Exclusion-shock for him Daniil Medvedevwho suffered the first huge surprise of the year Roland Garros!
The Russian tennis player, who has been in very good form lately and has climbed to number 2 in the world ranking, failed to overcome the barrier of number 172, Thiago Seiboth Wildewho was the one who finally got the great qualification from the first round of the tournament, with 3-2 sets (7-6(5), 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4).
Twists and turns ??
Qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild makes an emphatic entrance to his first #RolandGarros main draw appearance, knocking out No.2 seed Medvedev 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. pic.twitter.com/awnQzXHbFs
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2023
The 23-year-old Brazilian is participating in a Grand Slam for the second time in his career, celebrating his first victory against a Top-10 opponent.
The match started perfectly for the young man, who despite seeing him Medvedev to break him early in the set, he held on and finally made it 1-0, winning 7-6 (5) in tie break!
The second set was also decided in the tie break, with Medvedev tying the score at 1-1 and dominating 6-2 for 2-1. But where everything showed that he would clear the match and the qualification, o Wilde he made his epic comeback (6-3 and 6-4) and finally got the upset, taking the huge victory for him!
The sets: 3-2 (7-6(5), 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4)
A day to remember for Thiago ??????@thiagoswild #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/kbnwGrjJl0
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2023
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