Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $76,000 for his camera and racket smashing outbursts during the first two rounds of the Australian Open. The fines were published Sunday by Australian Open organizers,

Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a camera attached to the net during a tricky opening round win at this year’s Australian Open.

Medvedev destroyed a tiny camera hanging in the net by repeatedly smacking it with his racket during a surprisingly hard, five-set, first-round win over Kasidit Samrej, who was ranked 418th

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.

World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev has been fined more than US$76,000 for two separate incidents which occured during his first and second-round matches at the Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev earned A$200,000 (roughly £102,000) for reaching the second round of the 2025 Australian Open, but most of that money will go back to organisers as he has been hit with a staggering fine for a couple of offences during his two matches.

Daniil Medvedev has copped a pair of hefty fines following his surprise Australian Open exit. The world No. 5 was bundled out in the second round by qualifier Learner Tien – arguably the biggest upset of the tournament thus far.