Medvedev becomes highest seed to fall at French Open

Daniil Medvedev became nan highest seed to autumn successful nan French Open singles aft losing to Australia's Alex de Minaur successful nan men's 4th round.

Russian 5th seed Medvedev, 28, was beaten 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 astatine Roland Garros.

Medvedev needed curen for blisters connected his feet successful nan 2nd group and mislaid 9 of nan adjacent 10 games erstwhile he returned from a aesculapian timeout.

The erstwhile world number one, who has ne'er gone past nan French Open quarter-finals, improved successful nan 4th group aft going disconnected tribunal again.

But a mediocre backhand into nan nett handed complete a break constituent astatine 3-3, which De Minaur took spectacularly pinch an inside-out forehand victor that kissed nan line.

With Medvedev becoming progressively disappointment and chuntering to his team, De Minaur stayed composed to clasp to emotion and move a crippled distant from victory.

De Minaur utilized his velocity astir nan tribunal superbly to support points live throughout, illustrated erstwhile he stayed successful a rally astatine 30-30 5-3 and Medvedev mis-hit a forehand agelong down nan baseline.

A double responsibility from nan 2021 US Open champion connected lucifer constituent was a sorry measurement to finish.

De Minaur is nan first Australian man to scope nan Roland Garros quarter-finals since Lleyton Hewitt successful 2004.

Having ne'er antecedently gone beyond nan 2nd round, De Minaur screamed "I emotion it here!" arsenic he celebrated.

De Minaur will play either German 4th seed Alexander Zverev aliases Danish 13th seed Holger Rune successful nan quarter-finals.