Daniil Medvedev's French Open exit to Brazil's Thiago Seyboth Wild is an «incredible upset», says Tim Henman. Seyboth Wild, the world No. 172, lost in the first round of qualifying in the last three years at Roland-Garros, but turned in a stellar performance to down a beleaguered Medvedev in five sets, having been two sets to one down.
Ad The defeat was all the more surprising given the improvement Medvedev has made on clay this year, which culminated in him winning the recent Italian Open, a fact that Henman alluded to in his post-match analysis of the seismic shock. Roland-Garros'Absolutely brilliant' – Eurosport experts react to Seyboth Wild stunning Medvedev2 HOURS AGO «Medvedev has just come off winning a Masters 1000 on clay and you’re thinking whether he can be one of the favourites and he’s gone,» Henman said on Eurosport. «The qualifier [Seyboth Wild] is through.
An incredible upset. »Against someone who moves as well as Medvedev on a clay court in five sets, and having not won a match at a major, to see him [Seyboth Wild] go out and play with that aggression — it’s the way that [Brazilian three-time French Open champion Gustavo] Kuerten played at the back of the court; just unloading. 'Never seen that before from any player' — Norrie hits back at Djokovic as Rome spat continues Unusual moment Kecmanovic warned for blasting away ball from another court «It’s interesting to hear him talk about his second-set cramp, but there was no panic.
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