World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev suffers STUNNING defeat in the first round of the French Open… knocked out in five sets by Brazilian star Thiago Seyboth Wild – who is 170 places behind him in the rankings
- Second seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a loss to qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild
- The Brazilian won the first leg on Tuesday 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (6-8) 2-6 6-3 6-4
- Medvedev came to France in good form and was chasing the No. 1 spot in the world
Daniil Medvedev became the French Open’s first major casualty when the world No. 2 lost to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in five sets.
The Brazilian moved into a tight first set after a tiebreak, after which he lost a few set points in the second set.
The Russian leaned back in his seat with a grin before taking third and seemingly ending any thoughts of a first lap exit.
Daniil Medvedev (above) became the first major victim of the French Open on Thursday
The world No. 2 lost to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in five sets in a thriller
But the world No. 172 fought back to win the final two sets with an aesthetic series of shots that rallied the Parisian crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier.
It came in the stadium where Brazil won their last Grand Slam over Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten in 1997 and Seyboth played Wild in front of the spectators, winning them between points.
He broke second seed Medvedev’s serve three times in the final set to take a famous win in four hours and 15 minutes.
Medvedev was on good form and chasing the world No. 1 spot to enter the tournament