Masters 1000 Tournament

Defending champion Medvedev eliminated in Rome!

Daniil Medvedev(Bild: AFP)

After the top seed Novak Djokovic, last year's winner Daniil Medvedev has also been knocked out early at the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome! 

The Russian, seeded No. 2, lost to the American Tommy Paul (ATP 16th) in the round of 16 on Tuesday, losing 1:6, 4:6. Medvedev, who reached the final at the Australian Open in January and the final in Indian Wells in March, is unrecognizable on clay courts this year. In Monte Carlo he reached the last 16, in Madrid he had to retire in the quarter-finals with hip pain.

Alexander Zverev continues
Germany's top player Alexander Zverev, who beat Nuno Borges (POR) 6:2, 7:5, and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, who dispatched Alex de Minaur from Australia 6:1, 6:2, are through to the next round.

However, the 2021 US Open winner is far from the only top player struggling just two weeks before the start of the French Open. Of the eight players from the top ten competing in Rome, five have already been eliminated. In addition to de Minaur, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov was also knocked out on Tuesday. In addition, Jannik Sinner (2) is missing due to a hip injury and Carlos Alcaraz (3) has a sore arm.