Video: Medvedev meltdown - Tennis star smashes racquet in record Monte Carlo defeat
Video: Medvedev meltdown - Tennis star smashes racquet in record Monte Carlo defeat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Former world no.
1 Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet six times in a record-breaking defeat to Matteo Berrettini in the Monte Carlo Masters record. Medvedev, currently world no. 10, was destroyed 6-0 6-0 in just 49 minutes - the first time the 30-year-old has been 'double bageled' in his tennis career.
The 2021 US Open champion and two-time finalist lost the plot at 6-0 2-0 in the second set, repeatedly smashing his racquet on the clay surface until it was mangled. He struck 28 unforced errors and five double faults in the defeat - failing to win more than two points in any of last 11 games of the match. MORE: SN 140 Moments: No.
22 - Rafael Nadal dethrones Roger Federer in 5 gripping sets at Wimbledon Daniil Medvedev went absolutely BALLISTIC on his racket today in Monte Carlo. He ended up losing to Matteo Berrettini 6-0 6-0. The first double bagel loss of his career.
The crowd started cheering to the beat of his racket smashes. šššššš pic. twitter.