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LONDON (AP) — Ninth-seeded Daniil Medvedev is
out of another Grand Slam tournament in the first round after
losing to 64th-ranked Benjamin Bonzi 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
at Wimbledon on Monday.
The 2.01-meter (6-foot-6) Russian, a semifinalist at the All
England Club the last two years, also exited the French Open in
the first round. And that followed a second-round loss at the
Australian Open to 19-year-old qualifier Learner Tien.
“For the moment, I’m not that worried,” said Medvedev, who is
ranked No. 9. “If I finish the year somewhere around (No.) 15 in
the world, maybe I will be more worried. For the moment, I am
not.”
The last time Medvedev lost consecutive Grand Slam first-round
matches was in 2017 — at Melbourne Park in his major tournament
debut, followed by Roland-Garros.
Medvedev lost in five sets to Cameron Norrie in Paris this year.
In 2023, the Russian was seeded No. 2 at Roland-Garros and lost
in the first round to Thiago Seyboth Wild, a qualifier who was
ranked 172nd at the time.
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