Monaco, April 8 -- Daniil Medvedev obliterated a racquet as he suffered the first 6-0 6-0 loss of his career at the hands of Matteo Berrettini in Monte Carlo.
The combustible Russian has made no secret of his dislike of playing on clay, previously describing it as "a surface for losers".
However, he put in an abject 49-minute second-round performance against world number 90 Berrettini.
After losing the first set and going an immediate break down in the second, Medvedev threw his racquet against the hoardings at the back of the court.
To the amusement of the crowd, he then picked the racquet back up and smashed it against the ground six times, ultimately snapping it in half.
Medvedev - who has likened playing on clay to being "like a do...