This isn’t the primary time Medvedev has been the central character on an entertaining night time in New York.

On his solution to reaching the 2019 last, the he assumed the position of pantomime villain as he wound up the American followers.

He was booed for trolling the group along with his provocative post-match celebrations and interviews, earlier than profitable them over with a heroic efficiency in a five-set defeat by Rafael Nadal within the last.

Two years later, Medvedev obtained their acclaim after beating Novak Djokovic to win his first main title – and celebrating with a comedic fall to the court docket impressed by a pc sport.

In 2023, he argued with some supporters in a late-night battle towards Australia’s Chris O’Connell – however this time Medvedev ensured the group was behind him in an try to show the match round towards Bonzi.

Medvedev not too long ago opened up about his on-court antics in an enlightening interview with BBC Sport, describing his outbursts as like “honking a automotive horn”.

However his response to shedding within the first spherical of a Grand Slam for the third time in a row was a regarding sight.

As an alternative of constructing a fast exit, Medvedev sat disconsolately on his chair earlier than destroying a racquet by repeatedly smashing it towards the metallic bench holding his racquet bag.

The six-time Grand Slam finalist broke down in tears and stayed sat as Bonzi started his on-court interview.

Afterwards Medvedev, who seems set to drop out of the world’s prime 20, mentioned he felt in the course of the match he needed to “end his profession”.

Requested if it was the top, he replied: “Not right now, however once I’m ending my profession, you by no means know the place you need to do it. Immediately I used to be, like, ‘this might be a pleasant place to do it’.”