Wimbledon: Daniil Medvedev suffers shock first-round exit

Former satellite fig 1 upset by Benjamin Bonzi of France connected time 1 of 3rd Grand Slam of the year.

Former United States Open champion Daniil Medvedev has suffered a daze first-round decision astatine Wimbledon astatine the hands of France’s Benjamin Bonzi.

Medvedev had reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the past 2 years, but the Russian’s bid for different beardown tally astatine the All England Club came to an abrupt extremity connected Monday astatine the hands of the satellite fig 64.

Bonzi bushed ninth-seeded Medvedev 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 successful 3 hours and 7 minutes successful sweltering conditions connected Court Two.

It was the archetypal clip successful 7 Wimbledon appearances that Medvedev failed to beforehand past the opening round.

Medvedev smashes his racket connected the crushed aft his decision to Bonzi [Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP]

Medvedev, a six-time Grand Slam finalist, has endured a dismal twelvemonth astatine the majors, losing successful the 2nd circular of the Australian Open and archetypal circular of the French Open earlier his Wimbledon flop.

The 29-year-old, who won the US Open successful 2021, defeated top-seeded Jannik Sinner successful the Wimbledon quarterfinals past twelvemonth earlier losing to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz successful the semifinals.

“This is my archetypal top-10 triumph astatine a slam. Obviously, it is ever peculiar astatine this tournament,” Bonzi said.

“I emotion this place, truthful it’s precise special, and Daniil is simply a large player. He has reached 2 semifinals here.

“I knew it was a pugnacious match, but sometimes it is amended to play this benignant of subordinate successful the archetypal round. Anything tin happen, truthful I’m precise blessed with the win.”

Bonzi celebrates with supporters aft winning against Medvedev successful the opening circular [Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP]