Tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost in the first round of the US Open

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev lost to French athlete Benjamin Bonzi in the first round of the US Open Tennis Championship. The meeting was held on August 24 in New York.

The match lasted 3 hours and 46 minutes and ended with a score 6:3, 7:5, 6:7 (5:7), 0:6, 6:4 in favor of the Frenchman, who is ranked 51st by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), Medvedev is 13th in the the list.

The 29-year-old Russian scored 21 aces, 10 double faults, and six break points out of 19. Medvedev played one matchball in the third set. Bonzi will play against American Marcos Giron in the second round, Sport-Express said.

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Medvedev faces difficulties in New York, but there is hope for Andreeva and Khachanov's breakthrough.

On August 19, Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev lost to the duet of American Jessica Pegula and British Jack Draper in the quarterfinals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in mixed doubles. The match lasted 37 minutes and ended with a score of 4:1, 4:1 in favor of the opponents.

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