Medvedev's Clay Court Meltdown

0:00Daniel Medvedev, the former world number one, now sitting at 10th, had a total meltdown at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. He got crushed six love, six love by Mateo Baratini in just 49 minutes on the red clay. Midway through the second set, Medvedev smashed his racket seven times straight, then tossed the wreck thing right into a court side trash bin. Earning a code violation for unsportsmen like conduct, and probably a big fine coming his way. This all kicked off early in that second set, when he netted a forehand and dropped serve to go down to love. Medvedev was all from the jump, with five double faults to Baratini's zero, landing just 36% of his first serves compared to. 65% for the Italian, and winning only 17 of 67 points total. The crowd got into it, sarcastically cheering as he kept destroying his gear. Baratini called it one of the best matches of his life, saying he only missed three shots the whole time. Medvedev was playing his first clay match of the year, after beating Carlo's Alcaraz to

1:04a final on hard courts at Indian Wells. Baratini, ranked 90th and coming off injuries, got a wild card into the event. He's a 2021 Wimbledon finalist making a strong comeback. Statshow this was just the fifth double bagel win over a top 10 player, since rankings began in 1973, last happening a decade ago. Medvedev had owned their last three meetings, but Baratini flipped the script clean, proving clay can humble anyone on a hot streak. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News today.