He shushed boos from the crowd as he went down to a player who had never won at a Grand Slam. 9WWOS
"I don’t know if people like to eat clay, to have clay in their bags, in their shoes, the socks — white socks, you can throw them garbage after clay season.Seybolt Wild needed to win three matches in qualifying rounds last week just to make it into the men’s bracket — something he’d failed to do on eight previous attempts at slams — but looked very much like he belonged on Court Philippe Chatrier.
It's the first time the second-seeded man lost in the first round in Paris since 2000, when Pete Sampras — no fan of clay himself — was eliminated by Mark Philippoussis.Watch Roland-Garros 2023 from May 28. Every match ad free and on demand. “I knew it was going to be a tough match, but I knew how to play. I have watched him play 1000 times already. I just had to believe in myself.”“Walking on the court, I really just wanted to get the angles, try to get to the net as much as possible, try to use my forehand against his,” Seybolt Wild explained. “It worked pretty well.”Employing a high-risk, high-reward style, Seybolt Wild compiled a 69-45 edge in total winners, including 47-15 on the forehand side.
The top women's seeds in action all advanced, including defending champion Iga Swiatek, 2022 runner-up Coco Gauff, reigning Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina and two-time major finalist Ons Jabeur.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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