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Third seed defeats #NextGenATP Fery at SW19
Daniil Medvedev countered a home-grown serve-and-volley barrage to reach the second-round Wednesday at Wimbledon, where the third seed downed #NextGenATP Briton Arthur Fery 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 at the grass-court major.

Medvedev delivered a highly professional display against Grand Slam debutant Fery, who grew up five minutes from the All England Club, on No. 1 Court. The World No. 3 showcased pinpoint returning from deep and was ultimately too consistent for the 20-year-old Fery, converting six of his 12 break points in a match that was interrupted for 30 minutes by rain at 5-5 in the first set.

“ pretty nervous,” said Medvedev in his on-court interview. “I didn’t play here for two years and yesterday we didn’t get to play [due to rain], so it was a little bit hectic for everyone, for the supporters and the players. Back at Court 1, where I have the most wins in my Wimbledon career, so probably my favourite court so far.

“ really happy for the very nice welcome and especially against Arthur, who is from Great Britain.”


Fery made a bright start to his tour-level debut, winning his first eight points on serve and showing aggressive intent by stepping into court to take Medvedev’s second serves early. Once Medvedev opened the fifth game with a rasping cross-court return winner, however, it proved the catalyst for increased pressure on the Fery delivery and the 20-time tour-level champion went on to break twice in each of the three sets.

Despite his defeat, Fery showed plenty of promise in his fourth match against an opponent in the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. The World No. 391, who is in the midst of a standout college career at Stanford University in the United States, persistently moved forward to pressure Medvedev, but the former World No. 1 repeatedly proved too good.

“I just said ‘Good luck in your career’, because his career is only just starting,” said Medvedev, when asked about his exchange of words with his young opponent after match point. “It was his first main draw at a Grand Slam. [There is] a long way to go if he wants to be at the top but it was a good match.

“I think in tennis we have maybe 500 players and then juniors always coming up that can play good. Then it’s whoever can go higher than the other 499, so it’s a tough challenge, like in any other sport, and I hope he does well later.”

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With his two-hour, 11-minute victory, Medvedev advanced to a second-round clash against Adrian Mannarino or Alexander Shevchenko. The 27-year-old is chasing his sixth tour-level title of the season this fortnight at the All England Club, where his best previous showing was a fourth-round run in 2021.

Fucsovics vs. Giron also suspended
Third seed Daniil Medvedev was two games from victory against Adrian Mannarino on Thursday evening before darkness descended on the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Up two sets to love, Medvedev led 4-2 in the third set before the Frenchman staged a late charge to extend the match into a second day of play.

Medvedev will take a 6-3, 6-3, 4-4 lead into Friday, with Mannarino to serve when the match resumes. While the scoreline still favours Medvedev, the 27-year-old will be wary of his veteran opponent, who leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head 4-2 and won their most recent encounter last month on the grass of 's-Hertogenbosch.

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Medvedev has yet to lose a set this fortnight. He opened his campaign with a straight-sets win against home favourite Arthur Fery on Wednesday and will hope to keep his perfect run alive when he returns to the court for a third straight day.

Wimbledon is the only major at which Medvedev has not advanced to at least the quarter-finals. His best result on the London lawns was a fourth-round run in 2021.

The winner of the No. 2 Court matchup will next face either Marton Fucsovics or Marcos Giron. That second-round match was also suspended on Thursday evening, with Hungary's Fucovics leading 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6.

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Third seed Daniil Medvedev made short work of his delayed passage through to the Wimbledon third round Friday, playing just five games to complete a 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.

The 2021 US Open champion was locked at 4-4 in the third set with the lefty when darkness forced the postponement of the match Thursday night. In contrasting warm, sunny conditions Friday, Medvedev recovered from an early mini-break in the tie-break to book a date with the winner of Marcos Giron and Marton Fucsovics.

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Before today, Mannarino had won three of the pair’s four grass-court meetings, including last month at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Medvedev advanced to the second round at the All England Club after defeating wild card Arthur Fery 7-5, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round on Wednesday. Medvedev’s best Wimbledon result is reaching the round of 16 in 2021 (l. to Hurkacz).

Medvedev collects a tour-leading 44th match win of the season.
Daniil Medvedev stared down a fierce early challenge from Hungarian powerhouse Marton Fucsovics Saturday to advance to the Wimbledon fourth round and remove one of the few blemishes on his otherwise outstanding 2023 season.

The third seed, who has won five titles and leads the tour with 44 match wins, advanced to the second week of a major for the first time this year with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory in three hours and four minutes.

Under a closed roof on No. 1 Court, both players delighted enthusiastic fans with a range of power hitting, inventive shot making, drop shots, athletic court coverage and regular forays to the net in one of the most entertaining matches of the tournament to date.

"He's a very tough player to play against and after the first set I was more decisive in some points and saved a couple of break points on my serve. I'm really happy to be through," Medvedev said.

