Even by his often spectacular standards, Daniil Medvedev has endured an eventful day at the Monte Carlo Masters, embarking on one considered bout of racquet-smashing before suffering the first 6-0 6-0 trouncing of his distinguished career.
The volatile Russian smashed his racquet six times after going 2-0 down in the second set en route to his unprecedented 49-minute capitulation to Matteo Berrettini on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old hurled his racquet into the clay time and again after picking it up, and chucked it to the back of the court, cheered on by spectators, before finally smashing it to smithereens with one last mighty crack against the ground and then placing it calmly in a bin.
