Tennis star Daniil Medvedev suffered a furious meltdown in a shocking defeat to Brandon Nakashima.
The world No.7 squandered three match points and a one-set lead to lose in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
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He lost his cool along the way and smashes his racket in the LED wall behind him after a Nakashima ace rebounded and hit him in the head.
Medvedev hurled his racket with so much force it caused the screen to temporarily malfunction.
He also knocked over the courtside microphones.
Strangely, Medvedev suffered the same fate after another serve from his opponent.
Again the ball bounced back and hit the Russian in the face, who responded by smashing the ball back at the wall before kicking it.
Medvedev has built a reputation for his on-court outbursts, having smashed a camera at last year’s Australian Open.
He also created controversy at the US Open after a photographer stepped onto court.
Medvedev shouted at the umpire before trying to make the crowd boo the snapper.
The match ended in defeat for the world No.1, who reacted by smashing his racket multiple times while seated next to the umpire.
His racket also bore the brunt of his frustration for 40 seconds in a match he lost 6-0 6-0 to Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters in April.
Medvedev’s meltdown in Cincannati did not help him at all as he went on to lose the tie-break after failing to convert his three match points.
Nakashima produced a brilliant comeback to win the tie 6-7 7-6 6-1.
Originally published as Tennis star Daniil Medvedev smashes racket and kicks screen after being hit in head by ball