Medvedev fined $7,000
Daniil Medvedev was hit with a $7,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct after smashing his racket seven times during a match at the Monte‑Carlo Masters. (espn.com) Reports say the incidents occurred in his round‑of‑32 match against Matteo Berrettini, a disciplinary move announced in the tournament aftermath. (foxnews.com)
Daniil Medvedev was fined 6,000 euros, about $7,000, after smashing his racket seven times during a Monte-Carlo Masters loss last week. (apnews.com) The ATP Tour confirmed the penalty on Monday, April 13, after Medvedev received an on-court code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct early in the second set against Matteo Berrettini. (espn.com) The match itself was one-sided: Berrettini beat Medvedev 6-0, 6-0 in 49 minutes in the second round of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on April 8. (atptour.com) ATP Tour data said it was the first time Medvedev had lost a tour-level match without winning a game, and the first time Berrettini had won one by that score. (atptour.com) Tennis.com reported Berrettini became the fifth player in ATP rankings history, dating to 1973, to beat a Top 10 opponent by a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline. (tennis.com) The result landed in Medvedev’s first clay-court event of the season, a surface that has often been his least comfortable despite his long run near the top of men’s tennis. (atptour.com) Berrettini, a former Wimbledon finalist and wild card in Monte Carlo, told the ATP it was “one of the best performances” of his career after missing only a handful of shots. (atptour.com) The fine closes the disciplinary part of a match that was already historic on the scoreboard, with Medvedev leaving Monte Carlo with a lopsided loss and a bill from the tour. (espn.com)
