During the third-round match between Tomas Machac and Daniil Medvedev at the 2024 French Open, a pigeon landed on the court at Court Suzanne Lenglen. Chair umpire Damien Dumusois had to intervene, using a towel to rescue the bird. This incident happened during a changeover in the fourth set of the match. The pigeon had dropped to the red clay and remained on the ground, leading Dumusois to take action.
He chased the pigeon, eventually bending over to grab it with the towel, earning cheers from the spectators. Dumusois then carried the pigeon toward a doorway and handed it off to someone else, who held the bird aloft, drawing more applause from the crowd. The match continued with Medvedev leading 4-3 in the final set, and he eventually won the match 7-6 (4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4.
Does an umpire’s duties include pigeon removal? 😅#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/VGMPs8RYKz
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 1, 2024
Medvedev at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.5, Medvedev has achieved a composed 27-7 win-loss record in 2024. The Russian is now having a run at the French Open where he conquered the world no.65 Dominik Koepfer 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-3, the world no.57 Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1 5-0 ret. and the world no.34 Tomas Machac 7-64 7-5 1-6 6-4.
Daniil Medvedev will play the world no.11 Alex De Minaur in the 4th round. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev.
The Russian was the runner-up at the Australian Open and in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
Daniil won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tomas Machac in 2024
Currently ranked no.34 (career-high), Machac played his last match on the 1st of June when he surrendered to world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(4) 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the 3rd round of the French Open (draw).
This season the Czech achieved a compiled 22-10 match record. Tomas Machac’s most significant achievement of the present season was reaching the final in Geneva.
Machac is scheduled to compete next in Stuttgart (Boss Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of June.
Daniil Medvedev and Tomas Machac faced off just twice. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Medvedev. Previously, the last time they squared off, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(4) 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in Paris (French Open) on the 1st of June 2024.
