the russian tennis player daniel medvedevworld number 3, lost in the first round of Roland Garros against the brazilian Thiago Seyboth Savage (172°) by 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
The Russian had been going through a great year, which was an excellent tour on clay, with a title included in the Rome Masters 1000which led to its being presented in Roland Garros as one of the main candidates for the title, but it was not even the shadow of what it showed in recent months.
For his part, wild seybothwho must pass the classification to enter the main draw, he was very firm in all his shots and also knew how to overcome the adversities that he faced throughout the match against a world-class rival.
The first two sets were very even, but when Medvedev he was left with the tie-break of the second set, it seemed that the balance tipped to his side since in the third he left no room for doubt and passed over his rival.
It was there when wild seyboth He showed his best tennis again, he won the fourth set, while he knew how to take advantage of the emotional impulse to win the fifth and win the match after 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Thanks to this triumph, the 23-year-old Brazilian made sure he advanced to at least 140th place in the ranking. atp. His rival in the second round will be the winner of the match between the Argentine guido peels and the French Quentin Halis.
