Seis Spanish representatives in contention on this third day of Roland Garros: Ymer-Roberto Carballs; Albert Ramos-Monfils; Kohlschreiber-Fernando Verdasco; Coria-Feliciano Lopez; Rafael Nadal-Popyrin Y Carla Surez-Stephens. Close day at night time the world number one, Djokovic, against the American Sandgren.
Main matches of the day (1 round)
Male box
Ymer 6-4, 0-6, 4-5 Roberto Carballs (In play)
Albert Ramos 0-0 Monfils (In play)
Struff 4-1 Rublev (In play)
Kohlschreiber – Fernando Verdasco (2:00 p.m.)
Berrettini – Daniel (14.30 horas)
Coria – Feliciano Lpez (2.30 pm)
Schwartzman – Yen-Hsun Lu (14.30 horas)
Rafael Nadal – Popyrin (4:00 p.m.)
Djokovic – Sandgren (21.00 hours)
Female painting
Babel 2-6, 5-6 Svitolina (In play)
Barty – Pear (13.40 hours)
Pliskova – Vekic (16.40 hours)
Carla Surez – Stephens (16.40 hours)
Nadal: “Carla is also a champion off the track”
Merry Christmas to Carla Surez for his return after recovering from cancer: “I just wanted to congratulate you for the attitude and for everything you have transmitted during these difficult months that you have surely lived. You are a champion, you were already on the track, and now you have also shown it off the track”.
Rosco de Carballs
The canary came to third round in Paris in 2020 and is keen to go far this year at Roland Garros. He has started his participation against the Swede Ymer, to whom he has endorsed a donut in the second set.
Osaka: “I have suffered long bouts of depression”
Naomi Osaka, sanctioned with 12.300 euros for not appearing before the media at the Paris tournament, he decides to withdraw due to a “mental health” issue.
Moy: “With Rafa we do not talk about the 21 Grand Slam”
Carlos Moy has explained in ATPtour.com how Nadal arrives at his first appointment in Paris: “Arrives very well. We have combined games with more specific training sessions, as we usually do almost always. The preparation has been good, but Rome has marked a before and after, especially since the meeting with Shapovalov. “
Feliciano López, the record man
Feliciano start his 21 participation on the clay of Roland Garros, becoming the player who has played the most editions in the entire history of the tournament in men’s individual mode. He will face the Argentine Federico Coria.
The long-awaited return of Carla Surez
Sloane Stephens will be the first test that fate has proposed to Carla on her return, located in the final table of Roland Garros for the twelfth time in her career, where she reached the quarterfinals in 2008 and 2014. “I’m looking forward to getting on the pitch and feeling again how special this tournament has always been to me.”
Serena Williams suffers more than expected
Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slam titles, suffered more than expected to reach the second round after beating the Romanian 7-6 and 6-2 Irina Begu, in a match in which the American had to save two set balls in the tiebreaker of the first round. She was in charge of inaugurating the new night shift of this edition.
Alcaraz’s smile
He achieved his first triumph in Paris and he did it at 18 years and 26 days, the youngest since the Serbian Novak Djokovic in 2005, and even younger than Rafa Nadal. The promise of Spanish tennis prefers to muffle his triumphs and focus on work and improvement, which he needs to defeat Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, 31st in the world
Muguruza, physically depleted
Yesterday’s day was marked by the elimination of Muguruza, winner in 2016, who held the greatest Spanish hopes of the women’s team, which now remain on the back of Paula Badosa, which is already in the second round, and Carla surez, that this Tuesday he will return to the circuit after his break to recover from cancer.
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