+ The French Open has already seen a major upset as world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was knocked out by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round on Tuesday. +
+ ++ The world No. 172 showed little sign of nerves by beating Medvedev in a thrilling five-set encounter – 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-4 – in over four hours on court. +
+ ++ Medvedev is certainly not at his best on the surface but was coming into Roland Garros off the back of winning his first clay-court trophy at this year’s Italian Open. +
+ He was widely expected to beat Seyboth Wild – who was making his first main draw appearance at the grand slam – but the Brazilian came out swinging, dominating the match with his powerful forehand in windy conditions. +
+ ++ “I have watched Daniil play for my entire junior career, up until today. Playing on this court against this kind of player and beating him is a dream come true,” Seyboth Wild, 23, said during his on-court interview. +
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+ “Walking on court, I just wanted to get to the net as much as possible and use my forehand against his and it worked pretty well.” +
+ After winning the opening set, Seyboth Wild squandered set points in the second which allowed Medvedev to grow into the game. +
+ ++ The Russian then won the third set with ease but continued to struggle with his consistency and was clearly frustrated. +
+ ++ It allowed the Brazilian to recover and take the match into a nail-biting deciding set in which he held his nerve to see out a memorable win on Philippe Chatrier. +
+ ++ After winning match point with another crushing forehand, the beaming Brazilian turned to the crowd in disbelief, before raising his arms aloft. +
+ ++ “It was pretty tough. I started cramping in the second set. I did my best and tried to play my best tennis and it worked,” Seyboth Wild said. “I am really happy with the way I played.” +
+ ++ He will now face either Quentin Halys or Guido Pella in the second round. +
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