Stats: 9th Defeat Against a Player Outside the Top 50, Medvedev Continues His Nightmare Season
The nightmare continues for Daniil Medvedev, eliminated in the first round of Cincinnati against Walton (6-7, 6-4, 6-1). This marks his 17th loss of the season, his 9th against a player ranked outside the Top 50.
A telling statistic that further confirms the 2021 US Open champion’s disastrous season. For comparison, this is three more losses against players outside the Top 50 in 2025 than between 2021 and 2024 combined. This stat was revealed by the X account, *Jeu, Set et Maths*.
Former world No. 1, the 29-year-old is now ranked 15th. Typically strong on hard courts, Medvedev has struggled on the surface this year. He was eliminated in the second round of the Australian Open, Rotterdam, and Miami, among others. Additionally, since the start of the American tour, the Russian has a record of three wins and three losses.
His opponent, meanwhile, had never won a match—or even a set—against a Top 50 player before (25 sets lost prior to this encounter).
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