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No problem for Dominic Thiem and Rafael Nadal; However, the misfortune at the French Open for Stan Wawrinka:
The 2015 winner from Switzerland failed after a five-sentence thriller with 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 0 completely shockingly against the only 20-year-old Hugo Gaston. (Schedule and results of the 2020 French Open)
In a game that had to be interrupted for almost two hours due to rain, the hitherto completely unknown Frenchman delivered an outstanding performance against Wawrinka, who had had such a strong performance in Paris thus far.
Which makes the outcome of the game even more remarkable: Gaston is only number 239 in the world – a player who is worse in the rankings was still in the second round of the French Open.
French Open: Thiem and Nadal in the round of 16
In contrast, US Open winner Dominic Thiem was the first player from the closest circle of favorites to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros, and now he faces Gaston. The third-place Austrian defeated the last strong Norwegian Casper Ruud 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 1 and is yet to have a loss in a set.
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In the past two years, Thiem only failed in the French Open final against record winner Rafael Nadal.
The twelve-time winner of Paris, along with world number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia), once again a great all-time favorite, prevailed on Friday night in the third round against Italian Stefano Travaglia 6: 1, 6: 4 , 6: 0.
In the women’s category, the first Romanian seed Simona Halep continues. American Amanda Anisimova failed to give the 29-year-old a 6: 0, 6: 1 chance in the third round. Halep will now meet Iga Swiatek from Poland, like Anisimova at just 19 years old.
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With sports information service (SID)
