Medvedev was upset and stopped in the first round of the 2025 French Open, and for the sixth time in his career, he was in the first round of a Grand Slam on clay

On the 27th local time, former world champion Dmitry Medvedev had a bad start at the 2025 French Open, missing a 5:3 lead in the deciding set, and finally lost 5:7, 3:6, 6:4, 6:1, 5:7 to the British left-handed Pai Norrie. So far, Russia's 11th seed has been upset in the first round of men's singles, and it is also the sixth time in his career that he has been eliminated in a clay Grand Slam.

Former world champion Dmitry Medvedev

"The atmosphere was great and I really felt like I was motivated again. In the end, he was energetic enough to push the limit, but he was a little hesitant, and to be honest, it was a crazy game. Norrie, who is currently ranked 81st in the ATP world men's singles, fought fiercely with former US Open champion and five-time Grand Slam runner-up Dmitry Medvedev for 3 hours and 53 minutes, staged a Jedi comeback in the fifth set, and rushed back to four games in one go to extinguish the arrogance of a strong opponent, and at the same time advanced to the second round of Roland Garros Paris for the fifth time, "He is too difficult to beat, I think I should get a certificate to repel Medviev, after all, he has won me four times in a row." ”

Looking for a comeback, Norrie reached the last four last week on clay in Geneva, where he lost to Serbian veteran Novak Djokovic, a former world No. 8 who faced Argentina's "lucky man" Gomez in the second round of the French Open.