World No. 10 Daniil Medvedev suffered a stunning 0-6, 0-6 defeat at the hands of 90th-ranked Matteo Berrettini in the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters, smashing his racquet seven times in visible frustration. The 2021 Wimbledon finalist produced a flawless display in a match that lasted just 49 minutes, leaving Medvedev without a single game.

The defeat marked the first time in Medvedev’s career that he has failed to win a game in a match, underlining the sheer dominance of Berrettini on clay.

“I think it was one of the best performances of my life,” Berrettini said. “I missed only three shots in the entire match, and it’s not easy against a tricky player like Daniil. The game plan worked perfectly, and all my weapons were firing.”

“I faced two break points in the first game, but after that I felt I was playing better than him. I wasn’t expecting a 6-0, 6-0 win, but I kept my focus because you never know-it can take just one break to change a match,” he added.

Berrettini has been in remarkable form this week, not dropping a single game in his opening two matches, including a 4-0 lead when Roberto Bautista Agut retired in the first round. The 29-year-old former Top 10 player will next face Joao Fonseca or Arthur Rinderknech in the third round.

MEDVEDEV’S STRUGGLES ON CLAY

Competing on clay for the first time this season, Medvedev struggled badly on Court Rainier III, committing 27 unforced errors and failing to create a single game point on his serve. The 30-year-old had enjoyed a strong start to the year on hard courts, winning titles in Dubai and Brisbane, but that form failed to carry over to clay.

The match also marked Berrettini’s first-ever tour-level double bagel victory and his first Top 10 win since defeating Alexander Zverev at Monte-Carlo last season. The result inevitably drew comparisons to Alex de Minaur’s dominant 6–0, 6–0 quarter-final win over Grigor Dimitrov at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Masters, underlining just how rare and emphatic such scorelines are at the highest level.

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