Thailand will face hosts Cyprus in the Davis Cup World Group 2 playoff tie at Nicosia Field Club in Nicosia on Friday.

Daniil Medvedev of Russia plays a backhand return to Kasidit Samrej of Thailand during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday ...

Former finalist Daniil Medvedev, in his imitable way, praised his first-round opponent Kasidit Samrej after playing out a five-setter in the opening round of the Australian Open 2024 on Tuesday ...

Thailand's Kasidit Samrej took the 2025 Australian Open by storm on Tuesday, January 14. He came realistically close to eliminating World No. 5 Daniil Medvedev in the first round. Playing his ...

Daniil Medvedev was fined USD 76,000 for camera and racket smashing during the Australian Open's first two rounds. The fines ...

The 5th seed faced world no. 418 Kasidit Samrej on Rod Laver Arena and prevailed 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes. The Thai player trained with Novak Djokovic in December.

He was not playing his best against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry from Thailand who is ranked 418th and making his Grand Slam debut. The camera-destroying racket swings happened in what would be ...

Samrej, meanwhile, is making his Grand Slam debut. The 23-year-old beat Japan’s Rio Nogushi in the Asia-Pacific Wild Card Play-off in China to earn a ticket to the Melbourne gala. He is the ...

The world No. 5 eventually beat Thailand’s Kasidit Samrej in five sets – 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 – but had grown increasingly frustrated against an opponent ranked 418th in the world.

but was hardly playing his best in the second and third sets against Kasidit Samrej, a wild-card entry from Thailand who was making his Grand Slam debut. “I know I play better when I play more ...

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Daniil Medvedev of Russia reacts during his first round match against Kasidit Samrej of Thailand at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.