Norwegian Casper Ruud dominates Pole Hubert Hurkacz. Photo: AFP
Undeterred, Polish Iga Swiatek will seek their 32nd straight win on Monday against Chinese Qingwen Zheng to advance to the round of 16, the same goal that Russian Daniil Medvedev (N.2), who will play in the evening, will have. . session by Philippe Chatrier.
The number 1 in the world, seeking his second title in Paris (after 2020) and sixth in a row this season, has been chaining successes for weeks and nothing seems to be able to stop him.
His first three matches were resolved by two set wins, having received just 12 games, half of them in the previous round against Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the only one to have so far put Swiatek in some trouble.
Pole is the only member of the Women’s Top 10 to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros, so anything other than seeing her in the final would be a big surprise.
Young Zheng, 19 years old, has already declared himself as one of the tennis players to follow in the near future and in the second round he gave a good account about Romanian Simona Halep, winner in Paris in 2018 and at Wimbledon in 2019.
“I don’t really know him. I haven’t seen his fights yet, but other players have told me about him and told me he’s brilliant,” Swiatek said after his third round fight.
The match is scheduled in the center’s third shift in a day that will open with Russian Veronika Kudermetova and the American Madison Keys, finally rivaling Swiatek.
Between the two women’s matches, the current finalist of the tournament, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (N.4), and the Danish Holger Rune (N.19), one of the revelations of the season along with Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, will jump . of Philippe Chatrier.
In his first involvement at Roland Garros, Rune (19 years old) stood in the round of 16 without giving up on a set and eliminated a Top 20 player, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, in the first round.
In the night session, Philippe Chatrier will defeat Daniil Medvedev, who after failing to get past the first round in his four appearances in Paris, last year has already reached the quarterfinals and in this edition he has yet to drop a set and in his last battle. , against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic (N.31) was not defeated once.
“On clay, it’s not uncommon … even with Rafa (Nadal), the Russian joked after the match.
He faces Croatian veteran Marin Cilic (N.23), the active player with the most appearances in the Grand Slam round of 16, apart from the members of the Big 4 (Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray).
In the game of Suzanne Lenglen, Casper Ruud against Hubert Hurkacz and Andrey Rublev against Italian Jannik Sinner, four players did not reach the quarterfinals in Paris.
Something similar happens to the stars of two women’s fights: Jessica Pegula-Irina Begu. In the first turn, Italian Camila Giorgi lost a double 6-2 against Russian Daria Kasatkina, who was again among the top eight in 2018.
The program is for Monday, May 30 at Roland Garros
. Short Philippe Chatrier
Veronika Kudermetova (RUS/29) – Madison Keys (USA)
Holger Rune (DEN) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/4)
Iga Swiatek (POL/1) – Qinwen Zheng (CHN)
Marin Cilic (CRO/20) – Daniil Medvedev (RUS/2)
. Short Suzanne-Lenglen
Daria Kasatkina (RUS/20) – Camila Giorgi (ITA/28)
Casper Ruud (NOR/8) – Hubert Hurkacz (POL/12)
Jessica Pegula (USA/11) – Irina -Camelia Begu (ROU)
Andrey Rublev (RUS/7) – Jannik Sinner (ITA/11)
Source: AFP
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