Daniil Medvedev stunned by Hubert Hurkacz in a five-set last 16 thriller at Wimbledon... as No 2 seed crashes out and his Polish opponent moves on to face Roger Federer in quarter-finals
- Daniil Medvedev is out of Wimbledon after losing to Hubert Hurkacz in five sets
- The match resumed on Tuesday on Centre Court with Medvedev leading the tie
- Hurkacz broke the Russian twice in quick session to take control of the match
- The Polish 14th seed will now take on Roger Federer in the quarter-final tie
Wimbledon second seed Daniil Medvedev suffered a shock fourth round exit at the hands of 14th seed Hubert Hurkacz, who will take on Roger Federer in his first Grand Slam quarter-final.
The round of 16 match resumed on Tuesday in the middle of a fourth set, with Medvedev leading by two sets to one, but Polish player Hurkacz snatched a break to take the Centre Court clash to a decider.
Hurkacz then claimed another break at the beginning of the fifth set and held his serve to knock out the Russian.
Second seed Daniil Medvedev is out of Wimbledon after losing in five sets to Hubert Hurkacz
The 14th seed will now move on to the quarter-finals where he will take on Roger Federer
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Medvedev has spurned a chance to become men's No 1 this summer, as the Russian needed to win the tournament and hope Novak Djokovic lost before the men's singles final.
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