US Open: Daniil Medvedev fined $42,500 for racket meltdown

• Russian enraged by umpire decision in first-round exit

• Former world No 1 destroyed racket after match

Daniil Medvedev was fined $42,500 by the US Open on Wednesday - more than a third of his $110,000 prize money from this year's singles at the tournament - for his meltdown after a photographer wandered on to the court at match point.

Tournament referee Jake Garner docked Medvedev $30,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and another $12,500 for racket abuse. When Sunday's first-round match ended in defeat for Medvedev he repeatedly smacked a racket against his chair, destroying the equipment.