The champion from Moscow has struggled in all the matches played in 2025 so far. In the first round of the Happy Slam, he had to fight for five sets against world number 418 Kasidit Samrej, before ...

Daniil Medvedev has addressed fears that he could retire from tennis after suffering another brutal defeat. The second seed ...

Thailand will face hosts Cyprus in the Davis Cup World Group 2 playoff tie at Nicosia Field Club in Nicosia on Friday.

Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev is optimistic about returning to full competitive form in the 2025 season despite a ...

but was hardly playing his best in the second and third sets against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry from Thailand who was making his Grand Slam debut. “I know I play better when I play more ...

Top-ranked tennis pro Daniil Medvedev destroyed a ... set when he lost a 13-stroke back-and-forth with Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej to fall behind 40-15. With Medvedev up at the net, Samrej ...

Samrej, meanwhile, is making his Grand Slam debut. The 23-year-old beat Japan’s Rio Nogushi in the Asia-Pacific Wild Card Play-off in China to earn a ticket to the Melbourne gala. He is the ...

yeah," the Thai tennis player replied with a smile. "I think he's great-looking, and I like the way he shoot the ball. Yeah, I want to see him someday," Samrej responded. Kasidit Samrej on ...

Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts during his first round match against Kasidit Samrej of Thailand at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Daniil Medvedev has been fined a large chunk of his Australian Open prize money for unsportsmanlike conduct at the year's opening Grand Slam, included a racket-smashing meltdown in the first round.

The three-time Melbourne Park finalist narrowly avoided a major Grand Slam upset, battling back to defeat World No. 418 Kasidit Samrej 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round. Medvedev steadied ...