US Open 2025: Daniil Medvedev receives huge fine after behaviour against Benjamin Bonzi

Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev has been handed a substantial fine for his behaviour in a extraordinary first-round exit.

Medvedev, 29, was knocked out of the Grand Slam tournament after a meltdown sparked by a photographer walking on to the court during his defeat by France’s Benjamin Bonzi.

The former world number one has been fined almost £31,500 ($42,500) by the United States Tennis Association.

He was docked $30,000 for unsportsmanlike behaviour and another $12,500 for obliterating a racket against a chair.

It means the Russian will have to forfeit about 40% of the first-round prize money he received.

After the incident on Sunday, Medvedev said he was prepared for a hefty punishment.

“I’m getting a big enough fine, so if I speak, I’m in big trouble, so I’m not going to speak,” he said.