Medvedev Upset, Gauff, Osaka Win in First Round of 2026 French Open
Walton earned his first career win over a top-10 player after rallying past the sixth seed in a five-set match.
- On Tuesday, Australian wild card Adam Walton defeated sixth-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a five-set first-round match at Roland Garros, marking his first career victory against a top-10 player.
- Medvedev's history of first-round exits at Roland Garros—occurring six times in nine prior visits—left him vulnerable, while temperatures reaching at least 32 degrees Celsius caused the clay to dry faster and play quicker than typical.
- Facing a fourth-set loss, Walton regrouped in the decider to break back at 4-4 before holding serve tightly and dismissing Medvedev. Walton said a prior Cincinnati victory had given him confidence, calling the breakthrough "It's huge."
- Walton advances to face American Zachary Svajda in the second round after Svajda defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin. Meanwhile, top-ranked Jannik Sinner opens against French wild card Clement Tabur later Tuesday while pursuing a 29-match winning streak.
- Emerging talent reshaped the tournament as 17-year-old French teenager Moise Kouame defeated 37-year-old Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-2, 6-1, becoming the first player born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.
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The number eight in the world is out! Daniil Medvedev had to face the Australian Adam Walton in five sets in the first French Open round, quite surprisingly. Before that, the Russian had collected a scourge of his wife on the court. The heat in Paris made the tennis stars manage to get good on Tuesday. Already in the middle of the first round Daniil Medvedev scolded again and again because of the weather. "It's hot for everyone. Everyone suffers…
VFL Adam Walton shocks former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev at French Open
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Adam Walton, a former member of the University of Tennessee tennis team, made world headlines by completing a stunning defeat of former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday at the French Open. Walton entered the tournament, one of the four biggest competitions in professional tennis, as the No. 97-ranked player [...]
Daniil Medvedev stumbled again on the stage that made him more uncomfortable. Roland Garros, the only Grand Slam in which he never managed to feel dominant, added another frustrating chapter to the Russian. Number 8 of the world ranking was fired this Tuesday in the first round to the Australian Adam Walton, 97o of the ATP and invited by the organization, falling by 2-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 and 4-6. In addition, the duel in the Parisian clay was marke…
Daniil Medvedev struggled in the Paris heat and lost in the first round of Roland-Garros to 97th-ranked Adam Walton. Along the way, he also argued with his wife Darya.
Daniil Medvedev, former world number one, exits French Open in first round after defeat to Australian wildcard
Daniil Medvedev’s campaign at Roland Garros once again ended early, reinforcing a pattern that has followed him across the clay season and more broadly, recent Grand Slam events. The former world No. 1 exited the French Open in the opening round after a five-set loss to Australian wildcard Adam Walton. The sixth seed was beaten 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in a contest that swung repeatedly between momentum shifts before being decided in the final se…
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