According to the Associated Press on Monday, Daniil Medvedev of Moscow, Russia has been fined $7,000 for his Monte Carlo outburst last week. Medvedev smashed his tennis racket seven times in his double bagel loss to Italian Matteo Berrettini of Italy.
The second round match in Monaco last week was considered one of the more high profile matches in the early rounds of the tournament. That is because Medvedev is a grand slam champion from the past as he won the 2021 United States Open, and Berrettini reached the Wimbledon final in 2021.
It has simply been a topsy turvy 2026 calendar for Medvedev, who is ranked 10th in the world. He started the year on a high note when he beat American Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 7-6 in the final of the Brisbane International. This is a top preparation event leading up to the Australian Open. That was followed by a fourth round upset loss to Learner Tien of the United States at the Australian Open for the second straight year, a first round upset loss to Ugo Humbert of France in Rotterdam, a second round loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in Qatar, a tournament victory in Dubai when Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands withdrew, a finals appearance in Indian Wells, and a third round loss to Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo in Miami.
What is a bit surprising is that Medvedv has been bageled in a set four times this year. He was also bageled in the second set in his loss to Tien at the Australian Open, and bageled in the first set in his loss to Cerundolo in Miami.
