Con From duels of excellence will begin this Tuesday Roland Garros quarterfinalssecond Grand Slam of the season.
in the first turn del court central they will confront the German Alexander Zverev (3) against the promissory Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (6), while in the evening schedule the Serbian Novak Djokovic, number 1 in the world, will play against the Spanish Rafael Nadal (5), who is seeking his fourteenth title at the French Open.
In the meantime, Croatian Marin Cilic surprised this Monday the Russian Daniil Medveved, No. 2 in the world, and eliminated him in the round of 16 finally when you beat him by 6-3, 6-2 and 6-2.
Cilic -ranked 23rdwho used to be No. 3 in the world and won the US Open in 2014- dominated from start to finish a bewildered and unknown Medvedevwho said goodbye to Roland Garros after a disparate confrontation in the French capital.
The Croatian will be measured in the quarterfinals end against another Russian: Andrey Rublev (7), who beat Italian Jannik Sinner (12) 1-6, 6-4, 2-0 and retired due to injury of the peninsular player.
Earlier, the Danish Holger Rune prevailed by 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 to the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (4), and qualified for the quarterfinals. A) Yes, the 19 year old Danish and number 40 in the ATP ranking eliminated the current runner-up of the Parisian tournament.
In the next instance, Rune will face the Norwegian Casper Ruud (8), who a on shift beat Pole Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Rune thus became the first Danish to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open
after Jan Leschly qualified for the same instance at the US Open in 1967.
“I was nervous, but I knew I had to stick to my game plan if I wanted to give myself a chance.
It was a goal for me to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal,” said Rune, who won two titles this season, both on clay (Buenos Aires and Geneva).
Likewise, the Dane reached the final in Miami (he lost to the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz) and the semifinal of the Masters 1000 in Rome (he lost to the Spanish Novak Djokovic).