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The best Lithuanian tennis player Ričardas Berankis (ATP-66) The Roland Garros tournament in Paris, France kicked off the unit on Tuesday. In the first round, a 30-year-old Lithuanian is in almost two and a half hours 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 4 defeated a 27-year-old Bolivian tennis player Hugo Dellieną (ATP-104). R.Berankis achieved a historic victory, because no Lithuanian tennis player has yet entered the second round of units at Roland Garros
R.Berankis earned 45 ATP unit rating points and 84 thousand. euros, and a Serb will be waiting for you in the second round Novak Djokovic (ATP-1), 6: 0, 6: 2, 6: 3 defeating the swedish Mikaelį Ymerį (ATP-80). This match is scheduled for Thursday and its exact time will be announced on Wednesday.
“I think I started the game wonderfully. I won the first set 6: 0. I couldn’t imagine a better start to the Big Cross tournament. That was my plan, I want to play intensely from the beginning of the game. I haven’t thought about the New York incident for a long time. In fact, I’m ending up forgetting it, ”said N. Djokovičius.
In a match with M. Ymer, the Serbian surprised with very frequent “shortening” of the ball. At the press conference, N. Djokovičius explained why he changed his tactics a bit.
“I did not say that the ‘shortening’ of the ball would be the most important blow of the tournament, I only pointed out that in such playing conditions its importance has increased, because the ball is very heavy and slow. Typically, players stand on the ground beyond the baseline to have more time and space to prepare for the shot when the ball bounces off the ground higher than from other skies. However, due to unusual playing conditions, the ball is not bouncing as high this year. I agree that today I may have ‘shortened’ the ball too often, but I think this element helped me score points at times when it was very important, “said N. Djokovičius, who” shortened “the ball in the match with M. 25 times Ymeriu.
It will be recalled that starting this year Wilson balls, not Babolat, have been used in Roland Garros tournaments, and this innovation has received much criticism from players. Bad weather conditions also cause inconvenience. In Paris, the air temperature will drop to just 13-14 degrees in the next few days. In most cases, outdoor tournaments are no longer held under these conditions, but are moved to indoor venues. If it weren’t for the coronavirus pandemic, the Roland Garros tournament would have traditionally been held in late May and early June, when the weather is much more favorable for outdoor play.
The total prize pool for Roland Garros is $ 38 million. euros.
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