Wimbledon: Medvedev misses out on Federer meeting after another five-set failure
World number two Medvedev had reached the quarter-finals in three of his previous four majors – after making the last eight in only one of the prior 13 – but the grass-court grand slam continues to provide him with some difficulties.
The Russian’s run to round four was his best ever at the All England Club, having bowed out a stage earlier in each of his three previous main-draw appearances.
But Medvedev’s campaign ended in the same fashion as each of those, again losing in five sets. He had appeared to overcome that hoodoo in round three this year when he rallied from two sets down against Marin Cilic.
This reverse was stretched over two days, with Medvedev leading 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 3-4 when rain intervened on Court Two on Monday.
Medvedev and Hurkacz headed to Centre Court to complete the job first thing on Tuesday, but the second seed could not complete the job.
The Polish challenger broke instantly and then served out the second set, teeing up a decider and bringing back bad memories for Medvedev.
