Daniil Medvedev of Russia plays a backhand return to Kasidit Samrej of Thailand during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday ...

Former finalist Daniil Medvedev, in his imitable way, praised his first-round opponent Kasidit Samrej after playing out a five-setter in the opening round of the Australian Open 2024 on Tuesday ...

The 28-year-old survived a huge scare against Thai wildcard Kasidit Samrej Medvedev found himself two sets down after taking the first at Rod Laver Arena The former US Open champion will next face ...

Ahead of the match, Medvedev laid out his plans ... the neutral athlete will fancy his chances. Samrej, meanwhile, is making his Grand Slam debut. The 23-year-old beat Japan’s Rio Nogushi ...

The three-time Melbourne Park finalist narrowly avoided a major Grand Slam upset, battling back to defeat World No. 418 Kasidit Samrej 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round. Medvedev steadied ...

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DANIIL MEDVEDEV smashed the net camerain frustration during his Australian Open first round clash with Kasidit Samrej. The Russian, 28, took on the Thai world No.418 with few predicting anything ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing Kasidit Samrej, the 418th-ranked player in the ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev destroyed his racket and a net camera in a mid-match meltdown as he survived a huge scare against Thai wildcard Kasidit Samrej to reach the Australian ...

Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny ... but was hardly playing his best in the second and third sets against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry from Thailand who was making his Grand ...

The No. 5-seeded Medvedev was the 2021 U.S. Open champion and is a three-time runner-up at Melbourne Park, including a year ago. He was not playing his best against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry ...

Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts during his first round match against Kasidit Samrej of Thailand at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.