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The Lithuanian withdrew from the fight on Thursday at the prestigious “Roland Garros” tennis tournament of the “Great Accent” series in Paris, France. Ričardas Berankis (ATP-66). R. Berankis, who entered the second round of Roland Garros drives for the first time in history in 1 hour 23 minutes 1: 6, 2: 6, 2: 6 did not equal the best player on the Serbian planet Novakui Djokoviciui (ATP-1).
R. Berankis played well in the first game during the opponent’s inning (30:15), but soon he felt the power of N. Djokovičius and already in the second game he lost his series of passes.
R. Berankis made several unprovoked errors in the first set, and N. Djokovičius demonstrated high-class tennis. In the sixth game, the Serbian “dry” won the Lithuanian legends series, then “dry” won the seventh game and finished the set with a landslide victory – 6: 1.
The start of the second set did not promise R. Berankis anything good either. During his legends, he created good opportunities for attacks, but was not wrong in the most difficult situations, and N. Djokovičius realized a “breaking point” already in the first game.
In the second game, the Lithuanian beautifully returned the ball to the court and separated 40:15. Unfortunately, both breakpoints were not reached.
Later, some fights took place around the fight. R. Berankis managed to win two series of passes in a row and when it seemed he felt the rhythm of the game, he missed 15:40 in the seventh game and hit the net, and N. Djokovičius, who realized the “breaking point”, approached the won set.
In the eighth game, the best player on the planet was left behind at 3:30 pm, but then he “stabbed” two irresistible passes, then R. Berankis hit the net and the set was completed.
In the second set, after one of the episodes, R. Berankis grabbed him from behind. The Lithuanian suffered the remaining matches and immediately requested a medical break after the end of the set. The Lithuanian’s back was massaged for a few minutes.
After a brief pause, the view of the card didn’t change much. R. Berankis already lost his series in the first game of the third set.
A similar story was repeated in the third game. N.Djokovičius classically “shortened” the ball, created a “break point”, and then R.Berankis hit the net.
Berankis at least managed to finish the third set with honor. The Lithuanian won two series of his steals and avoided the “roll.”
Match statistics:
R. Berankis has played N. Djokovičius twice before. 2013 The Lithuanian was hopeless at the US Open (1: 6, 2: 6, 2: 6), but this year’s ATP 1000 series tournament in New York was much more serious against the opponent (6: 7, 4: 6) and even led both sets as the first to win a series of innings from the opponent. This time, the bookmakers evaluated R. Berankis’s chances of winning at 3-4 percent.
N. Djokovičius became the “Roland Garros” champion in 2016, and only stumbled three more times in the final. Serb has been playing a very stable game for a long time. He has not beaten the second round of Roland Garros only once. This happened in 2005, when the Serbian debuted in this tournament, and had just turned 18 years old.
During his career, N. Djokovičius has won 17 “Great Accent” unit tournaments. Only the Swiss surpass it Roger Federer (20) and Spanish Rafaelis Nadalis (19). Serbia in 2020 has lost only one official match. It occurred in a scandalous duel with Pablo Carreno-Busta, when N. Djokovičius hit the linesman and was disqualified.
Serbia won 90 ATP points and 126 thousand. and will face a Colombian in the third round Danieliu Riverosu (ATP-153), which 6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 3 taught an american Tennysą Sandgreną (ATP-47). Lithuania received 45 ATP unit rating points and 84 thousand. euros.
The total prize fund for Roland Garros is 38 million. euros.
R. Berankis is preparing to participate in the ATP 250 tournament in Cologne (Germany) for a week and a half. A week later, his plans include a tournament of the same rank in Cologne or Antwerp (Belgium). These tournaments will be held on a hard surface more convenient for Lithuanians.
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