Novak Djokovic (no 1) qualified without shaking for the round of 16 at Roland-Garros.
Alexander Zverev (no 3) and Carlos Alcaraz (no 6) on the other hand curled the correctional in the 2nd round, where they both had to erase a match point.
Semi-finalist last year at Porte d’Auteuil, Alexander Zverev won 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 in 3h36′ ahead of Argentinian Sebastian Baez (ATP 36). The German found himself one point away from defeat at 4-5 in the deciding set, on his serve. He warded off the danger by relying on a very good first ball.
The prodigy Carlos Alcaraz (19 years old) for his part won 6-1 6-7 (7/9) 5-7 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 following 4h34 ‘of fight in front of his eldest of 15 years and compatriot Albert Ramos-Viñolas (ATP 44). The winner of the recent Masters 1000 in Madrid saved a match point in the fourth set, at 4-5, on the opposing service moreover.
Djokovic tranquille
Holder of the title on Parisian clay, Novak Djokovic did not experience the same torments once morest Alex Molcan, who has the particularity of being trained recently by the former coach of the Serbian Marian Vajda. The world No. 1 won 6-2 6-3 7-6 (7/4) ahead of the Slovak, finalist in Lyon last week. He just had to tighten his guard in the third set.
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