Daniil Medvedev fined $42,500 for behavior during U.S. Open match against Benjamin Bonzi

Tennis

U.S. Open

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — Daniil Medvedev has been fined $42,500 for his behavior during his first-round defeat to Benjamin Bonzi at the U.S. Open.

Medvedev received a $30,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct and a $12,500 fine for racket abuse, according to the Grand Slam rulebook.

The Russian No. 16 seed’s match against Bonzi had descended into bedlam with the Frenchman holding match point, when a cameraperson ran onto the court between his first and second serves. Umpire Greg Allensworth allowed Bonzi to hit his first serve again because of the delay. An incensed Medvedev approached Allensworth’s chair, claiming that Allensworth “wanted to leave” because he gets “paid by the match, not by the hour.” He then shouted toward the camera: “Reilly Opelka was right!” and “What did Reilly Opelka say?”