Joel Schwärzler handed a really tough entrance examination to enter the junior match in Roland-Garros 2024.
by Jens Huiber
final edited: June 3, 2024, 6:31 pm
It was not really easy for Joel Schwärzler to maintain calm on Court docket 9 on the Stade Roland-Garros. As a result of this courtroom is squeezed between the Suzanne-Kenglen, the place the French followers cheered Varvara Gracheva. On the opposite aspect, the 7s, Halligalli was additionally there – as a result of two native heroes competed there within the males’s doubles. However Schwärzler bought off to a tough begin. And ultimately he gained in opposition to Jack Kennedy 4:6, 6:3 and 6:2.
Schwärzler and his coach Jürgen Melzer had been accordingly blissful after the sport. “I knew Kennedy was taking part in effectively and what he had gained this yr,” Schwärzler defined within the combined zone. The Austrian left-hander was additionally shocked that the American truly hit every thing. “And I do not suppose I performed dangerous there.” After the primary break he performed extra freely.
Jürgen Melzer – “I am very blissful about that
Joel Schwärzler is second in Paris, which brings a certain quantity of strain. “Positively, lots of people count on rather a lot from me, particularly after the previous couple of weeks. I dealt with it effectively despite the fact that I used to be behind.”
Coach Jürgen Melzer was very impressed. “I am virtually happier after at present’s match than profitable Joel Challenger. The way in which he stayed within the recreation, the way in which he took the combat – that is a step ahead. And that fits me very effectively.” In fact, there may be at all times room for enchancment. “He can play rather a lot sooner, the bottom pace wasn’t that good at present. Joel did not have sufficient weight behind the ball on the backhand and performed an excessive amount of along with his fingers. However: He discovered a method to win with what he has obtainable at present. And I am very blissful about that.”
In spherical two, Schwärzler will face Canadian qualifier Keegan Rice.
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