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Daniil Medvedev smashed his racket several times and placed the remnants in a courtside dustbin during his humbling 6-0, 6-0 loss to the Italian wildcard Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. It was the world No 10’s first tour-level defeat without winning a game and he capitulated in 49 minutes, failing to earn a game point on his own serve and committing 27 unforced errors.
It was the first time Berrettini had won a tour-level match 6-0 6-0 and his first win over a top-10 opponent since defeating Alexander Zverev in Monte Carlo last season. “It was one of the best performances of my life,” he said. “I think I missed three shots in the entire match and it is not easy against a tricky player like Daniil. The gameplan was perfect and my weapons were working.”
Medvedev’s outburst comes after renewed discussion around how players express their frustration during matches. The world No 1, Aryna Sabalenka, backed the idea of “rage rooms” where players can vent their frustrations away from the cameras, in response to Coco Gauff’s racket-smashing at the Australian Open, when the American was unaware her actions were being broadcast.
