Europe EditionNorrie Rediscovers His Mojo to Beat Medvedev in Five-Set Thriller at French Open
- Cameron Norrie from Britain defeated 11th seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia in a five-set match at the 2025 French Open on Tuesday.
- Norrie’s win followed a background of four previous losses to Medvedev and a recent decline in form and ranking due to injury.
- The nearly four-hour match on Court Simonne Matthieu featured dramatic shifts, including Medvedev winning the third and fourth sets before Norrie closed out.
- Norrie secured the final set 7-5 by winning the last four games consecutively, making it his first victory over Medvedev after five encounters.
- This defeat marks the sixth occasion Daniil Medvedev has been eliminated in the opening round at Roland Garros, while Cameron Norrie moves on to face Argentine lucky loser Federico Gomez next.
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Medvedev loses cool in defeat, Djokovic marches on
Russia's ex-world number one Daniil Medvedev paid the price for an early meltdown as he stumbled out of the French Open in a 7-5 6-3 4-6 1-6 7-5 first-round loss to Cameron Norrie, forgetting to shake the umpire's hand as he left the court on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic's potential rival in the Round of 16 at Roland Garros, Danil Medvedev, was eliminated at the start of the tournament.
With Daniil Medvedev and Grigor Dimitrov, two players from the top 16 of the list came out on Tuesday at the tennis-French Open. Former world leader from Russia lost number eleven against British rider Cameron Norrie 5:7,3:6,6:4,6:1,5:7. The Bulgarian, ranked 16th, had to give up in the duel with American Ethan Quinn in a 2-1 set lead.For Medvedev, for the sixth time already in the 1st round of Paris, it was the first time in the fifth meeting o…
French Open 2025: Medvedev meltdown as Russian falls to Norrie at first hurdle
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev of Russia paid the price for an early meltdown as he stumbled out of the French Open with a 7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5 first-round defeat by Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Tuesday.
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