Daniil Medvedev threw his tennis racket along the floor and into the advertising hoardings in a second meltdown this week at the Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a camera attached to the net during a tricky opening round win at this year’s Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev defeated Kasidit Samrej (6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2) in the first round of the Australian Open, but as you can tell, it was not all smooth sailing for the fifth ranked player in the world.

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.

MELBOURNE – A volatile Daniil Medvedev mangled his racket in an epic temper tantrum on Jan 14, before battling through a five-set roller-coaster to stay alive at the Australian Open.

Daniil Medvedev has laughed off the moment he lost his temper and smashed his racquet repeatedly against the net camera.

Daniil Medvedev emerged victorious in an Australian Open match on Tuesday, but not without a signature outburst. The Russian tennis player repeatedly smacked a camera in the middle of the net with his racket out of frustration when he lost a point to Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej.