Daniil Medvedev praised his Australian Open first round opponent Kasidit Samrej after being stretched to five sets by the 418th-ranked Thai wildcard before winning 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic echoed the witty take of Daniil Medvedev on the future generation of tennis players. After his win over Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej, Medvedev had said that if his opponent continued this form,

Daniil Medvedev earns code violation for racket abuse before rallying past wild card entrant; Taylor Fritz carries U.S. banner forward.

Daniil Medvedev ripped 24 aces and converted six break points to outlast Kasidit Samrej in a 3-hour, 8-minute first-round victory Tuesday at the 2025 Australian Open. No. 9 Andrey Rublev was the latest upset victim.

Daniil Medvedev went through every emotion in his first round Australian Open match. The 2024 Australian Open finalist survived a three hour marathon in a five-set match against Kasidit Samrej,

Daniil Medvedev smashed a net camera to pieces during an on-court meltdown as he narrowly avoided defeat in the first round of 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 used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing in his first-round match in the main stadium on Tuesday. The No. 5-seeded Medvedev was the 2021 U.

After a tumultuous start, last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev steadied himself to avoid an upset of monumental proportions against World #418 Kasidit Samrej to close the match 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.