I’m always excited to see the headline “Medvedev beaten,” but much to my disappointment, this refers to Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, not former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

You may recall Dmitry Medvedev from “I will transmit this to Vladimir”; more recently, Medvedev has referred to Ukrainians as “cockroaches,” urged Japan’s prime minister to ritually disembowel himself, and threatened war against the United States.

So Daniil Medvedev has a really high bar to clear if he wants to be known as the most enraged and incendiary guy with that surname.

But Sunday at the U.S. Open, the tennis-playing Medvedev made a strong effort for that title. When Medvedev – ranked 13th in the world – was competing against Benjamin Bonzi, a French tennis pro ranked 51st, a photographer stepped onto the court.

Because of the interruption, chair umpire Greg Allensworth called for time on the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Allensworth called “first serve,” which means the server has successfully completed their initial serve attempt, but it was a fault (e.g., out of bounds, into the net) and they get a second serve without penalty.

Medvedev erupted and lost his temper, running over to the umpire and erupting in a tirade; it led to a nearly seven-minute delay as the crowd booed and hollered.

Then after losing the match, Medvedev smashed his racket.

As they used to say on SportsCenter, a good craftsman never blames his tools.

Now, for those of us old enough to remember John McEnroe, Medvedev’s outburst wasn’t that out of the ordinary. But it’s nice to see a Russian destroying something of his own for a change.