The first surprise of the day at Roland Garros comes from the elimination of Daniil Medvedev, seeded number 5, at the hands of the Australian Alex de Minaur, with a score of 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3. He is now waiting to know the name of his next opponent who will emerge from the match between Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune, on the pitch tonight.
the stop
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A match that Medvedev seemed to be able to control without too many problems, but problems with his bladder and a good performance from his opponent meant that the Russian, not very lucky with Roland Garros, said goodbye to Paris early this year too: in 2023 , so to speak, he had done it in the first round.
like hewitt
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De Minaur, from seeded No. 11, became the first Australian in the top eight in Paris 20 years since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004. For the 2023 Davis finalist it is also the first career victory in a slam against a top 5 player.
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the key
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After a balanced first set, the match changed in the second, when Medvedev requested a medical time out due to a blister under his right foot that had begun to torment him. Treatments, bandages, talcum powder, the Russian tried everything but in the end, also thanks to his opponent who really took everything, he had to give up. De Minaur was very good at taking advantage of his opponent’s physical condition, not conceding anything, not being surprised by the game changes that Medvedev had tried, with poor results.
