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.
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