NEW YORK -- Daniil Medvedev was fined a total of $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday -- more than a third of his $110,000 tournament prize money -- for his meltdown during a first-round loss after a photographer wandered onto the court during the match.

Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and another $12,500 for racket abuse. When the match ended, Medvedev repeatedly smacked a racket against his sideline chair, destroying the equipment.

Medvedev, a former No. 1 who won the championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021, was angered on Sunday night when chair umpire Greg Allensworth decided to allow opponent Benjamin Bonzi another first serve after a bizarre interruption .

Bonzi was a point from winning while leading 5-4 in the third set w

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