The Russian, a three-time beaten finalist, crashed out of the tournament in the second round following a five-set loss to American teenager Learner Tien.

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.

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.

At the age of 19, Learner Tien defeated Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller that finished just before 3 a.m. in Melbourne.

In the Australian Open Round of 64 on Wednesday, we have a matchup featuring No. 5-ranked Daniil Medvedev against No. 121 Learner Tien.In Tien’s most recent competition, he fell to Arthur

Daniil Medvedev is at it again ... but he takes the opening set 6-3 against the three-time Australian Open finalist and former World No 1 Medvedev. Medvedev was a break up in the second set ...

Daniil Medvedev has been fined a total of USD 76,000 for his camera and racket smashing outbursts during the first two rounds of the Australian Open.

The former world No. 1 smashed a net camera in his first-round match, and racked up $66,000 in fines for multiple code violations in his second-round loss to American teenager Learner Tien.

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Benfica with a calf injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner needed medical attention in energy-sapping heat and overcame a long interruption when he broke the net to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals on Monday.

Coco Gauff remains on semi-final collision course with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka but she dropped her first set of the year at the Australian Open overnight. The world No.1 Sabalenka also refused to back a tennis legend's criticism of scheduling of women's matches.