"I really want to do well here. I wasn't playing here last year and it's my worst Grand Slam in terms of results. I have a big motivation to change that. The further you go, the tougher the opponents. I hope that I can show my best tennis and enjoy."

Fucsovics took the fight to Medvedev early, erasing two break points in his opening service game before aggressive returning underpinned his break of Medvedev to go ahead 2-1, a lead he did not relinquish en route to claiming the first set.

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Fucsovics exploited Medvedev's deep-court return and rally positions with consistent net approaches and well-timed serve/volley plays. He was aggressive on return but his deeper rally position made it difficult for the former World No. 1 to hit winners and drew Medvedev into a high number of unforced errors (10 in the first set alone).

But the physical 31-year-old World No. 67, whose motto is 'every day, gym day,' paid the price for a surprise drop in intensity after the first set. Although Medvedev was still making uncharacteristic unforced errors, the World No. 3 began to take command of the baseline exchanges and had more success defending his second serve. (In the first set he won just three of 10 second-serve points.)

After 21 unforced errors in the first two sets, Medvedev went into lockdown mode in the third, playing some of his best tennis of the match with 10 winners to just six unforced errors, missing just six first serves in the set.

Medvedev next plays the winner of 16th seed Tommy Paul and 21-year-old Czech Jiri Lehecka.

American is potential QF opponent for third seed, who plays Lehecka next
Christopher Eubanks continued his red-hot grass-season Saturday by reaching the fourth round of a major for the first time at Wimbledon. A surprise development to some, perhaps, given that the American is a debutant at the grass-court major, but not to World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev.

“I say with my coach that he has kind of — I don't know if it's the same in English like it is in French — total tennis,” said Medvedev of Eubanks in his post-match press conference on Saturday after his third-round win against Marton Fucsovics. “He is not scared of anything. He just goes for it. [He] hits very, very fast and goes to the net as soon as he has the opportunity, has a big serve.

“From what I saw, because I’ve known him for a long time, he managed to find something this year which I don't think he had before. The consistency of doing back-to-back matches, not missing too much, going for the same shots, just being consistent.”

Medvedev prevailed in straight sets against Eubanks in the pair’s maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting in March in Miami. Since then, the American has risen to a career-high No. 43 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings and lifted his first ATP Tour title at the Mallorca Championships. The 27-year-old Eubanks will take on fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas next at the All England Club.

“A first title gives you wings, if we can say it like this,” said 20-time tour-level titlist Medvedev. “We can see it here [at Wimbledon]. So right now, it seems like he's going to be a player to beat for many more years to come. But we never know. For the moment he is playing great, so not much more to add.”

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With his 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory against Fucsovics, Medvedev advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the second time. The only major where he is yet to make a quarter-final appearance, the 27-year-old is feeling positive as he prepares to take on Czech star Jiri Lehecka in the last 16.

“I'm very motivated, very determined,” said Medvedev. “I said it before the tournament, that I want to do well here. The thing is that everyone can play well. We saw today, Marton played well. I managed to turn the match around. Great. I play Jiri next. He's a really strong opponent. I think on grass he can be really dangerous. I'm going to try my best to at least equal [my best Roland Garros] performance.

“For sure, right now, by the results, it's sure that on clay and the grass I play less good than on hard courts. But I want to try to change it and try to be in the finals of Slams playing the best players, even on these surfaces. That's another chance for me this year.

“I hope I can continue playing the way I played today. I felt like I played well. Hopefully I can continue this way through the tournament. I'm going to have my chances.”


Medvedev has won five ATP Tour titles (a joint Tour-leading tally with Carlos Alcaraz) in a standout 2023 season. Having produced such consistent form so far this year, the third-seeded Medvedev is keen to extend his success to the major as he chases a second Grand Slam crown to add to his 2021 US Open triumph.

“It's a great feeling to win titles. The bigger the title, the better,” said Medvedev. “[Reaching the final at an event] I would say is great for experience, but it is not the same. It's always better to be in the final than lose in the first round, but still a title is better.

“I'm really happy for my season, but I have two Grand Slams to come. One is going over right now. I hope that I can do well during them.”

World No. 3 shares the coolest trophy he has won
It is not uncommon for Daniil Medvedev to bust out a meme-making dance following a win. For the World No. 3, one particular dance stands out as his personal favourite, he revealed in the latest ATP Uncovered ‘Fan Questions’ series.

“That was probably my best dance move I have ever done in my life!” Medvedev said when referring to his dance at the 2019 US Open.

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That was not the end of the 27-year-old taking questions about dancing. Medvedev answered what celebration he will do if he wins a second major title.

“You are going to see, it is going to be interesting!” Medvedev said, while cracking a smile.

Watch the full video below to learn Medvedev’s favourite Formula One driver, what photo he has as his lock screen, the coolest trophy he has won, and more.