Both Scandinavians write history
Rune and Ruud (23) are the first tennis players from their countries in tournament history (since 1925) to get this far in the clay court classic. Rune, who won the ATP tournament in Munich in early May, delighted the audience at the Court Philippe Chatrier in his 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 victory once again with his cheeky game with many stops, which Tsitsipas was only able to counter in phases.
Ruud made far fewer simple mistakes than Hurkacz. The night of the world rankings from Oslo needed 2:31 hours in Paris to beat the Pole 6:2, 6:3, 3:6, 6:3. He has already won titles in Geneva and Buenos Aires this year.
Clear gossip for Medvedev
Late on Monday evening, second in the world rankings, Daniil Medvedev, surprisingly dropped out. The 26-year-old Russian unexpectedly lost 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 against Croatian Marin Cilic. The one-sided game on the Philippe Chatrier court was over after just 1:45 hours. Cilic rejoiced afterwards: “It was one of the best matches of my career, but I hope my journey here continues.”
Cilic now faces Medvedev’s compatriot Andrei Rublev in the quarterfinals. In his round of 16, Rublev benefited from an injury to his Italian opponent Jannik Sinner, who had to pass from Rublev’s point of view when the score was 1: 6, 6: 4, 2: 0.
Swiatek with difficulty against Zheng
In the women’s tournament, world number one Iga Swiatek is in the next round despite losing her first set in this year’s tournament. The Pole won against the Chinese Qinwen Zheng 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 0, 6: 2 and thus celebrated the 32nd win in a row. But this time she had to fight hard and only converted her first match point after 2:45 hours.