Medvedev and Tsitsipas to Eighth without trembling, Swiatek is left alone

the russian Daniil Medvedev (N.2) and the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (N.4) qualified for the Round of 16 of Roland Garros on a day in which the Polish Iga Swiatek (N.1) was the only representative of the female Top 10 that will play in the second week of the Parisian tournament.

Medvedevquarterfinalist in Roland Garros in 2021passed over the young serb Miomir Kecmanovic (N.31) without yielding a single serve.

“It’s something unusual on the ground… even for Rafa (Nadal)!” The Russian joked at the foot of the track as soon as he won the call to be the successor of Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-4 and 6-2.

The Russian, who until last year had settled his first four appearances in Paris with just as many first-round eliminations, he admitted those losses hurt him.

“It was hard to see that everyone wondered how it was possible to be world number two without passing the first round here“, said.

Arrived in Paris with hardly any competition on land, after a hernia operation two months ago that only allowed him to return ten days ago in Genevawhere he lost in the first round, andhe current US Open Champion and final runner-up at the Australian Open has finished all three of his matches without dropping a set.

And now he will have the opportunity to at least equal his result from last year if he beats the Croatian veteran in the round of 16 Marin Cilic.

May the sun continue: Tsitsipas

And it was about time for last year’s finalist, having come back from two sets down on his debut against the Italian. Lorenzo Musetti and having to fight for more than four hours against a Czech player from the previous one, Zdenek Kolarto beat him in four sets in the second round.

This Saturday, the Swedish Mikael Ymer (N.95) was no match for the 23-year-old Greek, who won 6-2, 6-2 and 6-1 in just an hour and a half.

“It is clear that it was different from my first two games. The conditions suited me better, hotter and drier. If I could wish for anything for the rest of the tournament, it would be that the sun continued“explained the Greek.

the russian Andrey Rublev (N.7), executioner of the Chilean Christian Garinwho battled for four sets, will face the Italian in the round of 16 Jannik Sinner (N.12).

After the classification of the Norwegian Casper Ruud (N.8), all the members of the Top 10 of the men’s draw (except the Italian Matteo Berrettiniabsent due to injury) are already classified for the round of 16, quite the opposite of the women’s category, where the Polish Iga Swiatek she is the only survivor.

The number 1 in the world achieved her 31st consecutive victory this Saturday, after winning 6-3 and 7-5 against the Montenegrin Danka Kovinic (N.96).

However, the match for the Pole was not a military walk as in the first two rounds and despite the fact that she still has not given up a set throughout the tournament, Kovinic had the merit of winning eight gamestwice as many as he had lost Swiatek in the first two games.

“I’ve made some mistakes, especially on break balls (against). I’m not satisfied with it, but I’m happy with the result“said the 20-year-old Pole, winner in Paris in 2020.

Badosa withdraws due to injury

The big favorite for the title Roland Garros will play the Round of 16 against china Qingwen Zheng (N.74), surprising eighth-finalist who was favored by the abandonment due to injury of her rival, the French Alize Cornet (N.40), who experienced an unpleasant moment when she was booed by some of the fans of the Philippe Chatrier.

“What amazes me is that there are people who dare to boo me on a track when I retire (due to injury). Sometimes the French public surprises me, and not always for a good reason“, criticized the player.

Spanish women’s tennis was left without representatives after Paula Badosa (N.4) abandoned in the second set of her match against the Montenegrin Veronika Kudermetova (N.29), when he was already losing 6-3 and 2-1 and had requested the presence of a physiotherapist one game before the end of the first round due to physical problems in one leg.

The other Top 10 that was in contention, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (N.7), lost against the Italian Camila Giorgi by 4-6, 6-1 and 6-0.

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