6 talking points from Australian Open Day 8 as Daniil Medvedev set for fine

Categorical Sport has rounded up all of the speaking factors from Day 8 on the Australian Open…

Daniil Medvedev fined

The Russian smashed a digicam on the web within the first spherical and misbehaved within the second – and has now obtained to see the injury in fines.

The three-time finalist right here has been hit with A$16,000 (£8,137) wonderful for breaking the digicam – and also will be charged to interchange it – and an extra A$106,000 for threatening a line choose after he was twice foot-faulted throughout his five-set loss to teen American qualifier Learner Tien within the second spherical.

He additionally refused to attend his post-match press convention. He had earned A$200,000 for reaching the second spherical.

Coco digs deep

The world No.3 prolonged her profitable streak in 2025 to 9 matches however she dropped her first set of the yr towards Belinda Bencic earlier than recovering to win 5-7 6-2 6-1. Gauff, 20, has now gained eight of 9 matches in Grand Slam which have gone to 3 units.

The American mentioned: “It was not so way back I had a nasty stat for that. And my dad mentioned: ‘You gotta get some struggle in you’. I take into consideration that now and dig a little bit deeper. I depart eveything that I can. We now have a saying in our crew: ‘Give the perfect of your self on the market.”

Nonetheless solely 20, she is going to play her eighth Grand Slam quarter-final towards No.11 seed Paula Badosa.

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No solidarity sisters

Australian and US Open winner Sabalenka, 26, turned the youngest girl to win 18 consecutive Grand Slam matches on onerous courts since Serena Williams in 2004. She wanted solely 62 minutes to dismiss No.14 seed Mirra Andreeva 6-1 6-2.

Donna Vekic’s coach Pam Shriver criticised in the present day’s programme the place each Sabalenka and Gauff performed the primary two matches within the Rod Laver Area earlier than Carlos Alcaraz towards Jack Draper.

The five-time Wimbled champion posted on social media: “What’s going on with AO [Australian Open] scheduling? Is it a race to get girls’s matches out of the best way as early as doable on all courts?”

However Sabalenka responded: “I do not know. The primary day I performed 7:00 p.m. Like I believe yesterday was 7:00 p.m. ladies matches. I am unsure about that. I imply, up to now I am pleased with the scheduling. I can’t relate to this.”

She is going to face Russian No.27 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova within the subsequent spherical.

“Puffy” Perez

Aussie doubles participant Ellen Perez has issued an replace after getting hit in the correct eye by a ball throughout her defeat within the girls’s doubles m,on Saturday afternoon.

The world No.13 posted to her Instagram story: “It’s a little bit puff, a little bit bit purple and really ugly.”

Rafter is again

Pat Rafter, the two-time US Open champion, was in the present day introduced as the brand new vice-captain of Group World for September’s Laver Cup in San Franciso.

However the 2000 Wimbledon finalist was inevitably requested concerning the present Aussie No.1 Alex de Minaur who faces American world No.41 Alex Michelsen on Monday.

Rafter mentioned: “I again him towards Michelsen. I do know Michelsen has a extremely massive recreation. Can he stick with it collectively towards somebody like Alex? I believe it is a dangerous matchup for Michelsen personally, however this man has a extremely massive recreation. If he can hold it collectively, Michelsen may cause numerous destruction. However I like Alex there.”

The Aussie holds a 16-0 document towards gamers ranked decrease than him at Melbourne Park.