Out of entry, Medvedev has still not won a match on ocher in Paris

Daniil Medvedev -

Should we put into perspective the feat of the French Ugo Humbert, who released Daniil Medvedev at the Hamburg tournament last week?

Unfortunately, given the Russian's stats on clay and his disastrous new match at Roland Garros, yes.

The 2019 US Open finalist was eliminated from the outset by the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (63rd) in four sets 6-4, 7-6 (7/2), 2-6, 6-1.

A semi-surprise: fifth in the world that he is, Medvedev has still not won a match on clay in Paris.

For his very first participation in 2017, he gave up because of cramps against the French Benjamin Bonzi.

Then he lost against Lucas Pouille and Pierre-Hugues Herbert the following two years.

Lead stage = lost set

Monday night, his nervousness at the end of the second set cost him dearly: led 6-3 in the decisive game, the Russian received a penalty point, synonymous with a lost round.

Fucsovics, he offers his first success against a top 10 player, on his fifteenth attempt.

"It's my best victory, I wanted to show that I was a good player," he said.

The Hungarian player will face Spaniard Albert Ramos-Viñolas (44th) in the second round.

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