Wimbledon 2017: Russia’s Daniil Medvedev faces punishment after throwing coins at umpire

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, who had sensationally knocked out US Open champion Stan Wawrinka of Wimbledon, is facing disciplinary action from tournament officials after he threw coins at the chair of the umpire during a bizarre outburst at the end of his second round defeat.

The 21-year-old reacted angrily to a series of controversial calls during his 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 loss to Ruben Bemelmans on Wednesday.

Suffering from a meltdown, he appeared to ask the court supervisor to remove Mariana Alves as umpire late in the fifth set and then emptied his wallet of loose change moments after losing the match, reports the Guardian.

Daniil Medvedev has just opened his wallet on court and thrown coins at the umpire’s chair.

We’ve not heard the last of this! #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/thkoR20ywE

— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) July 5, 2017

The tournament officials are likely to disapprove of his conduct, despite him saying that there was no deeper meaning to his behaviour.

Medvedev is likely to be given a hefty fine.

After the match, he was unsurprisingly bombarded with questions about the bizarre behaviour, with some suggesting that he was questioning the integrity of the official. He, however, said that he apologise …read more