2023-05-30 23:17:00
Medvedev (No.2) had not won a game in Paris between 2017 and 2020. In 2021 he reached the quarterfinals, in 2022 it was over in the round of 16.
After excellent preparation in 2023 for the major clay court event, the 26-year-old Russian had legitimate hopes of going far in Roland-Garros.
The 23-year-old Brazilian, who played tall and almost without nerves, destroyed these hopes. “That’s how you have to play first, even with match point,” it turned out Eurosportexpert Barbara Rittner impressed: “The forehand was his trademark today.”
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Medvedev had already celebrated five tournament wins this season and fought his way up to second place in the world rankings.
Seyboth Wild stunned after victory over Medvedev
“I always admired Daniil on TV as a junior. In my wildest dreams, I might have only thought about playing against him at all – now I’ve even defeated him,” said the clay court specialist, who played in Santiago de Santiago in March 2020 Chile had won its only ATP tournament so far.
“It was a tough match. I don’t think I played that badly, but he was just good. I’m very disappointed,” Medvedev explained afterwards.
The Brazilian is currently only 172nd in the world rankings. In Paris, Seyboth Wild first had to play through three qualifying rounds.
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There the man from Marechal Candido Rondon had defeated the German Dominik Koepfer (Furtwangen) 6:1, 6:1 in the final round.
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