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The photographer in the center of the crisis of a tennis star at the United States Open of the United States says that he is a “victim and totally innocent”, since his credential for the tournament has been revoked.
Selcuk Care, an independent journalist and photojournalist, spoke with the Daily Mail after making Daniil Medvedev lose it on the Louis Armstrong Stadium field while facing Benjamin Bonzi in the first round on Sunday night.
There was an incident during the third set when Care rose to the court with Bonzi serving. Bonzi lost the first service, but the game stopped when Carr was entering the court between attempts.
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Daniil Medvedev, from Russia, makes a gesture after a photographer ran to the court during a match against Benjamin Bonzi, in France, in the first round of the Open Tennis Championship of US, on Sunday, August 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
President Greg Allensworth’s referee gave Bonzi another first service, which at that time was for the starting point against Medvedev of the 13th sown.
Medvedev lost it in Allensworth, and there was a delay of almost seven minutes with both men going and coming on the court.
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“This incident has already become a lynching, and although I am innocent, I have suffered a lot,” Corta told The Outlet. “If there is a camera there, if it is monitored, it will show that I returned to the officer twice and did not enter.”
Corted added that a security official said: “The party stops”, before entering the court. He also said that he has covered numerous high profile events in his career, including presidential visits to Europe and NATO summits. Car also claimed to have worked in the FIFA World Cup.
“I am not a photojournalist that I can [make] Such error, “he said.
However, the United States Tennis Association revoked the CAR credential for the tournament.
“The photographer had received instructions to remain in his place for the open security of US,” they said in a statement, according to the New York Post.
Daniil Medvedev, from Russia, down to the right, reacts next to the referee, Greg Allensworth, on the left, after a photographer ran to the court during a match against Benjamin Bonzi, in France, in the first round of the United States open tennis championships, Sunday, August 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“The photographer ignored these instructions and entered incorrectly on the court between the services at the starting point. The chair referee also instructed the photographer to sit immediately, and these instructions were also not ignored. The photographer’s credential was revoked for the 2025 US open.”
Meanwhile, Medvedev was becoming ballistics with Allensworth and tried to involve the crowd as well. With the arms raised in the air, I was encouraging them to boo.
“He wants to go home,” said Medvedev. “He doesn’t like being here. The game pays him, not per hour.”
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After the game, Medvedev said it was not the situation of Care that bothered him, but the decision to do again Bonzi’s first service.
“I wasn’t upset with the photographer. I was upset with the decision,” said Medvedev. “The photographer’s delay was probably four and a half seconds. I’m not sure it’s enough for a (first) service.”
Bonzi, on the other hand, thought his opponent crossed the line.
“I mean, the rule is the rule. The guy went to the court between two portions,” said Bonzi. “I mean, it’s not my call to say first service. And I think so, Daniil began it, and he put oil in fire.”
Daniil Medvedev reacts after losing the first two sets against Benjamin Bonzi of France during the match of the first round of male singles on day one of the 2025 Open of USA in the Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 24, 2025 in the neighborhood flushing of the city of the Queines of New York. (Elsa/Getty Images)
While Medvedev was able to save the third set, and the room, Bonzi was able to keep it on the fifth set to ensure the massive surprise of the Russian veteran.
The French won the game 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4 on Medvedev to move on to the second round, where the Americans Marcos Giron will face.
