Photographer breaks silence over ‘lynching’ after US Open court docket crash

The photographer who interrupted a US Open match Sunday evening, creating chaos within the Daniil Medvedev-Benjamin Bonzi opening-round match, says he’s a sufferer.

Selcuk Acar, an skilled freelance journalist and photojournalist, told the Daily Mail he did nothing fallacious and didn’t need to have his credentials revoked.

With Bonzi serving for the match within the third set, Acar stepped onto the court docket, and the match was paused.

Umpire Greg Allensworth gave Bonzi one other first serve because of the delay, which drew the ire of the Thirteenth-seeded Medvedev and the Louis Armstrong Stadium crowd.

A 6-minute, 24-second 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.

“I’m a victim and totally innocent,” Acar instructed the web site. “This incident has already turned into a lynching, and although I’m innocent, I’ve suffered greatly. If there’s a camera there, if it’s monitored, it will show that I returned to the official twice and didn’t enter.”

Acar insisted a safety official instructed him “the match is stopped,” which is when he entered. Acar mentioned he has coated Presidential visits to Europe and NATO summits in addition to the FIFA World Cup.

“I’m not a photojournalist that can [make] such a mistake,” he mentioned.

The USTA, although, defended their choice to take Acar’s credential away after the embarrassing incident.

“The photographer had been instructed to stay in place by US Open security,” the USTA mentioned in an announcement to The Post.

“The photographer disregarded these instructions and improperly entered the court between serves on match point. The Chair Umpire also instructed the photographer to immediately sit down, and these instructions were also disregarded. The photographer’s credential was revoked for the 2025 US Open.”

It was a questionable ruling by the umpire, since Bonzi had already missed his first serve.

Medvedev angrily ran as much as Allensworth, protesting the decision. He urged the gang to boo, and verbally went on the umpire.

“Are you a man? Are you a man? Why are you shaking? What’s wrong, huh? Guys, he wants to leave. He gets paid by the match not by the hour,” Medvedev mentioned of the umpire as he yelled to the gang.

Medvedev took the fourth set at love earlier than faltering in the long run.

“I have no idea. It was crazy,” Bonzi mentioned in his on-court interview, when requested to sum up the night. “I may have got some new fans, but also some new non-fans. The energy was wild. Thanks to all the ones who were booing. Thanks for the energy at the end in the fifth set as well. It was a crazy match.”