USTA fires again at banned photographer’s ‘lynching’ feedback

The USTA is pushing again on the notion that the photographer who interrupted the Daniil Medvedev-Benjamin Bonzi match wasn’t informed by safety to remain put. 

The photographer, Selcuk Acar, informed the Daily Mail that he was given instruction that the match was stopped. 

“I’m a victim and totally innocent,” Acar mentioned. “This incident has already was a lynching, and though I’m harmless, I’ve suffered drastically. 

“If there’s a camera there, if it’s monitored, it will show that I returned to the official twice and didn’t enter.”

The USTA insisted that the photographer has been instructed to remain in place by US Open safety and Acar disregarded the directions and improperly entered the courtroom between serves on match level. 

“The Chair Umpire also instructed the photographer to immediately sit down, and these instructions were also disregarded,” a spokesperson mentioned. “The photographer’s credential was revoked for the 2025 US Open.”

With Bonzi serving for the match within the third set, Acar stepped onto the courtroom, and the match was paused. Umpire Greg Allensworth gave Bonzi a second first serve, which drew the ire of the Thirteenth-seeded Medvedev and the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd.

A 6:24 delay ensued, and Medvedev ended up profitable the third set, though Bonzi prevailed in 5, 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4