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.

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

Daniil Medvedev defeated Kasidit Samrej (6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2) in the first round of the Australian Open, but as you can tell, it was not all smooth sailing for the fifth ranked player in the world.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing someone ranked 418th before eventually avoiding a monumental upset and winning 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday.

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.

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 sent a strange message to Kasidit Samrej after storming back to beat the Thai wildcard in the first round of the Australian Open. The world No. 418 led by two-sets-to-one but Medvedev survived a thriller, winning 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-2. Afterwards, he told Samrej that he could get "money and girls" if he continued to play the same way.

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.

In an epic meltdown, former World No 1 Daniil Medvedev destroyed his racquet and net camera In Frustration after losing a point against Thailand's Kasidit Samrej. The Russian was booed by the Melbourne crowd after the incident.