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It is hard – and probably unwise – to take your eyes off Medvedev’s matches, and he is very popular with the media for his engaging, reflective and humorous interviews once the dust has settled.<\/p>\n
But he has gone too far on court on many occasions, with much of his aggression directed at umpires.<\/p>\n
At Wimbledon in 2017, a 21-year-old Medvedev was so incensed about some of the decisions made by umpire Mariana Alves in his second-round match that he sprinkled coins at her feet<\/a> as she climbed down from the chair.<\/p>\n He later apologised and denied he was accusing her of bias.<\/p>\n Two years ago, again at Wimbledon, it appeared officials were considering defaulting Medvedev for an outburst towards umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore.<\/p>\n Medvedev claimed he said something in Russian which was “not pleasant, but not over the line” – and, after a discussion between the umpire, supervisor and tournament referee, he escaped with a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n He was fined more than \u00a360,000<\/a> for his behaviour at the 2025 Australian Open, which included trying to destroy a net camera, and had an infamous meltdown later that year at the US Open.<\/p>\n On a rowdy New York night, Benjamin Bonzi had match point for a straight-set win against Medvedev in the first round when a photographer inexplicably walked on to court<\/a> between his first and second serves.<\/p>\n Umpire Greg Allensworth awarded the Frenchman another first serve because of the delay, sparking fury from Medvedev.<\/p>\n Medvedev accused Allensworth of hoping to engineer a quick finish – as he gets paid by the match, rather than the hour – and there was a pause of over five minutes as he whipped up the crowd.<\/p>\n He did save the match point, but went on to lose in five sets before obliterating his racquet by smashing it repeatedly against the table next to his chair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n