Medvedev succumbs to Seyboth Wild, a Brazilian from the previous phase

Nine days after winning his first tournament on clay at the Masters 1000 in Rome, Daniil Medvedev said goodbye at Roland Garros. The Russian, who precisely in the Italian capital passed in front of Novak Djokovic as number two in the world, succumbed this Tuesday to Thiago Seyboth Wild. The Brazilian, coming from the previous phase, won 7-6 (5), 6-7 (8), 2-6, 6-3 and , in four hours and 15 minutes.

Although he had never made it past the quarterfinals in his previous six appearances at the tournament, it looked as if this could be a brighter year for Medvedev on a surface he has no fondness for.. Winner of five titles this season and in the absence of Rafael Nadal, he had become part of the list of favorites headed by Carlos Alcaraz and had the chance of returning to number 1.

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In his second match of a Grand Slam tournament, after losing to Daniel Evans in the opening round of the 2020 US Open, Seyboth Wild resisted his opponent to despair, who began his parallel battle with the obviously enthusiastic Philippe Chatrier crowd. with the combativeness of the 23-year-old Brazilian.

The fifth set was a rosary of breaks until the hero of the day managed to hold his serve and headed definitively towards victory.. Uncomfortable when it came to moving, suddenly returned to his label as allergic to the earth, the Russian said goodbye to the first match point, an impeccable forehand from the careful Seyboth Wild, whose greatest merit was the title at the ATP 250 in Santiago, three courses ago.