Bonzi led two sets and reached 5-4 serving for match point in the third when a photographer stepped onto the court, interrupting play. Chair umpire Greg Allensworth reprimanded the photographer over the loudspeaker and invoked a USTA regulation to grant Bonzi another chance at his first serve because of outside interference. The decision drew a negative crowd reaction that Medvedev encouraged with arm gestures. Medvedev berated Allensworth, repeatedly asking, "Are you a man?" and taunting him about wanting to leave and being paid by the match. Medvedev later said he believed the delay was insufficient to warrant the extra serve, and many fans appeared more amused than enraged.
Bonzi missed on his first serve and was preparing for his second when he was interrupted. A photographer who apparently thought the match was over had stepped onto the court and was immediately reprimanded over the loudspeaker by chair umpire Greg Allensworth. Allensworth then announced that Bonzi would be given another chance at his first serve "because of the delay caused by an outside interference."
The announcement drew a negative response from the crowd, which Medvedev encouraged by using arm gestures. He then started berating Allensworth, seeming to ask him, "Are you a man?" more than once before leaning into the microphone behind the chair to address the crowd. "He wants to go home, guys," Medvedev said. "He doesn't like to be here. He gets paid by the match, not by the hour."
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