Daniil Medvedev is well-known in the tennis world for his occasional angry outbursts during his matches. Although the 2021 US Open champion is highly respected for his tennis, his on-court behavior has time and again put him in troubled waters. From arguing with umpires, smashing rackets, to getting into a heated argument with fans or his opponents, Medvedev is never too far away from action. For example, at the 2025 AO, he was fined a total of $76,000 for his camera and racket-smashing outbursts during the first two rounds of the event. Recently, fans witnessed a similar angry outburst from him after his surprising QF exit from the 2025 Citi Open!

Lucky loser, Corentin Moutet, took down the former world number one by 1-6,6-4,6-4 in this match. Following this surprising three-set defeat, a visibly frustrated Daniil Medvedev quickly threw his racket across the court before coming up to the net to shake hands with his opponent and the chair umpire, Mohamed Lahyani. Following that, he repeatedly hurled a metal water bottle at the ground, and seeing this, loud boos and jeers came from the crowd. Will he be fined for his antics? Coco Gauff’s former coach, Brad Gilbert, has something to say on this.

The renowned tennis coach recently tweeted, “holy toledo what a last game drama 🎭 after rain ☔️ delay Moutet cramping and what a unbelievable MP to win it, that will definitely 💯 cost Meddy bear 🐻 a lot of cash 💰.” There were quite a few dramas in this match, but as things stand, Medvedev could lose a few bucks from the pre-allotted $60,740 for the quarterfinalists.

In this match, both players were seen struggling in the hot and humid conditions. In fact, Medvedev even took a medical timeout in the middle of the seventh game. The match was also halted for almost an hour due to lightning. Even Moutet experienced cramps when he returned from that brief pause in this match.

If we take a look at Daniil Medvedev’s performance, he hit seven aces in this match, but committed ten double faults. With this win, Corentin Moutet has now secured his fourth Top 20 win on a hard court. As a result of this incredible victory, he has now leveled it at 1-1 in the H2H tally against the Russian. Nothing had been going in Medvedev’s favor. After failing to get inches closer to winning his first title since 2023 (Rome), Medvedev now has a win-loss record of just 26-15. The world number 14 is yet to win a title this season!

Even during his surprising first round exit of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, Medvedev was seen smashing his rackets into his chair and bag. He was so frustrated that he was once even heard saying, “Why not play like this every day, win millions, be rich? (shrugs)… No, he (Bonzi) decides to do it once a year.” 

Adds to the intrigue if he ever did open up about his temperament issues?

Daniil Medvedev’s candid confession about his temperament issues

During the 2024 ATP Finals, Daniil Medvedev opened up about his anger issues, he said, “I have this every day, day in, day out, since like two, three years. Every match is a struggle. Now I feel zero pleasure of being on the court. I was like, ‘Whatever, I lost the match. I don’t care.’“

Later on, during the 2025 Qatar Open, he made an interesting revelation, saying that he sees these temperament issues in her daughter as well. He wondered if it came from his childhood, or maybe it could be genetic.

But amid all these, Daniil Medvedev spoke about the tough phase of his life in the last few years. Shortly after securing a victory in his R16 match against China’s Wu Yibing, Medvedev revealed that he has experienced a “lot” of shoulder pain for “365 days“, beginning from the middle of 2023, which in fact had affected his serve a lot. So far, Medvedev has lost all six finals that he has contested.

Further narrating his hardships, he added, “It’s not easy because in many training sessions, you want to work on the serve, but I didn’t because I was afraid of aggravating it further.” However, as per Medvedev, he and his team have found a workaround, and he claims that he has been pain free for quite a while now, since mid-2024. 

The 29-year-old tennis star feels that players who are 30 do amazing things, while others take a dip in their 30s. What will it be for Daniil Medvedev, though? “I’m not sure about it. But if I want to try and be better, I need to do some things better,” said Medvedev. Do you think he has a chance of making a deep run at the US Open this year?