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Medvedev's frustration boils over with 7 racket smashes after double-bagel defeat

Published Apr 9, 2026 12:26 pm

At A Glance

  • MONACO (AP) — Former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost his temper, smashed his racket on the red clay court seven successive times, and then deposited the mangled frame in a trash bin midway through a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, April 8.
(Sportskeeda Tennis)
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MONACO (AP) — Former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost his temper, smashed his racket on the red clay court seven successive times, and then deposited the mangled frame in a trash bin midway through a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, April 8.
Medvedev, who is currently ranked 10th, received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct and will also likely be hit with a hefty fine for his actions early in the second set.
The 30-year-old Russian was already struggling when he landed a forehand in the net to drop his opening service game of the second set and fall behind 2-0 and he slammed his racket near the baseline. Then he picked the racket up and threw it toward a tarp at the end of the court.
Still not through, Medvedev then continually picked his frame up and kept on smashing it until it was destroyed enough to fit through an opening in a courtside trash can as the crowd sarcastically cheered him on.
Medvedev, who won the U.S. Open in 2021, lost the match in 49 minutes. He had five double-faults to Berrettini’s none; put only 36% of his first serves in play to Berrettini’s 65%; and won only 17 of the 67 points.
It was quite a turnaround from the previous three meetings between the players — which were all won by Medvedev.
According to statistics provider Opta, Berrettini became only the fifth player since the ATP Rankings started in 1973 to defeat a top-10 opponent 6-0, 6-0 — a score otherwise known as a double bagel — with the last time it happened being a decade ago when David Goffin routed Tomas Berdych at the Italian Open.
“I wouldn’t expect to win like that and it doesn’t happen that often,” Berrettini said.
Medvedev was playing his first match on clay this year, having recently beaten top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz to reach a final on hard courts in Indian Wells, California.
Berrettini, a Wimbledon finalist in 2021 who has struggled with injuries in recent years, is ranked 90th. The Italian received a wild card invitation for Monte Carlo.
“It was definitely one of the best performances of my life,” Berrettini said. “I think I missed three shots in the whole match.”

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