World quantity two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open within the first spherical on Tuesday, shedding in 5 units to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil.
Seyboth Wild, who got here by means of the qualifiers and had by no means beforehand gained a Grand Slam match, triumphed 7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
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It was Medvedev’s fifth loss within the opening spherical at Roland Garros in seven appearances.
“I have watched Daniil play in my junior years. It’s a dream come true to beat these kinds of players on this court,” mentioned the 23-year-old Brazilian who unleashed 69 winners.
“I was cramping in the second set and couldn’t really serve the way I wanted to but I tried to play my best tennis.”
Seyboth Wild, with no win on the principle tour since February 2022, held his nerve within the conclusion of the four-hour 15-minute match on Court Philippe Chatrier.
He twice noticed breaks retrieved by Medvedev within the deciding set earlier than lastly backing up a 3rd break with a maintain for 5-3. Two large forehands secured victory.
He will face Guido Pella for a spot within the final 32. Medvedev arrived in Paris buoyed by successful his first ever clay court docket title on the prestigious Italian Open final week for his fifth trophy of 2023.
“Every time the clay court season finishes, I’m happy,” mentioned Medvedev.
“I had a mouthful of clay since probably third game of the match, and I don’t like it. I don’t know if people like to eat clay, to have clay in their bags, in their shoes, the socks, white socks, you can throw them to garbage after clay season.
“Maybe some people like it. I don’t. I am happy to have it finished,”
Seyboth Wild had solely beforehand performed one match on the Slams on the US Open in 2020. Apart from that transient ray of sunshine, he had tried and failed eight instances to qualify for the majors.
Medvedev believes the Brazilian can use Tuesday’s victory for a launch pad into the large time.
“If he continues to play that way, in my opinion, end of the year, he’s top 30,” mentioned Medvedev.
“I honestly hope he’s going play like this later on, because if not, I’m going be disappointed. I’m going to be like, why today? Why not in two days?”
“His life is going to be better if he plays like this every match. He’s going to get more money, more sponsors, win big titles. But he has to play like this. Not once on the Philippe Chatrier, but a lot of times in different tournaments all over the world throughout the year.”
Seyboth Wild was US Open junior champion in 2018 and when he captured his solely skilled title at Santiago two years later on the age of 19, he turned the primary ATP champion born within the 2000s.
Source: www.news.com.au
