Daniil Medvedev landed in hot water when a photographer inadvertently interrupted while he was clashing with Benjamin Bonzi during the first round of the US Open. That interruption started a string of reactions from Medvedev, who first had an altercation with the chair umpire, and then he riled up the crowd to boo the former.

The crowd acted on his wishes and continued booing for six straight minutes . This interrupted Bonzi, who was serving for the match in the third set. He was broken by the Russian who won that set, then bageled the Frenchman in the fourth; though his efforts went in vain as he lost the fifth set and crashed out of the tournament.

The drama did not end there. A bewildered Medvedev sat on his bench, and moments afterward, he smashed his racket to pieces . For hi

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