Matteo Berrettini hands Daniil Medvedev shock 6-0, 6-0 defeat in Monte Carlo

Going into their second-round clash at the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, Daniil Medvedev had never lost to Matteo Berrettini, winning all three of their previous meetings.

But those three previous meetings were all on hard courts—and on the slow red clay, it was a much different story.

Berrettini dealt Medvedev a shock 6-0, 6-0 defeat, needing just 49 minutes to record his first win over the world No. 10.

And with that he joined a very exclusive list, becoming just the third man this century—and the fifth man in ATP rankings history, dating back to 1973—to double bagel a Top 10 player.

PLAYERS TO DOUBLE BAGEL TOP 10 OPPONENTS IN ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (since 1973):

• Damir Keretic (No. 10 Noah, 1983 Dusseldorf)
• Ivan Lendl (No. 2 Connors, 1984 Forest Hills)
• Roger Federer (No. 9 Gaudio, 2005 ATP Finals)
• David Goffin (No. 8 Berdych, 2016 Rome)
• Matteo Berrettini (No. 10 Medvedev, 2026 Monte Carlo)

Medvedev nearly avoided the double bagel in the very first game of the match, bringing up two break points on Berrettini’s serve, at 30-40 and ad-out—but he missed forehands long on both of them, and the Italian held.

Those would turn out to be his only two game points in the entire match, as Berrettini held his other five service games routinely and broke Medvedev in all six of his serve games, none of those other 11 games even going to deuce.

It's the first time Berrettini has ever won a tour-level match by a 6-0, 6-0 scoreline. Likewise, it's the first time Medvedev has lost a tour-level match without winning a game.

“I think it was definitely one of the best performances of my life,” the Italian said afterwards in his on-court interview. “I think I missed three shots in the whole match, and it’s not easy against a tricky player like Daniil. I think the game plan was perfect and my weapons were working pretty well.

“I risked a little bit in the first game, facing two break points. After that I felt I was playing better than him. But I didn’t expect to win like that—it doesn’t happen that often. But at the same time I kept my focus, because I know that tennis is a tricky sport, and one break, two breaks, it’s not enough sometimes. So I kept pushing, and I got the win.”

Berrettini is now a win away from reaching the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo for the first time. He's been to the quarters or better at Masters 1000 events four times before, his deepest run coming in Madrid in 2021, where he reached the final.

Standing between the Italian and the last eight this week will be Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, who battled past Arthur Rinderknech in his second-round match, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Berrettini beat Fonseca in their only previous meeting, 6-1. 7-6 (5), in Davis Cup play on indoor hard courts in 2024.