Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 2:03:18 GMT -5
The German Alexander Zverev, third in the world, was very close to saying goodbye to Roland Garros against the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, while two other favorites, the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the Austrian Dominic Thiem, continued without as much suffocation.
In the women's team, the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, second in the WTA ranking, continued her triumphant ride in Paris with another large victory against the French Pauline Parmentier by 6-0 and 6-3.
The surprise was the elimination of the Binance App Users Data Ukrainian Elina Svitolina , fourth in the world, who was eliminated in the third round of Roland Garros by the Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu (33).
In the men's draw, Zverev, banner of the new generation of world tennis, was a foot and a half out of Roland Garros, but a match point he saved in the fifth set gave him enough air to eliminate the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, 29th in the world, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and 7-5 in three hours and 54 minutes.
For the round of 16 at Roland Garros, a phase he reaches for the first time in his third participation, the tall player will meet the winner of the match between the Russian Karen Khachanov (38th in the world) and the Frenchman Lucas Pouille (16), which was postponed to Saturday due to rain.
The 21-year-old German tennis player raises many expectations and this time he had to defend himself against criticism of his game. "It doesn't matter how much time I spend on the court. It doesn't matter if I go 9-7 in the fifth set or it's 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. I'm in the next round and that's what counts," he said. he.
The afternoon was also complicated for former number one Djokovic. The current 22nd in the world suffered against a player with a better ranking than him, the Spanish Roberto Bautista (13th).
He needed four sets and three hours and 48 minutes to overcome Bautista, who decided to participate in the Paris tournament despite the recent death of his mother.
The Serbian completed a good match, although he left some gestures that raise doubts about his emotional stability: he burst his racket at the end of the second set, frustrated by a mistake with his forehand.
Djokovic will face in the round of 16 of the tournament with the Spanish Fernando Verdasco, 35th in the world, who beat another of the favorites, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (fifth in the world), in just three sets.
In the women's team, the Danish Caroline Wozniacki, second in the WTA ranking, continued her triumphant ride in Paris with another large victory against the French Pauline Parmentier by 6-0 and 6-3.
The surprise was the elimination of the Binance App Users Data Ukrainian Elina Svitolina , fourth in the world, who was eliminated in the third round of Roland Garros by the Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu (33).
In the men's draw, Zverev, banner of the new generation of world tennis, was a foot and a half out of Roland Garros, but a match point he saved in the fifth set gave him enough air to eliminate the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur, 29th in the world, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and 7-5 in three hours and 54 minutes.
For the round of 16 at Roland Garros, a phase he reaches for the first time in his third participation, the tall player will meet the winner of the match between the Russian Karen Khachanov (38th in the world) and the Frenchman Lucas Pouille (16), which was postponed to Saturday due to rain.
The 21-year-old German tennis player raises many expectations and this time he had to defend himself against criticism of his game. "It doesn't matter how much time I spend on the court. It doesn't matter if I go 9-7 in the fifth set or it's 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. I'm in the next round and that's what counts," he said. he.
The afternoon was also complicated for former number one Djokovic. The current 22nd in the world suffered against a player with a better ranking than him, the Spanish Roberto Bautista (13th).
He needed four sets and three hours and 48 minutes to overcome Bautista, who decided to participate in the Paris tournament despite the recent death of his mother.
The Serbian completed a good match, although he left some gestures that raise doubts about his emotional stability: he burst his racket at the end of the second set, frustrated by a mistake with his forehand.
Djokovic will face in the round of 16 of the tournament with the Spanish Fernando Verdasco, 35th in the world, who beat another of the favorites, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (fifth in the world), in just three sets.