French Open: Cameron Norrie stuns Daniil Medvedev after five-set thriller

Medvedev was on the brink of completing a sensational comeback when he led 5-3 in the fifth set, but he failed to serve the match out at 5-4 as Norrie won the final four games to seal a sizeable upset.

Medvedev is the latest high-profile star to exit the men's singles draw in the opening round after fourth seed Taylor Fritz and 18th seed Francisco Cerundolo crashed out on Monday.

The 29-year-old Norrie's triumph has earned him a great opportunity to progress further as he will face 144th-ranked lucky loser Federico Agustin Gomez in the second round.

Asked what was in his mind during the match point, Norrie said: "Not a lot, to be honest (smiles). Yeah, it was an incredible atmosphere and thank you to everyone for supporting me.

"I really felt like I had momentum there, it was kind of similar to the first set and I just felt a lot of energy there and managed to get over the line. I think he was a little bit tentative, but honestly it was a crazy match.

"He's so tough to beat, I think I deserve a diploma for beating Medvedev, he's got me the last four or five times. So yeah, unreal match.

"He raised his level and I dropped my intensity [in the third and fourth sets] and I was not able to hang with him, but I was able to find some energy in that fifth set.

"And yeah I was just moving really well and yeah, I don't really remember much of the fifth and being 5-4 down and suddenly winning the match, it was crazy."

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