By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday January 18, 2025
Daniil Medvedev had a really unproductive Australian Open in a number of methods. First, the three-time finalist was knocked out within the second spherical by 19-year-old qualifier, which marks his earliest loss since his debut in Melbourne in 2017.
Second he was docked $76,000 for 2 separate violations, and will find yourself paying extra as he’s nonetheless on the hook for changing the digicam that he violently smashed throughout his first-round win over World No.418 Kasidit Samrej.
Digicam 1️⃣-0️⃣ RacquetDaniil Medvedev couldn’t consider simply how sturdy the online digicam was! 😲#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/Sbbx3SmHve
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 14, 2025
Medvedev was hit with a $10,000 advantageous for code violations within the first spherical, and one other $66,000 for a number of violations throughout his loss to Tien, together with a advantageous for skipping his post-match press convention.
Medvedev stated after his first-round match that he hoped the advantageous wouldn’t be too excessive.
“I hope not too large, as a result of in all probability, the advantageous is normally for breaking the racquet, and the digicam goes to value some, however I do not suppose Go Professional is that costly,” he stated. “What I’ve to say is the digicam was very, very sturdy, as a result of my racquet did not deal with the harm.”
At the moment it’s unknown what the extra value of the online digicam will likely be.
