The 28-year-old Medvedev needed five sets to beat the 418th-ranked Kasidit Samrej on Tuesday in his first match of the season, smashing his racquet and a net camera in a rage at one point.

Tennis Australia head of innovation Machar Reid said Medvedev losing his cool in his live-streamed match against Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej had given the feature a welcome boost. “The fact that ...

The 28-year-old Medvedev needed five sets to beat the 418th-ranked Kasidit Samrej earlier in the week, smashing his racquet and a net camera in a rage at one point. He started more serenely ...

The explosive moments came after he smashed a racket into the net and broke a TV camera during his first-round victory over wildcard Kasidit Samrej. Medvedev broke a camera attached to the net ...

And he needed another marathon to beat the 418th-ranked Kasidit Samrej on Tuesday in the first Grand Slam of the year. Fifth seed Medvedev was 3-5 behind and on the brink of going two sets to one ...

You can watch one of the animated streams below, Kasidit Samrej and Daniil Medvedev’s five-set thriller in the first round.

The 28-year-old Medvedev needed five sets to beat the 418th-ranked Kasidit Samrej on Tuesday in his first match of the season, smashing his racquet and a net camera in a rage at one point.

Melbourne: Thai wild card Kasidit Samrej pushed Russian world No.5 Daniil Medvedev to five sets before bowing out in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday. After dropping ...