the court docket. Because of the delay, the chair umpire granted Bonzi first serve, which didn’t sit properly with Medvedev, who felt he was being unfairly punished.

Irate, Medvedev ran as much as the chair umpire and commenced encouraging the gang in Queens to proceed booing. He then gave the chair umpire an earful, and accused him of eager to “go home.”

“He wants to go home, guys. He gets paid by the match, not by the hour,” Medvedev mentioned of the umpire whereas talking to the booing crowd.

The delay in the end labored in Medvedev’s favor, nevertheless. Play was paused for almost six minutes for the weird sequence of occasions, and when it resumed, the Russian native was in a position to claw again and equalize in opposition to Bonzi. Medvedev stunningly managed to come back again and pressure each a fourth and fifth set, however was defeated in heartbreaking vogue late.

Much like throughout the delay, the 29-year-old did not do a lot to comprise his feelings in defeat. He was seen smashing his racket on the bottom after the five-set loss within the first spherical, utterly destroying his tools.

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