Daniil Medvedev smashes racket after historic double bagel at Monte Carlo
From double faults to a shattered racket, Daniil Medvedev’s historic Monte Carlo loss to Matteo Berrettini was over in a flash.
A tennis racket had a hard time staying intact during the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, as Daniil Medvedev broke his racket into pieces during his match with Matteo Berrettini. Medvedev certainly had good reason to destroy his racket, as Berrettini took apart his game in a quick 49 minutes for a 6-0, 6-0 rout. The double bagel loss was the first in the career of Medvedev, who won the 2021 U.
S. Open and is currently ranked 10th in the world. During the match, Medvedev's game fell apart, with five double-faults and winning only 17 points.
In his initial service game of the second set, Medvedev's forehand hit the net, and trailing 2-0, he took it out on his racket, slamming it near the baseline. The racket suffered further damage when Medvedev threw it at a tarp. Daniil Medvedev loses his cool 😬 The Russian suffered the first 6-0 6-0 loss of his career against Matteo Berrettini in Monte Carlo.
pic. twitter. com/wQi2geL6LJ — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) April 8, 2026 He picked up the racket again and began smashing it, with the Monte Carlo crowd egging him on, and then tossed it into a trash can.