India, Aug. 26 -- The photographer caught in Sunday's US Open drama during Daniil Medvedev's upset loss to Benjamin Bonzi at Louis Armstrong Stadium broke his silence, saying he was 'lynched' and had 'suffered greatly' from the incident.

When Bonzi was serving on match point at 5-4 in the third set on Sunday, freelance photojournalist Selcuk Acar entered the court surface. Following the interruption, chair umpire Greg Allensworth called for time and handed the Frenchman another first serve. The decision left Medvedev fuming as he vehemently argued with the match official, yelled into the broadcast camera and then riled up the crowd, causing a considerable delay in the match.

Following the chaos and dramatic turnaround in the match, whic...