Roland-Garros: who is Thiago Seyboth Wild, former junior world number one, who beat Daniil Medvedev?

2023-05-30 20:03:55

A Brazilian out of nowhere who creates a surprise at Roland-Garros? The parallel with Gustavo Kuerten, the last player to win the Parisian Grand Slam while being unseeded (in 1997), seems too obvious. But difficult not to think about it this Tuesday after the success of Thiago Seyboth-Wild, 172nd in the world ranking, ahead of Daniil Medvedev, world number 2, in five sets (7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3 , 6-4). A surreal victory for the 23-year-old player who was playing his first match in Paris as a professional. And on the Philippe-Chatrier court, please!