The photographer at the center of Daniil Medvedev’s major outburst at the US Open won’t be seen again on tournament grounds this year.
A spokesperson for the United States Tennis Association told Us Weekly on Monday, August 25, “The photographer was escorted from the court by US Open security. His credential has been revoked for the 2025 US Open.”
The shocking tirade went down on Sunday, August 24, during Medvedev’s first-round match against Benjamin Bonzi.
After Bonzi, 29, missed a first serve on match point during the match’s third set inside Louis Armstrong Stadium, a photographer walked onto the court under the assumption the match was about to be over.
Due to the distraction, chair umpire Greg Allensworth ruled that Bonzi should be rewarded another first serve.
That’s when Medvedev, known for his temper on the court, began to walk over to the umpire while riling up the New York crowd.
“Are you a man?” Medvedev asked Allensworth. “Are you a man? Why are you shaking?”
Medvedev continued, “He wants to go home, guys. He doesn’t like to be here. He gets paid by the match, not by the hour.”
Allensworth attempted to get the match started again, but Medvedev delighted in continuing to entice the crowd and the match was delayed for a total of six minutes.
At one point, Medvedev even blew a kiss in the chair umpire’s direction.
The match was eventually restarted, with an energized Medvedev coming back to win the third set in a tiebreak.
However, Bonzi eventually won the bizarre, thrilling match in five sets. Bonzi also defeated Medvedev in the first round of Wimbledon in June.
“I was not upset with the photographer,” Medvedev told reporters after the match. “I was upset with the decision. The delay from the photographer was probably four seconds and a half. I’m not sure it’s enough for a [first] serve.”
A defiant Medvedev also denied he was responsible for provoking the intense reaction from the crowd.
“They did the work,” he said. “I didn’t do anything. The crowd did what they did without me asking them too much, and it was fun to witness.”
Bonzi disagreed, accusing Medvedev of putting “oil on the fire.”
“It was crazy,” Bonzi told reporters. “I maybe got some new fans but also some non-fans. It was wild. A crazy scenario.”
