Benjamin Bonzi booked his place in the second round of the US Open after winning a pretty controversial opening-round clash against 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev. The Frenchman showed great resilience after squandering a match point in the third set when drama erupted.
A Look at Benjamin Bonzi’s Tennis Journey
Before turning professional in 2015, Bonzi’s greatest moment in junior tennis came at the 2014 French Open, where he won the boys’ doubles title along with compatriot Quentin Halys after beating the Austrian-Australian duo of Lucas Miedler and Akira Santillan in the final.
Bonzi made his professional debut in 2015 at an ITF event in Lille and reached the second round. He won his maiden Grand Slam match at the 2017 French Open when Medvedev retired during the fourth set of their fixture.
The Frenchman competed scarcely on the ATP till 2021 before becoming more frequent 2022 onwards. That year, he had his best finish at a Masters 1000 event, reaching the third round in Indian Wells, where he lost a close contest against Jannik Sinner.
Bonzi has made three singles finals so far in his career, losing the first two of them in Pune and Marseille. His maiden title came in 2024 when he triumphed 7-6(6), 6-4 over Cameron Norrie to win the Moselle Open.
The 29-year-old has had a career-high singles of 42 and his best Grand Slam performance was reaching the third round at two editions of the Australian Open and the 2023 US Open.
Bonzi Has a 3-0 Head-to-Head Lead Over Daniil Medvedev After US Open 1R Win
Bonzi got off to a flying start at the US Open as he took the first two sets 6-3, 7-5, and had a match point at 5-4 in the third set when a moment of controversy took place. A photographer entered the court just as the Frenchman was about to serve, and later, Medvedev had an argument with chair umpire Greg Allensworth that caused further delay.
Bonzi was unable to convert the match point and the Russian went on to win the set and the next one to force the match into a decider. However, the 29-year-old eventually held his nerve to register a 6-3, 7-5, 6-7(5), 0-6, 6-4 win and book his place in the second round of the US Open.
Benjamin Bonzi defeats Daniil Medvedev in five sets and is into Round 2 👀 pic.twitter.com/rGyRI6F8yV
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 25, 2025
The World No. 51 now has a 3-0 head-to-head lead over Medvedev, having previously beaten him 7-6(2), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the first round of Wimbledon. After beating the Russian, Bonzi will take on Marcos Giron and whoever out of the two comes out on top, will lock horns with either 18th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina or Arthur Rinderknech in the third round of the US Open.
