Medjedovic stuns de Minaur

Hamad Medjedovic knocked out third seed Alex de Minaur in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the Barcelona quarterfinals. (atptour.com) The 22-year-old Serbian qualifier won 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour, 35 minutes at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, an Association of Tennis Professionals 500 clay event. (atptour.com, atptour.com) Medjedovic finished with 22 winners, won 68 of 127 total points, and converted 3 of 8 break points against de Minaur, who converted 1 of 9. (atptour.com) The result pushed Medjedovic into the first Association of Tennis Professionals 500 quarterfinal of his career, according to the ATP Tour’s match coverage. (atptour.com) Barcelona is one of the main clay-court stops before the French Open, and the 2026 event is running April 13-19 at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899 with €2,950,310 in prize money. (atptour.com) De Minaur came into the week as the No. 3 seed in Barcelona and world No. 7 in the official ATP rankings, while Medjedovic was listed at No. 88 in the rankings released this week. (atptour.com, atptour.com) Medjedovic has been on the sport’s radar since he won the 2023 Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, where he beat Arthur Fils in the title match. (atptour.com) His ATP Tour profile lists a career-high singles ranking of No. 57, reached on August 25, 2025, after a season in which he also won the Naples Challenger in March 2026. (atptour.com) The upset also flipped a recent head-to-head result: de Minaur beat Medjedovic in four sets in the first round of the Australian Open on January 19, 2026. (atptour.com) By Wednesday afternoon, the ATP’s live Race to Turin page showed de Minaur’s Barcelona run ending in the round of 16 and Medjedovic still moving through the draw. (atptour.com, atptour.com)