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Second seed Daniil Medvedev noticed his French Open hopes finish with a shock first-round defeat to Brazilian world No 172 Thiago Seyboth Wild on Tuesday.

The qualifier ended Medvedev’s hopes of successful a second Grand Slam remaining with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-4 victory after 4 hours and quarter-hour.

On the courtroom the place Brazilian nice Gustavo Kuerten lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires 3 times, 23-year-old Seyboth Wild delighted the Philippe Chatrier crowd along with his attacking tennis.

Wild Factor

Seyboth Wild is simply the second Brazilian male to defeat a top-two ranked opponent at a Grand Slam occasion within the Open Period after Gustavo Kuerten, who achieved it twice – Marat Safin (US Open 2002) and Roger Federer (Roland Garros 2004).

“I watched Daniil play since I used to be junior and beating him on such a courtroom is a dream come true,’ Seyboth Wild mentioned.

“I attempted to make use of my forehand in opposition to his and it labored fairly properly. I began cramping at the beginning of the second set however I used my psychological power to play my finest tennis.”

After successful the opening set, he seemed to have blown his likelihood when he did not convert a 6-4 lead within the second-set tie-break and missed the best of overheads at hand Medvedev the set.

The Russian comfortably gained the third as properly however former US Open Junior champion Seyboth Wild fought again brilliantly within the fourth and broke the Medvedev serve 3 times within the decider to win a thriller.

Maintaining with Korda

Seyboth Wild is lowest-ranked participant to beat a world No 2 at Roland Garros since No 213 Mariano Zabaleta defeated No 2 Petr Korda in 1998 1R.

Throughout the contest, Medvedev grew to become more and more riled by the group, gesturing for them to be quiet, and ranted incessantly at his field earlier than departing the world with out acknowledging the followers.

Russia's Daniil Medvedev gestures during his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Medvedev got here into Roland Garros having gained extra matches than some other man up to now this yr

A dedicated clayphobe in his youthful days, Medvedev has improved significantly on the floor, reaching the quarter-finals right here in 2021 and successful his first Masters title on the purple stuff in Rome earlier this month.

That achievement positioned him firmly among the many title contenders however as a substitute, he suffered his first opening-round loss at a Grand Slam for 4 years.

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