Benjamin Bonzi\u2019s coach admits he would \u201cprefer not to talk\u201d about Daniil Medvedev\u2019s behaviour after their hugely controversial US Open clash.<\/p>\n
After beating former world No 1 Medvedev in the opening round of Wimbledon<\/a>, Bonzi again saw off the Russian in US Open round one action on Monday.<\/p>\n However, the manner of the world No 51\u2019s 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(5), 0-6, 6-4 triumph was anything but straightforward<\/a>, and loaded with controversy.<\/p>\n Serving for the match and holding a match point in the third set, Bonzi<\/a> missed a first serve, only for a photographer to then enter the court in an attempt to leave the match.<\/p>\n Umpire Greg Allensworth ruled that the disruption was significant enough to allow Bonzi to have his first serve back, drawing the ire of 2021 US Open champion Medvedev<\/a>.<\/p>\n A six-minute delay saw Medvedev and Allensworth clash, with the former world No 1 riling up the crowd to the point where some were booing Bonzi when play eventually resumed.<\/p>\n The incident looked as if it had completely turned the tide of the match, with Medvedev saving a match point and breaking Bonzi, before winning the third-set breaker and running away with the fourth set.<\/p>\n However, the match took a stunning final turn late on, with Bonzi rallying from a break down in the final set to seal an extraordinary victory.<\/p>\n Novak Djokovic \u2018surprised\u2019 after physical struggles, time warning and unforced errors during US Open win<\/a><\/p>\n What Janice Tjen said about Emma Raducanu ahead of US Open Round 2 clash<\/a><\/p>\n After his third straight round-one defeat at a Grand Slam, Medvedev obliterated his racket by smashing it into the side of his chair, and took a notable amount of time to leave the court.<\/p>\n The controversy was the most talked-about incident of the opening day in New York, and drew a strong reaction from Bonzi\u2019s coach, doubles great Nicolas Mahut.<\/p>\n Speaking to L\u2019Equipe<\/em>, the five-time Grand Slam champion and former world No 1 slammed Medvedev, and compared the Russian\u2019s behaviour to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible incident,\u201d said Mahut. \u201cIn any case, incidents like that always happen in very important moments.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the referee didn\u2019t necessarily handle the situation well and I prefer not to talk about Daniil\u2019s behaviour in the heat of the moment, because I don\u2019t want to say things that I might regret, but I can\u2019t imagine Alcaraz or Sinner acting like that for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n While Medvedev finds himself reckoning with his latest Grand Slam early exit, holding a 1-4 record at majors this year, Bonzi finds himself in the second round of a major for the third time in 2025.<\/p>\n Speaking in the aftermath of the dramatic match, the 29-year-old admitted it had been difficult to remain focused.<\/p>\n \u201cI never experienced something like that I don\u2019t know. Maybe we waited five minutes before the match point,\u201d said the Frenchman.<\/p>\n \u201cThen it was so difficult to play. So noisy. All the time during the points, between the points\u2026 it was a very wild atmosphere.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to stay calm, stay in the match. It was not easy. At the end, I gave all my heart on the court and I have the win today.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>: 2025 US Open: Points being dropped by Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz<\/a><\/p>\n The post Benjamin Bonzi\u2019s coach slams Daniil Medvedev after major US Open controversy<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Benjamin Bonzi\u2019s coach admits he would \u201cprefer not to talk\u201d about Daniil Medvedev\u2019s behaviour after their hugely controversial US Open clash. 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