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Australian Open 2025: WATCH- Daniil Medvedev smashes net camera with racquet in shocking outbrust, gets mocked by fans

Three-time finalist Daniil Medvedev, on Tuesday, suffered an epic meltdown at the Rod Laver Arena during his Australian Open round one match against Thailand's Kasidit Samrej.

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Daniil Medvedev smashes net camera with racquet

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Tennis star Daniil Medvedev never fails to bring the drama to the court. The Russian has kicked off his 2025 season with the Australian Open on 14th January. While everyone expected the three-time Australian Open finalist to cruise through his first round against the world number 414, Kasidit Samrej, Medvedev was seen struggling a lot in the game. It looks like the 28-year-old tennis star could not handle the frustration and had one of his classic outbursts during the game.

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Medvedev won an easy first set and took things easy going forward. However, the Thai star flipped the script in the second set, where he won 6-4 and denied the Russian player's second and straight win in the opening thriller.

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Notably, after losing the second set, Medvedev was left flabbergasted as he failed to find his proper form. Following the same, the Thai star further took the lead in the third set. This is what actually prompted Medvedev to have an emotional outburst during the game.

The Russian player was spotted hitting the net with his racquet, breaking it in the process. In addition, the 28-year-old also destroyed the camera on the net. The video of his act during the showdown went viral on social media.

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Medvedev bounces back to win the match

Meanwhile, Medvedev later emerged victorious in the fourth and fifth sets of the game and placed himself in the second round of the Australian Open 2025.

“I know I play better when I play more tennis. So I was like, Why play 1 hour and 30 minutes? I need minimum 3 hours at least," Daniil Medvedev said after beating Samrej in Australian Open Round 1.

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