Surprise at Roland Garros! Medvedev was eliminated…
At the French Open (Roland Garros), the second Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season, the men’s second seed Daniil Medvedev was defeated 3-2 by Thiago Seyboth Wild and eliminated in the first round.
In the men’s singles first-round match on the third day of the tournament held in the capital Paris, 2021 US Open champion Medvedev faced off against 172nd-placed world qualifier Seyboth Wild.
The Brazilian tennis player, who took the surprise of the day by beating the Russian racket Medvedev 3-2 (7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4) at the end of the match, which he went on for 4 hours and 15 minutes, got his name written in the second round.
In the women’s singles, last year’s Wimbledon champion, fourth seed Elena Rybakina, passed the qualifying round with Brenda Fruhvirtova, the Czech world number 146, who was included in the tournament. Kazakh tennis player Rybakina won 2-0 at 6-4 6-2 sets after one hour and 21 minutes and advanced to the second round. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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