World quantity two Daniil Medvedev was knocked out of the French Open within the first spherical on Tuesday, shedding in 5 units to 172nd-ranked Thiago Seyboth Wild as Roland Garros tried to maneuver on from Novak Djokovic’s Kosovo controversy. Seyboth Wild, who got here via the qualifiers and had by no means beforehand received a Grand Slam match, triumphed 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

It was Medvedev’s fifth loss within the opening spherical at Roland Garros in seven appearances. “I have watched Daniil play in my junior years. It’s a dream come true to beat these kinds of players on this court,” mentioned the 23-year-old Brazilian who unleashed 69 winners.

“I was cramping in the second set and couldn’t really serve the way I wanted to but I tried to play my best tennis.”

Seyboth Wild, with out a win on the primary tour since February 2022, held his nerve within the conclusion of the four-hour 15-minute match on Court Philippe Chatrier.

He twice noticed breaks retrieved by Medvedev within the ultimate set earlier than he lastly backed up a 3rd break with a maintain for 5-3.

Two large forehands secured victory. He will face both Guido Pella or Quentin Halys for a spot within the final 32.

Medvedev arrived in Paris buoyed by profitable his first ever clay courtroom title on the prestigious Italian Open final week for his fifth trophy of 2023.

‘Vandals’ destroy picture

Russian qualifier Mirra Andreeva, 16, marked her Grand Slam debut with a quickfire 6-2, 6-1 victory over Alison Riske-Amritraj of the United States. Andreeva, the youngest participant within the match, has reached 143 on the earth from 312 in April and hit the headlines on the Madrid Open earlier this month the place she reached the final 16.

“Last year I was here as a junior, and I couldn’t even imagine that I can be here playing women’s tournament and being in a major passing qualification,” mentioned the Russian teenager after her 56-minute win.

Wimbledon and US Open runner-up Ons Jabeur eased previous Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti, who received her maiden WTA title in Rabat on Saturday, 6-4, 6-1.

Jabeur, a primary spherical loser 12 months in the past, is idolised by Andreeva, 12 years her junior.

‘Makes me really feel outdated’

“Makes me feel old,” mentioned Jabeur. “I can give her a signed picture. She can put it in her bedroom!”

Coco Gauff, the 2022 runner-up, battled to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 success over Rebecca Masarova of Spain however Barbora Krejcikova, the 2021 champion, was knocked out within the first spherical for a second successive 12 months, shedding 6-2, 6-4 to Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine.

Wimbledon champion and fourth-ranked Elena Rybakina dismissed a gradual begin to dispatch Czech teenager Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-4, 6-2.

Ruud Wins

Fourth seed Casper Ruud, the runner-up to Rafael Nadal final 12 months, eased previous Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.

Alexander Zverev, who suffered a season-ending ankle ligament harm in his 2022 semi-final loss to Nadal, secured a fourth win in 4 matches in opposition to Lloyd Harris of South Africa.

German twenty second seed Zverev got here via 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/0), 6-1. Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori saved 5 match factors to knock out Serb thirty first seed Miomir Kecmanovic in a five-hour 10-minute epic.

Vavassori hit a colossal 106 winners in his 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (11/9) win.