Tension erupted at the U.S. Open late Sunday night when a photographer entered the court, setting off a sequence of events that left an animated Daniil Medvedev fuming.

The mayhem at Louis Armstrong Stadium began after Benjamin Bonzi, leading the third set 5-4, missed his first serve on match point.

An unnamed photographer left his post and started to walk down the side of the cour t, prompting chair umpire Greg Allensworth to ask the man to get off the court.

Allensworth then awarded Bonzi a first serve, sending Medvedev into a tirade. Medvedev waved his arms to the booing crowd, encouraging them to continue jeering.

“He wants to go home, guys,” Medvedev declared of Allensworth in audio caught by the on-court microphones. “He doesn’t like to be here. He gets paid by the match, n

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