How to smash a tennis racket: Style, control, damage, aggression — and danger

In the idyllic surrounds of the Monte Carlo Country Club, Daniil Medvedev was raging.After missing a routine backhand to conclude a miserable eight games against Matteo Berrettini, he destroyed his tennis racket in just about every way possible.He hoiked it into the green hoardings at the back of the court. He dashed it against the red clay, sending it skittering sideways and forcing him to walk after it with the humiliating gait of a child picking up a fallen ice cream.Advertisement