2024-06-01 03:01:00
Francisco Cerúndolo and Tomás Etcheverry will go this Saturday for a spot within the spherical of 16 at Roland Garros. The person from Buenos Aires and the person from La Plata are the one Argentines with an opportunity within the French Grand Slam, which began with eleven Albiceleste representatives between the lads’s and ladies’s groups.
The primary to step on the Parisian brick mud might be cerundoloquantity 27 within the ATP rating, and who might be dealing with the American Tommy Paul (14th) not earlier than 9:15 within the morning.
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Fran, 25 years previous, will attempt to repeat what he has been till now his greatest efficiency in a Grand Slam since final yr he performed within the spherical of 16 at Roland Garros (misplaced to the Danish Rune in 5 units). For now, his efficiency within the earlier rounds was impeccable: 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4 towards the German Hanfmann (eighty fifth) and 6-2, 7-6 (2) and 6-0 towards the Austrian Misolic (243rd).
Paul, 27 years previous and who’s doing his greatest RG up to nowcomes from beating the Cordoban Cachín (108th) in three units and the Italian Fognini (93rd), the latter with a violent 6-1, 6-0 and 6-2. The Yankee’s greatest efficiency in Grand Slams is the semifinals reached in Australia final yr.
The following flip might be Etcheverry (twenty ninth), not earlier than 10:30. The 24-year-old left-hander can have a really tough time: he’ll play towards Norwegian Casper Ruud (seventh), runner-up within the final two editions of the French Open.
Like Rudd, Etcheverry additionally is aware of what it is prefer to have a great time at Roland Garros. Though to a lesser extent, in fact. The person from La Plata reached the quarterfinals final yr (misplaced to Zverev in 4 units), reaching his greatest efficiency in a Grand Slam up to now and for which it’s defending a number of factors within the rating. As for this version, it comes from leaving the native Cazaux (77th) on the highway by 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4 and the additionally French Rinderknech (69th) by 3-6, 6-7 ( 8), 6-1, 5-0 and abandonment.
On the entrance facet, Rudd, 25 years previous and accustomed to our lands since he gained the Buenos Aires Open twice (2020 and 2022), he defeated the Brazilian Meligeni Alves (137th) in three units and the Spanish Davidovich Fokina (thirty second) in 5 hard-fought units. The Norwegian returns to the fray for his elusive “huge” title: within the 2022 closing he met Nadal and within the 2023 closing with Djokovic, saying goodbye on each events in three units. Moreover, he reached the ultimate of final yr’s US Open and misplaced to Alcaraz in 4.
This Saturday can even be the flip of the Serbian Novak Djokovic: the world primary will go towards the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (thirtieth) no sooner than 3:15 p.m. for the cross to the second spherical. Additionally, not earlier than 8:15, the Belarusian Sabalenkaquantity 2 within the WTA, will attempt to get into the perfect 16 towards the Spanish Paula Badosa (139th).
As for Friday’s motion, Italian Jannik Sinner (2º) He dispatched the Russian Pavel Kotov (56th) by triple 6-4 whereas the Russian Andrey Rublev (6º) He was stunned by the Italian Matteo Arnaldi (thirty fifth), who gained 7-6 (6), 6-2 and 6-4. Moreover, the Spanish Alcaraz (third) He beat the American Sebastian Korda (twenty eighth) 6-4, 7-5 (5) and 6-3. and the Polish Iga Christmas (1º) she dispatched the Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2 and the American Coco Gauff (3º) She defeated the Ukrainian Yastremska (thirty second) 6-2, 6-4.