US Open photographer claims he's 'totally innocent' after being at center of player's meltdown

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The photographer at the center of a tennis star’s meltdown at the 2025 U.S. Open says he is a "victim and totally innocent" as his credential for the tournament has been revoked. 

Selcuk Acar, a freelance journalist and photojournalist, spoke with the Daily Mail after causing Daniil Medvedev to lose it on the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium while facing Benjamin Bonzi in the first round on Sunday night. 

An incident occurred during the third set when Acar stepped onto the court with Bonzi serving. Bonzi missed the first serve, but the match was paused as Acar was entering the court in between attempts. 

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Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, gestures after a photographer ran onto the court during a match against Benjamin Bonzi, of France, in the first-round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in New York.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Chair umpire Greg Allensworth gave Bonzi another first serve, which at that point, was for match point against the 13th-seeded Medvedev. 

Medvedev lost it on Allensworth, and a nearly seven-minute delay ensued with both men going back and forth on the court. 

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"This incident has already turned into a lynching, and although I’m innocent, I’ve suffered greatly," Acar told the outlet. "If there’s a camera there, if it’s monitored, it will show that I returned to the official twice and didn’t enter."

Acar added that a security official told him, "The match is stopped," before he entered onto the court. He also said he has covered numerous high-profile events over his