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The French Open in the Fall: This crown-related programming does not suit all tennis players. In the first round of Roland Garros, the unusual temperatures caused arguments. Victoria Azarenka in particular was critical. “It’s getting a little ridiculous,” she said during her 6-1, 6-2 win over Danka Kovinic: “I live in Florida, I’m used to hot weather.”
Azarenka, who only missed Naomi Osaka in the US Open final, wore leggings and a training jacket for her game and had previously taken the field in a winter jacket. Instead of spring, the French Open will be held in the autumn of this year due to the crown crisis, at night the temperatures dropped in Paris, it rained again and again.
During a short rain break, the Belarusian scolded: “It’s eight degrees,” Azarenka said. They don’t see it as waiting “like a duck” in the square. “Conditions were crazy at first,” Azarenka said. She and her opponent were asked to wait in the plaza until the rain subsided a bit. But Azarenka and Kovinic left the court: “I don’t sit in my chair at eight degrees and wait and cool down,” said the former world number one.
Zverev against Austrian Novak
Alexander Zverev had also dressed warmly, against Austrian Dennis Novak he wore a long-sleeved top under his jersey. The German won 7: 5, 6: 2, 6: 4 without major problems. Zverev got off to a rocky start, not entirely surprising. The world number seven had not played a match on clay in preparation for the Paris tournament after the lost final at the US Open, he had to accept an early break.
With the score of 1: 4, Zverev found his rhythm, only letting Novak go through a service game. In the second half he followed with a quick break, Novak no longer able to keep up.
Zverev’s next opponent is American Micheal Mmoh or local hero Pierre-Hugues Herbert from France. The top favorites at Roland Garros are Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic; Zverev, who is sixth, can face Nadal in the quarter-finals at the earliest, and Djokovic only in the final.
Wawrinka defeats Murray
Earlier, Stan Wawrinka had defeated Andy Murray in a game between two former superstars. At the Philippe Chatrier, the largest stadium in the Paris facility, Wawrinka needed just 97 minutes to score 6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 2. Murray struggled with his serve, only 36 percent of his first serves. came to the field.
The Brit had a new hip joint in early 2019 and had already announced the end of his career before fighting to return this year. The former number one did not want to accept that as an excuse for the clear defeat. “I have to think hard, this is not the kind of game that I can put aside,” Murray said. Wawrinka faces German Dominik Koepfer in the second round.
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