PARIS : A wound-up Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock first-round exit at the French Open when he lost 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild amid gusty winds on Tuesday.Although Seyboth Wild won two Challenger (second-tier) titles on clay this season, world number two Medvedev
PARIS : A wound-up Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock first-round exit at the French Open when he lost 7-6 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild amid gusty winds on Tuesday.
Seyboth Wild just had too much pace and power for Medvedev, who never found his range and capitulated after four hours and 15 minutes. Medvedev stole his opponent's serve early in the first set but was broken to love in the fourth game as Seyboth Wild forced a tiebreak, in which he had the upper hand.Seyboth Wild maintained the pressure on the Russian in the second set, mixing his powerful game with timely drop shots as the red dirt continued to swirl around the court.
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