Daniil Medvedev slapped with massive fine for bad behavior at Australian Open after crashing out of the tournament

Daniil Medvedev lost control over himself during his first and second round match at the 2025 Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev slapped with massive fine for bad behavior at Australian Open after crashing out of the tournament

Daniil Medvedev (Image via X)

Daniil Medvedev, who was the runner-up in last year’s Australian Open, had a forgetful campaign at Melbourne Park. He got crashed out of the tournament in the second round but not without creating controversy due to which he was slapped with a $76,000 fine.

The Australian Open organizers released the fine two days after the Russian’s shocking exit. Medvedev hit the camera attached to the net with his racket several times during his tough five-set win over 418th-ranked Kasidit Kamrej in the first round.

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Although he joked in the press conference later that the GoPro camera he smacked was not expensive, he was penalized $10,000 for his outburst. Medvedev, however, was handed an even heavier fine for his meltdown in the second round.

In the second round, Learner Tien frustrated him. The 19-year-old who scripted history in the tournament, knocked Medvedev out with a thrilling five-set win. During the match, Medvedev threw his racket, which hit the advertising panel and argued with the chair umpire.

The match ended just a few minutes before 3 am local time and Medvedev skipped the press conference. Because of his antics, he faced a $66,000 penalty.

Learner Tien reveals how he defeated Daniil Medvedev

Learner Tien, who was the runner-up in the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, took four hours and 48 minutes to stun three-time Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev in the second round with a scoreline of 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 1-6, 7-6(10-7).

Learner Tien
Learner Tien (via X)

The American teenager, who hit 13 winners during the final set, became the second-youngest American man since Pete Sampras in 1990 to reach the third round at the Australian Open.

So it was a little disappointing to see a fourth [set] after fighting back from a break down in the third. Honestly, in the fourth set, I just had to pee so bad, so I was trying to finish it up fairly quick. But I also wanted to start the fifth serving, so I scrapped that game at 0-5, and it all worked out.

Learner Tien said during his on-court interview

After claiming the biggest win of his career, Tien eliminated Corentin Moutet in straight sets in the third round to set up a fourth-round clash with Lorenzo Sonego.

Tien qualified for the main draw of the Australian for the first time after beating Gregoire Barrere, Juan Pablo Ficovich, and Jozef Kovalik in the qualifying rounds. In his first-round match, he defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli in five sets.