“He drove me crazy”, said Zverev after the game in which he made 63 unforced errors and was able to smile a little again. “He’s one of the fastest players. I’ve hardly beaten a winner, every return from him was close to the baseline.“
In the fight for the semi-finals, the German number one meets tennis high-flyers on Tuesday Carlos Alcaráz. The 19-year-old Spaniard defeated the Russian Karen Khachanov in three sets 6:1, 6:4, 6:4. Alcaraz has already won four tournaments this year.
Djokovic confidently against Schwartzman
Novak Djokovic clearly beat Diego Schwartzman in three sets (6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 3). After 2:15 hours, Djokovic used im Stadium Roland Garros his second match point.
Djokovic had on the Court Suzanne Lenglen everything under control from the start. The 35-year-old who Australian Open missed at the beginning of the year due to his missing coronavirus vaccination, played with great concentration and only allowed himself a mini phase of weakness at the beginning of the second set. Schwartzman, who was in the semi-finals in Paris in 2020, temporarily took a 3-0 lead there, but otherwise had little to oppose the defending champion.
“I am very happy with my performance. But it’s not over yet“said Djokovic, who celebrated his 21st birthday in Paris. Grand Slam-Title aspires.
Nadal needs five sets against Auger-Aliassime
With that he would draw level with his permanent rival Rafael Nadal – his opponent in the quarterfinals. Nadal sat down against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, who is looked after by his uncle and longtime coach Toni Nadal, with 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 3.
Toni Nadal, for whom it was the first meeting between his protégé and his nephew, did not follow the game from the box, he chose a neutral place.
Trevisan beats Kerber conqueror
Previously, unseeded Martina Trevisan was the first player to reach the quarter-finals. The 28-year-old won against Alexandra Sasnowitsch (Belarus) 7: 6 (12:10), 7: 5. The latter had knocked out Angelique Kerber in the previous lap. Trevisan underlined their current good form with the win. Before the French Open, the Italian had won the WTA tournament in Rabat.