French Open 2023: Daniil Medvedev fails in first round due to qualifying Thiago Siboth Wild – Shock in Paris

Medvedev (No. 2) did not win a match in Paris between 2017 and 2020. In 2021, he reached the quarter-finals, and in 2022 he finished in the round of 16.

After stellar preparation in 2023 for the major clay court event, the 26-year-old Russian had legitimate hopes of going far at Roland Garros.

The 23-year-old Brazilian, who played for a long time and almost without nerves, destroyed these hopes. “This is how you should play first, even with a match point,” it turns out EurosportExpert Barbara Rittner raved, “The forehand was his trademark of the day.”

Medvedev had already celebrated five tournament victories this season and worked his way up to second place in the world rankings.

Siput stunned Wild after defeating Medvedev

“I always admired Daniel on TV as a kid. In my wildest dreams, I probably only thought about playing with him at all – until now I beat him,” said the clay-court specialist, who played in Santiago de Santiago in March. 2020 Chile wins its only ATP tournament to date.

“It was a tough game. I don’t think I played that bad but he was just good. I’m very disappointed,” said a disappointed Medvedev.

The Brazilian is currently only 172nd in the world rankings. In Paris, the Seyboth Wild had to play first through three qualifying rounds.

There the man from Marechal Candido Rondon defeated the German Dominique Kupfer (Furtwangen) 6: 1, 6: 1 in the last round.

(with sid)