[ad_1]
With the darkness making the efforts of both men very difficult, Novak Djokovic managed to close out the affair against Aliaz Bedene and avoided returning to the court for the second day in a row.
Novak Djokovic qualified for the 4th round of Roland Garros in one of the most “delayed” games in the history of the Parisian Grand Slam.
Pascal Maria patiently waited for the Serb to put an end to the match against Aliaz Bendene for the 3rd round of the event and the Serb managed to go all out, winning with 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 of his opponent in a match that ended at 21:30 (local time).
In fact, at the end, Nole praised Pascal Maria for the feat of finishing the match and showed himself very satisfied with his victory and the fact that he will not have to return on Sunday to the court (he even signed the name Pascal on the camera).
The 29-year-old from Belgrade showed from the start a willingness to rush and finish the match as soon as possible, but this paid off on some occasions with Bendene achieving two breaks on the world number one’s serve.
Finally good, all good for Djokovic who in the 4th round will face Roberto Bautista.
The Spaniard, No14 on the board, had no problem against Borna Coric, beating me 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 of the rising Croat.
Earlier in Philippe Chatrier we had another big withdrawal…
The leading Frenchman in the world, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, left the center court with tears in his eyes and while leading with a 5-2 game of Ernests Gulbis in the opening set, due to an injury.
Thus, the Latvian qualified for the third time in his career in the round of 16 of the French Open (he has a semi-final in 2014 and a quarter-final in 2008), where he will face David Gofan after the Belgian’s victory with 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 of Nicolas Almagro in an exciting match.
Saturday 28/05: 3rd round Roland Garros
12-Goffin (Belgium) beat Almagro (Spain) 6-2 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2
7-Berdych (Czech Republic) beat 25-Cuevas (Uruguay) 4-6 6-3 6-2 7-5
14-Bautista (Spain) beat Coric (Croatia) 6-2 6-3 6-3
Gulbis (Latvia) beat 6-Tsonga (France) 2-5 (Tsonga retired)
11-Ferrer (Spain) beat 21-Lopez (Spain) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-1
13-Thiem (Austria) beat Zverev (Germany) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3
[ad_2]
