The first-round match between No. 13 seed Daniil Medvedev and Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday night at the US Open turned chaotic when, of all things, a photographer prematurely stepped onto the court as Bonzi served for the match. All of a sudden, a match that looked like it was destined for a straight-set victory for Bonzi turned into a five-set thriller.

In the end, though, Bonzi prevailed 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(5), 0-6, 6-4 when it seemed like he was on the verge of a collapse.

In the third set, Bonzi was leading 6-3, 7-5, 5-4 and serving for the match when he missed his first serve. At that point, with the match on the verge of concluding, a photographer stepped onto the playing surface, causing a delay.

Bonzi was preparing for his second serve when the photographer entered the court, so chair ump

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