2024-06-02 13:10:18
Tennis participant Tomáš Macháč didn’t advance to the spherical of 16 of the Roland Garros Grand Slam. He misplaced to fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev from Russia immediately after a preventing efficiency 6:7, 5:7, 6:1, 4:6. The 23-year-old native of Beroun didn’t use the prospect to enhance his Grand Slam most, however recorded his greatest end result thus far on the Paris clay.
The thirty-fourth participant on this planet Macháč completed within the third spherical and on the second Grand Slam of the season. In January, he didn’t beat one other Russian, Karen Khačanov, on the identical stage of the Australian Open. He additionally misplaced the second mutual match with Medvedev and didn’t avenge his defeat in Indian Wells the yr earlier than final.
Though Macháč surpassed the favourite within the variety of profitable balls 57:53, he paid for 61 unforced errors. 2021 US Open winner Medvedev additionally recorded 14 aces. The Russian participant superior to the Roland Garros spherical of 16 for the third time in his profession.
The one Czech consultant within the males’s singles, Macháč began the duel towards the finalist of the Australian Open fearlessly. Within the fifth sport of the primary set, he cheered the followers on the courtroom of Suzanne Lenglen with a profitable defensive cross, because of which he gained a break at 3:2.
Through the alternate, he twice switched the racket to his weaker left hand.
However he instantly misplaced the promising lead and the set got here to a shortened sport, which the Czech tennis participant misplaced 4:7.
The even sport continued within the second set. Macháč averted two break factors within the third sport, however within the eighth sport he didn’t use the prospect to interrupt the opponent’s serve.
Three video games later, Macháč made a double fault at 15:40 and Medvedev bought an opportunity to serve out the set. The Czech tennis participant nonetheless labored out a break level, however throughout it he performed the ball into the automobile and the native from Moscow gained the second set instantly.
At the start of the third set, Macháč misplaced his serve once more and, at 0:1, he went to his field with coach Daniel Vack. From that second on, nonetheless, he started to outplay Medvedev and turned the tide. He gained the following six video games in a row to get again into the sport.
Macháč began the fourth set aggressively and instantly took away Medvedev’s serve. Solely then did the Russian tennis participant cease the streak of shedding video games and draw degree. The decisive moments got here on the finish, when the Czech tennis participant went to serve at 4:5.
Medvedev defended nicely and Macháč provided him a match level by smashing into the online. Shortly after that, the native of Beroun despatched the ball into the automobile and Medvedev may have fun progress after three hours and 28 minutes.
Roland Garros tennis grand slam event (clay, subsidy 53.5 million euros):
Males:
Singles – third spherical:
Medvedev (5-Russia) – Machac (Czech Republic) 7:6 (7:4), 7:5, 1:6, 6:4, Zverev (4-German) – Griekspoor (26-Netherlands) 3:6, 6:4, 6:2 , 4:6, 7:6 (7:3), Hurkacz (8-Pol.) – Shapovalov (Can.) 6:3, 7:6 (7:0), 4:6, 6:1, Dimitrov ( 10-Bulg.) – Bergs (Belg.) 6:3, 7:6 (7:4), 4:6, 6:4, De Minaur (11-Aust.) – Struff (German) 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 6:3, Rune (13-Dan.) – Kovalík (SR) 7:5, 6:1, 7:6 (7:2), Auger-Aliassime (21-Can.) – Shelton (15-USA) 6:4, 6:2, 6:1, F. Cerúndolo (23-Arg.) – Paul (14-USA) 3:6, 6:3, 6:3, 6:2
Ladies:
Singles – third spherical:
Sabalenková (2-Belgium) – Badosaová (Sp.) 7:5, 6:1, Rybakinová (4-Kaz.) – Mertensová (25-Belg.) 6:4, 6:2, Avanesjanová (Rus.) – Cheng Chin-wen (7-China) 3:6, 6:3, 7:6 (8:6), Paolini (12-It.) – Andreescu (Can.) 6:1, 3:6, 6:0 , Navarro (22-USA) – Keys (14-USA) 7:6 (7:5), 7:6 (7:3), Svitolina (15-Ukraine) – Bogdanova (Romania) 7:5, 6 :2, Andrejevová (Rus.) – Stearnsová (USA) 6:2, 6:1, Gračová (Rus.) – Beguová (Rum.) 7:5, 6:3.