French Open recap: Men – Tsitsipas avoids embarrassment – Sovereign Djokovic – Sport



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  • Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 6) – Jaume Munar (ATP 109) 4: 6, 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 4
  • Novak Djokovic (ATP 1) – Mikael Ymer (ATP 80) 6: 0, 6: 2, 6: 3
  • Andrej Rublew (ATP 12) – Sam Querrey (ATP 48) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 7 (4: 7), 7: 5, 6: 4, 6: 3
  • Matteo Berrettini (ATP 8) – Vasek Pospisil (ATP 76) 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 3
  • Roberto Bautista Agut (ATP 10) – Richard Gasquet (ATP 50) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 2, 6: 1

That only worked out for Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek was apparently hopeless against Jaume Munar after 78 minutes with 0: 2 sets in reserve. The favorite made several unforced errors. But then a jolt went through the Greek. In 28 minutes he took the third round 6: 1. Now the knot was broken. Tsitsipas appeared, and the game. After 3:13 hours, the turning point against the Spanish was dry.

Novak Djokovic he had no time to lose against Mikael Ymer. In 97 minutes he swept the Swede off the court, but the best point of the game went to the loser. In the second sentence, the 22-year-old unpacked a “tweener” after a compliment from Djokovic, that is, a blow between the legs. He even applauded the world number 1, who delivered a compelling performance. The next obstacle for Djokovic is Ricardas Berankis (ATP 66) from Lithuania.

More drama than in the game between Sam Querrey and Andrej Rublew it hardly works. More than 2 movements, everything was to Querrey’s taste. The American was in the lead with two sets and even served to win the match in the third with 5: 4. But Rublew, this “moral monster” from Russia, fought back, first converted the sentence and then got into top form. He won the next 3 rounds 7: 5, 6: 4 and 6: 3, a fairy tale turnaround. It’s no wonder the 22-year-old fell to the ground after the match and buried his head in his hands.

The Italians are still doing very well at this year’s French Open. For the third time in the Open Era, 6 men from Italy are in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament. The nominally strongest Italian Matteo berrettini showed no problem with Vasek Pospisil. The 24-year-old allowed the Canadian only one break ball, which Berrettini rejected. The same world number 8 took his opponent’s serve 6 times.

After just under 2 hours Roberto Bautista Agut End of working day. The Spaniard did a short job of Richard Gasquet from France and won in three sets.

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