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.

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.

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.

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.

Learner Tien has become the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open’s third round since Pete Sampras in 1990.

World No.5 Daniil Medvedev has been whacked with fines totalling more than $120,000 over two incidents in his first- and second-round matches at the Australian Open.

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.