Medvedev was at the centre of extraordinary scenes during his late-night battle with France’s Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday, losing in five sets in a game that descended into chaos during the third set.

Medvedev who was defeated 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4, was then seen sitting on the bench distraught before constantly ...

And yet, in the strangest twist of all, he channelled that fury into something almost heroic. Down and nearly gone, Medvedev stormed back, stealing the third set in a tiebreak before blitzing Bonzi ...