Medvedev loses at Wimbledon in another first-round Grand Slam exit
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.
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'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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