Medvedev's exit allows Ruud, Rune, Fritz and others to push for a final appearance. He may not have an easy ride at the next major, either, since he has never made it out of the fourth round at Wimbledon. Now Medvedev has five first-round exits in eight French Open appearances. He reached the quarterfinals and fourth round in the last two years in Paris and played well in the buildup to this year's event. The loss was a massive blow to Medvedev's clay-court form. Seyboth Wild had far more unforced errors with 77, but he balanced that by hitting 24 more winners than his opponent. Medvedev did not help himself, as he committed 15 double-faults and 48 unforced errors. Seyboth Wild showed incredible resilience on Chatrier to pull out consecutive set victories and knock out the No. The Brazilian won the first set in a tiebreak, but then the match seemed to turn when Medvedev won the second and third sets. Instead of cruising to a first-round win, Medvedev struggled throughout his five-set battle with Seyboth Wild. The buzz surrounding him increased after he won in Rome in one of the biggest tune-ups to the French Open. 2 seed was viewed by many as the favorite to reach the final out of the bottom half of the draw to face either Alcaraz or Djokovic. Medvedev's stunning loss sent shockwaves through the men's singles draw.
13 Barbora Krejcikova, 6-2, 6-4ĭiane Parry def. Timofey Skatov, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2Īndrea Vavassori def. Fritz and Tommy Paul also opened with victories, and they both should have more belief they can make deep runs at Roland Garros with Medvedev out. Gauff was one of three high-profile Americans to win Tuesday. Two-time French Open champion and top seed Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-set win over Cristina Bucsa on Court Philippe-Chatrier right after the Medvedev upset.Ģ022 runner-up Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur avoided upsets in their respective first-round matches. There were no massive upsets in the women's singles draw Tuesday. The bottom half of the men's singles bracket is wide open for someone such as Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner or Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe to get to the final. Medvedev had a clear path to the final with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic drawn into the top half of the bracket.Īlthough Medvedev has a rocky history at Roland Garros, he appeared to turn a corner on clay courts after his triumph in Rome a few weeks ago. The unseeded Brazilian, who is ranked 172nd in the world, battled back from a 2-1 deficit to beat one of the top contenders for the men's singles title in the first round. Thiago Seyboth Wild authored the most shocking result of the 2023 French Open so far on Tuesday, as he beat No.
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