6 talking points from Australian Open Day 8
MELBOURNE - Daniil Medvedev has been fined a large chunk of his Australian Open prize money for unsportsmanlike conduct at the year's opening Grand Slam, included a racket-smashing meltdown in the first round.
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 used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached ... a wild-card entry from Thailand who was making his Grand Slam debut. “I know I play better when I play more tennis,” Medvedev joked afterward. “So I was like, ‘Why play 1 hour ...
Daniil Medvedev admits he does not really feel like "a disruptor" on the Tour anymore because he didn't find a way to beat Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz for the biggest titles last year. Throughout 2024, the Russian tennis star didn't have issues reaching the latter stages of the Grand Slam or Masters tournaments.
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,
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.
In Melbourne, tennis players Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, and Elena Rybakina advanced to the next rounds with notable performances. Medvedev overcame frustrations, Fritz aims to end an American men's Grand Slam drought,
Daniil Medvedev is set to clash with Kasidit Samrej in first round match of the Australia Open 2025 on Monday. Here are the live streaming and other details of the men's singles tennis match
MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration ... after ending Novak Djokovic's bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam was a nod to the FIFA soccer video game, and Medvedev ...
Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced into the Australian Open semi-finals on Wednesday in imperious fashion after Iga Swiatek was equally ruthless to close on
A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.