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The French Open Already seen a major upset as the world No.2 Daniil Medvedev Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seboth was knocked out by Wild in the first round on Tuesday.
The world number 172 showed little sign of nerves as he defeated Medvedev in a thrilling five-set battle – 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-4 – after more than four hours on court.
Medvedev is certainly not at his best on the surface but was coming off the back of winning his first clay-court trophy at Roland Garros. This year’s Italian Open.
He was widely expected to beat Seboth Wilde – who was making his first main draw appearance at a Grand Slam – but the Brazilian came out swinging, dominating the match with his powerful forehand in stormy conditions.
“I have watched Daniil play my entire junior career to date. To play on this court against this type of player and beat him is a dream come true,” Seboth Wild, 23, said in his on-court interview.
“Walking onto the court, I wanted to go to the net as much as possible and use my forehand against him and it worked out pretty well.”
After winning the opening set, Seboth squandered a set point in a wild second that allowed Medvedev to extend the game.
The Russian then won the third set easily but continued to struggle with his consistency and was clearly frustrated.
This allowed the Brazilian to recover and take the match to a nail-biting deciding set where he held his nerve to see out a memorable win over Philippe Chatrier.
After winning match point with another crushing forehand, the beaming Brazilian turned to the crowd in disbelief before raising his hands.
“It was quite difficult. I started cramping in the second set. I did my best and tried to play my best tennis and it worked,” Seboth Wilde said. “I’m really happy with the way I played.”
He will now face either Quentin Halsey or Guido Pele in the second round.
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