Daniil Medvedev suffered from a complete meltdown during his first-round Australian Open match against Kasidit Samrej, who became just the third Thai to play in men’s singles in a Grand Slam event in the Open Era.

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.

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Daniil Medvedev went through every emotion in his first round Australian Open match. The 2024 Australian Open finalist survived a three hour marathon in a five-set match against Kasidit Samrej,

Daniil Medvedev ripped 24 aces and converted six break points to outlast Kasidit Samrej in a 3-hour, 8-minute first-round victory Tuesday at the 2025 Australian Open. No. 9 Andrey Rublev was the latest upset victim.

Daniil Medvedev smashed a net camera to pieces during an on-court meltdown as he narrowly avoided defeat in the first round of the Australian Open.

Number five seed Daniil Medvedev breaks a net camera in frustration during a gruelling Australian Open first round match which saw him taken to five sets by world number 418 Kasidit Samrej.

Daniil Medvedev destroyed his racket and a net camera in a mid-match meltdown as he survived a huge scare against Thai wildcard Kasidit Samrej to reach the Australian Open second round on Tuesday.

The former World No 1 battled through in five sets against wildcard Kasidit Samrej after unleashing his frustration