London-ninth preference Daniel Medvedev After losing 64th, another Grand Slam is out of the first round Benjamin bonezi 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 Wimbledon On Monday.
In the last two years, a semi -finalist 6 -foot -6 Russian at the All England Club was also out of the French Open in the first round. And this after the second round loss in the Australian Open.
The last time Medvedev continued to lose the first round of matches in 2017-at the beginning of his leading tournament at the Melburn Park, followed by Rolland-Gairos.
Medvedev lost in five sets Cameron Nori This year in Paris. In 2023, Russian was placed at No. 2 in the Russian and 2 Lost in the first round To Thiago Seboth WildA qualifier that was at the 172nd position at that time.
The 2021 US Open Champion pulled out his frustrations on his racket, collapsing on the ground after the Bonezi improved in the third set of Bonezi.
“I was surprised by his level,” Medvedev said about Bonzi, who did not win the match on the grass in three years. “… there was not much that I could do better. Every shot that I played today, even good shots, had an answer. Today, he barely missed. When you set fire, everything goes inside.
“Whatever I did in the court, he was not harassing him too much. Whatever he did was difficult for me to play. I fought the fight. I tried.”
While the audience used umbrellas, hats, newspapers and any other makeshift items, which they could grab to get relief from the sun and the state of frying, players got only 10 minutes brakes at the end of the third set, with the temperature above 90 degrees with Wimbledon’s heat rule.
Medvedev was very low to revive, however, he immediately fell 2–0 in the fourth set and could not recover.
“It’s special to me today,” Bonzi told the crowd. “This is my first top 10 win in a slam. I like this place a lot. … I had nothing to lose and I played my A-game.”
After joining hands with Bonzi, Medvedev’s anger boiled and he again beat his racket another cruel beat – this time against his courtside chair and bag.
“I am very disappointed about the fact that I lost,” said Medvedev.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
