Photographer Who Sparked Daniil Medvedev’s U.S. Open Meltdown Banned From the Match

Double fault!

A photographer who walked onto the court docket in the course of Daniil Medvedev’s first-round U.S. Open match in opposition to Benjamin Bonzi in New York City on Sunday, August 24 has been banned from the tennis match.

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The umpire granted Bonzi, 29, a re-do of his first serve due to the interruption, sparking Medvedev to melt down on the court docket, encouraging the group to boo.

“Are you a man? Why are you shaking?” the Russian unhealthy boy, 29, yelled on the umpire, Greg Allensworth, earlier than talking to ESPN’s cameras. “He wants to go home, guys, he doesn’t like it here. He gets paid by the match, not by the hour.”

His outburst delayed the match for greater than six minutes.

The U.S. Tennis Association later instructed The Guardian that the photographer was escorted from the court docket by safety and that his credentials had been revoked.

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“I’m a victim and totally innocent,” the journalist, recognized by the Daily Mail as Selcuk Acar, instructed the outlet by way of textual content message on Monday, August 25. “This incident has already turned into a lynching, and although I’m innocent, I’ve suffered greatly.”

After ultimately shedding to the French participant, Medvedev instructed reporters at a press convention, by way of Sports Illustrated, that the interruption isn’t what set him off.

“I was not upset with the photographer. It was nothing special,” Medvedev insisted.

He stated his ire was directed solely at Allensworth. “Every time there’s a sound from the stands between serves, there is never a second serve. But well, that helped me get back into the match. It was a fun moment to live. I wasn’t upset with the photographer. I was upset with the decision.”