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Daniil Medvedev totally loses it and smashes up racket after what happened against Matteo Berrettini

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Updated 14:52 8 Apr 2026 GMT+1Published 14:49 8 Apr 2026 GMT+1

Daniil Medvedev totally loses it and smashes up racket after what happened against Matteo Berrettini

The world no.10 suffered the worst loss of his career in Monte-Carlo.

Ben McCrum

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Daniil Medvedev couldn't hold back his anger after suffering the worst loss of his entire career at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

The Monte-Carlo Masters is currently underway in Monaco, marking the beginning of the clay season tennis, with big events like the French Open at Roland-Garros upcoming.

Many of the biggest names in the sport are competing in the event, including former world no.1 Medvedev who was handed a difficult first match against Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the round of 32.

Medvedev has typically struggled on clay throughout his career, once likening it to to being "like a dog in the dirt," but appeared to have improved at the start of the match as he forced his opponent to defend several break points.

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However, the match soon went downhill for the Russian tennis player, as he went on to brutally suffer a 6-0, 6-0 defeat for the first time in his career.

But the drama didn't end there as Medvedev clearly couldn't hold in his anger at the embarrassing performance as smashed his racket and threw it across the court during the early stages of the second set as Berrettini broke serve once again.

In total, the 30-year-old threw his racket four times, spurred on by the Monte-Carlo crowd who jeered and clapped as he continued to meltdown before eventually smashing the racket during his seventh throw beside the player's bench.

The incident led to Medvedev being given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct by the umpire, but he managed to hold it together as he went on to suffer the worst defeat of his career, failing to win any more than two points in the final 11 games

Speaking on Sky Sports, Jamie Murray called the incident 'shocking' and claimed that the world no.10 will no doubt be embarrassed by his behaviour.

"It is shocking, it shouldn't happen... It did,'"Murray said.

"[But] I am not sure how much effect that will have on him going forward.

"I think he will be pretty embarrassed walking into the locker room and will probably be wanting to get off site pretty quickly."

While Medvedev made sure to make a quick exit, Berrettini clearly enjoyed the win as he wrote 'scusa Carlo' on the camera lens, apologising to Italian actor Carlo Verdone after he admitted that Medvedev was his favourite player earlier this week.



Featured Image Credit: Valery HACHE / AFP via Getty Images/ Sky Sports Tennis

Topics: Tennis

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football, Formula One and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career, he has interviewed top athletes including Gareth Southgate, Luke Littler, Tom Aspinall and Jenson Button.

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