US Open 2025: Daniil Medvedev loses to Benjamin Bonzi after unbelievable night time in New York

This will not be the primary time Medvedev has been the central character on an entertaining night time in New York.

On his technique to reaching the 2019 last, the he assumed the function of pantomime villain as he wound up the American followers.

He was booed for trolling the group together with his provocative post-match celebrations and interviews, earlier than profitable them over with a heroic efficiency in a five-set defeat by Rafael Nadal within the last.

Two years later, Medvedev obtained their acclaim after beating Novak Djokovic to win his first main title – and celebrating with a comedic fall to the court docket impressed by a pc sport.

In 2023, he argued with some supporters in a late-night battle in opposition to Australia’s Chris O’Connell – however this time Medvedev ensured the group was behind him in an try to show the match round in opposition to Bonzi.

Medvedev lately opened up about his on-court antics in an enlightening interview with BBC Sport, describing his outbursts as like “honking a car horn”.

But his response to dropping within the first spherical of a Grand Slam for the third time in a row was a regarding sight.

Instead of creating a fast exit, Medvedev sat disconsolately on his chair earlier than destroying a racquet by repeatedly smashing it in opposition to the steel bench holding his racquet bag.

The six-time Grand Slam finalist broke down in tears and stayed sat as Bonzi started his on-court interview.

Afterwards Medvedev, who appears to be like set to drop out of the world’s prime 20, stated he felt throughout the match he wished to “finish his career”.

Asked if it was the top, he replied: “Not today, but when I’m finishing my career, you never know where you want to do it. Today I was, like, ‘this could be a nice place to do it’.”