Cú sốc Roland Garros 2026: Daniil Medvedev gục ngã trước Adam Walton ngay trận mở màn (Roland Garros 2026 Shock: Daniil Medvedev Falls to Adam Walton in First-Round Stunner)

Daniil Medvedev is back on the grass just two days after the Libéma Open final, turning his focus to the Terra Wortmann Halle Open, where he opens today against Argentina’s Tomás Martín Etcheverry. The world No. 3 has extra motivation in Halle after an unexpectedly short clay-court swing. At Roland-Garros, Medvedev was stunned in five sets by Australian wildcard Adam Walton in the first round, a defeat that left the 30-year-old without a main-draw win in Paris since his 2023 quarter-final run. Instead of dwelling on the disappointment, Medvedev immediately found form on grass. In ’s-Hertogenbosch he blasted through a rain-delayed quarter-final against Marin Čilić and reached his first semi-final of the 2026 season before falling to rising American Alex Michelsen. The run pushed his career grass-court record to 46-22 and reminded rivals that he remains one of the tour’s most dangerous returners on faster surfaces. Halle represents a pivotal opportunity: rankings points are up for grabs, but so is confidence ahead of Wimbledon, where Medvedev is defending last year’s runner-up finish. The Halle field features Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev and local favorite Alexander Zverev, setting up potential marquee clashes later in the week. A title here would mark Medvedev’s first trophy since his indoor triumph in Vienna eight months ago and move him closer to Novak Djokovic in the ATP Race. Key to success will be the Russian’s serve-plus-first-ball combination, an area he sharpened during a heavy practice block after Roland-Garros. According to coach Gilles Cervara, the team focused on taking the ball earlier and adding more slice variation off the backhand to exploit slick grass bounces. Medvedev’s 2026 campaign has been streaky—quarter-final showings in Brisbane and Doha were offset by early exits in Indian Wells and Miami—but historically he peaks during the European summer swing. With Wimbledon looming in less than three weeks, every match in Halle doubles as a rehearsal. Fans will be watching to see whether Medvedev can convert his trademark baseline defenses into attacking grass-court statements and re-establish himself as the man most likely to challenge the big hitters on Centre Court. If he survives Etcheverry, a quarter-final rematch with Čilić is possible; navigate that, and a blockbuster semi-final with Alcaraz awaits. For Medvedev, the road to redemption—and perhaps a second Grand Slam title—starts now on the lawns of Halle.