Medvedev knocked out of Wimbledon with another early Grand Slam loss

 LONDON, June 30 – Daniil Medvedev, the ninth seed, has crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round, losing to world No. 64 Benjamin Bonzi with scores of 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2. This marks another early Grand Slam exit for the 6-foot-6 Russian, who also lost in the first round of the French Open earlier this year and was beaten in the second round of the Australian Open by 19-year-old qualifier Learner Tien.

Despite the string of disappointing results, Medvedev says he’s not too concerned just yet. "If I end the year ranked around No. 15, then maybe I’ll start to worry. But for now, I’m not," he said.

This is the first time since 2017 that Medvedev has lost in the first round of back-to-back Grand Slam tournaments. Earlier this year, he went out in five sets to Cameron Norrie at Roland-Garros. In 2023, while seeded No. 2 at the French Open, he was also upset in the first round by Thiago Seyboth Wild, a qualifier ranked 172nd at the time.

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