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.

Temperamental Russian Daniil Medvedev was on Saturday fined $76 000 over his behaviour at the 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.

Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, notched the biggest upset of the 2025 Australian Open to date by beating No. 5 seed and 2024 finalist, Daniil Medvedev, in five sets. Tien won 6-3,

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

One of the favourites to take the title Down Under started his campaign with a scare. Of course, we are talking about Daniil Medvedev, who survived a five-set battle against young Kasidit Samrej in a match where the three-time finalist had to dig deep to avoid a massive upset.

Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship

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.

At 19 years of age, Learner Tien becomes the youngest man to reach the Australian Open fourth round since Rafael Nadal.

Learner Tien and Alex Michelsen were born about 15 months apart and first crossed paths a decade ago when they were playing in Southern California tennis tournaments

The Russian champion - who reached three finals at Melbourne Park - played a really fluctuating match against 19-year-old American Tien, surrendering in the fifth set after he had turned the inertia of the challenge thanks to the physical decline of his opponent.