Roland Garros
Jesper de Jong will face the Russian Karen Khachanov, number fifteen in the world, on Friday at Roland Garros in the third round. The stakes: a place in the last 16. Follow the Dutchman’s developments in this live blog!
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Break De Jong!
On deuce, Khachanov first makes a double fault, after which he hits a simple forehand wide of the line. The Russian’s unforced errors are a boost for De Jong, who gets the break. 4-2 in favor of the Dutchman in the third set!
No breaks yet in third set
De Jong gets through his service games flawlessly. The Dutchman lost only two points in three games. Khachanov also maintains his own games without much difficulty. The position is therefore: 3-2 in favor of de Jong.
Khachanov wins second set
The second set is for the Russian. He wins, just like De Jong in set 1, 7-5. This match could well become a battle of attrition.
Unforced errors in set 2
That’s a huge difference.
Khachanov breaks…
De Jong is now really devastated Khachanov, who comes to 6-5. The Russian hits a hard forehand just on the back line. Bad luck for De Jong.
A great game from De Jong, that one multiple breakpoints gets rid of. If he manages to break the Russian now, he will also take the second set.
On the hunt for a break
De Jong continues to serve well. He hits his eighth ace of this match. The Dutchman is looking for a break. Who keeps their cool?
Can he follow up on a good start?
De Jong had great difficulty keeping his serve in the third game of the second set, but he succeeded! He survives four breakpoints: 2-1. The Dutchman remains on the right side of the score in the second set for the time being.
Jesper de Jong wins first set!
The Dutchman seizes power in the first act with a break in the twelfth game: 7-5!
Service gun De Jong
The Dutchman’s serve is working great, but Khachanov is also giving little away. It stands 6-5 for De Jong in the first set, Khachanov will soon have to serve for the second time to stay in the set
De Jong maintains a high level
For the time being, Khachanov can hardly get a grip on De Jong’s first serve, with which he has won fifteen of the sixteen points so far: 5-4.
Dutchman plays with his lower leg wrapped
His right lower leg is heavily wrapped due to pain in the Achilles tendon. But it apparently does not hinder De Jong from moving. During his previous match that leg was also wrapped. On Wednesday, De Jong won in straight sets in the second round against the Italian Federico Cina: 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.
De Jong survives break opportunities
The Dutchman has difficulty keeping the balls deep in the rally. Khachanov is therefore able to create two break opportunities with a 15-40 score. But De Jong remains cool under pressure and wins four points in a row to preserve the game: 3-2.
Both players give little away
Karen Khachanov scores in the first set 2-2. The service is a big deal. The Russian already has three aces to his name, De Jong has so far set up two. There is no risk of breakage yet.
Dutchman impresses with drop shots in the initial phase
De Jong also wins his second service game without losing a point: 2-1. He plays with confidence and eagerly uses the drop shot to lure his opponent forward.
De Jong starts well
He wins his first service game of the match on love, Khachanov also holds his first service game afterwards, but he does give up two points: 1-1.
Welcome!
Jesper de Jong has started his match against Karen Khachanov. Follow the match via this live blog!
