After Sailkuk Akar, the photographer, at the center of this week’s US Open dispute, claimed that He was “the afflicted and completely innocent”, The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has denied its argument.
On Monday evening, Ekar, who worked for the Turkish news agency Anadolu, was named as photographers, who moved to court during the match point between Daniel Medvedev and Benjamin Bonzi. daily Mail,
“I didn’t know and see if Medvedev saw me,” said Acar. “I am not a photo journalist who can make such a mistake. I am a victim and completely innocent. This incident has already turned into a lynching, and although I am innocent, I have suffered a lot.”
But after those comments, ACAR pushed back the photographer’s claim, insisting that security had asked him to stay in place.
“The photographer disregarded these instructions and improperly entered the court serving court at the match point,” a statement said.
“The chair umpire instructed the photographer to sit immediately, and these instructions were also disregarded. The credibility of the photographer was canceled to the 2025 US Open.”
Crazy scenes in Medvedev and Bonezi match at US Open
Bonzi was trying to leave a cameraman after missing his first service.
The umpire gave Bonzi’s first service.
Daniil: “Are you a man? Are you a man? Why are you moving? What is wrong? Friends, he wants to leave. He pays … pic.twitter.com/nzlqgowxre
– Tennis letter (@TheTennisletter) August 25, 2025
Petpixel Understands that photographers are usually held at the entrance, while the game is active.
Most US Open-charged photographers know the rules about entering and exiting the court, so it seems that Acar was either unaware of the rule or deliberately ignored it.
The presence of Acar on the court provoked the Pandmonium. Bonzi recalled his first service at the match point, when the photographer used to joggling slowly from the corner of the court, so that he could be at the center, in front of the umpire. There were reports that he did so to get a clear shot of Bonzi, celebrating his victory.
“No, now, get off the court, please,” Chair Umpire Greg Elnsworth said in his mic as if Acar entered. “Ladies and gentlemen, due to the delay caused by an external intervention, have been served earlier.”
After handing over his first service to Bonzi, a call that essentially gave Bonzi three attempts to win the match, with Medvedev instigated the umpire to oppose the call, while encouraging the crowd to boo and gear. He accused the umpire of going home early. Medvedev shouted in a broadcast camera, “He pays from the match, not from the hour.”
Medvedev then instigated the crowd, which led to a six -minute delay at the match point. It lasted so long that Medvedev eventually asked to calm the crowd, despite inciting the situation initially.
During the disturbance, Acar was thrown out of the arena. A Reuters Photographer Put the moment He was excluded.
When the game was finally going on again, the Chlaji match with the crowd still failed to capitalize on the Bonzi match point as Medvedev saved it and won the set. However, World No. 13 would eventually lose to Bonzi, who provoked another recession at the end of the game as he broke his racket on the floor.
Daniel Medvedev was watching Bonzi completely distraught after his loss at the US Open.
He is breaking his racket and the bus is sitting in court.
Cruel harm to swallow.
– Tennis letter (@TheTennisletter) August 25, 2025
Later, Medvedev said that he did not blame the photographer what happened, by burning his IRE for the umpire.
“I was not upset with the photographer. I was upset with this decision,” says Medvedev, Per AP“The delay from the photographer was probably four seconds and one and a half. I am not sure it is enough for (first) service.”
