Wawrinka conqueror out: Djokovic with difficulty, but without losing a set in the eighth finals

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Novak Djokovic (ATP 3), seeded as number 3, needs more than three and a half hours against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ATP 34) before he enters the eighth finals. The first two sets, which the Serbian wins in a tiebreak, last 2:50 hours. After that, Davidovich Fokina’s resistance was broken, in the third round the result was 6:2 in favor of the favorite.

After the second set, Djokovic needs treatment on his left thigh. “I knew it was going to be a very difficult and very tiring game,” says the 36-year-old. “I am proud of my achievement. Recovery is now the priority. I hope to be ready for my next game on Sunday.”

Djokovic offers himself the chance to win a Grand Slam tournament in Paris for the 23rd time, which would make him the sole record holder ahead of the injured Rafael Nadal.

Alcaraz and Tsitsipas sovereign

The number one in the world, Carlos Alcaraz, has no problems. The 20-year-old Spaniard concedes only seven games to the Canadian Denis Shapovalov (ATP 32) despite two breaks and wins 6: 1, 6: 4, 6: 2. The next opponent is the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 18), who did not drop a set in the first three rounds.

The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP 5) also lost only seven games in a 6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 3 against the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (ATP 95) and now meets the Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner (ATP 118).

Wawrinka Vanquisher eliminated

With Thanasi Kokkinakis (ATP 108), the conqueror of Stan Wawrinka was eliminated in the 3rd round. The 27-year-old Australian only starts against the number 11 Russian Karen Chatschanov after the marathon match against the Swiss – the two were on the track for more than four and a half hours on Wednesday – from the third set.

But because Kokkinakis missed a set ball at 5: 4 in the fourth round and then revealed a 4: 1 lead in the tiebreak, this time it was over after 3:45. The favored Russian rules 6:4, 6:1, 3:6, 7:6 (7:5).

Pegula surprisingly eliminated

Jessica Pegula still has to wait for her first semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament. The American, who was seeded number 3 in Paris, surprisingly failed in the 3rd round at the hands of Elise Mertens (WTA 28).

The 29-year-old clearly loses 1: 6, 3: 6 to the Belgian, who is two years younger. Although Mertens has not yet dropped a set in the tournament, Pegula is already the fourth player from the top ten on the seed list. (SDA)

Source : Blick