Djokovic was in management for a lot of the match between two tennis icons who collectively have 46 Grand Slam trophies. Fourteen-time Roland Garros winner Nadal, who began with a bandaged proper thigh, averted the specter of the “canary” on the finish of the primary set. Within the second set, he got here again from a 0:4 deficit with the assist of the followers, however Djokovic, the winner of a document 24 Grand Slams, received the final two video games. He ended the duel with an ace.
“I could not get him into hassle. He performed significantly better than me – from begin to end. I can solely congratulate him,” mentioned the 38-year-old Nadal.
A yr youthful, the Serb continues to cherish the prospect for the primary Olympic gold in his profession, beneath the 5 rings he solely received bronze in singles in 2008 in Beijing. Then he misplaced to eventual winner Nadal within the semi-finals. Within the spherical of 16, he’ll meet the German Dominik Koepfer.
Nadal, who has struggled with well being issues lately and will be the final season of his profession, continues on the event in doubles alongside Carlos Alcaraz.
After the defeat with Djokovic, he once more confronted the standard query in regards to the approaching finish of his profession, however he didn’t give a concrete reply. “I can not dwell on daily basis on whether or not it was the final recreation of my profession or not. Now I am taking part in right here and I am giving it my finest. I will let once I determine,” Nadal mentioned.
Djokovic hoped that immediately was not their final mutual duel. “For the sake of our rivalry and the game as an entire, I hope that we’ll meet at the very least as soon as or a number of extra instances. The longer he performs, the higher for tennis,” the Serb mentioned of his rival.
Sovereign Šwiateková
Šwiateková, the winner of the final three years of Roland Garros, goes by the Olympic event with out dropping a set. The world primary conceded solely two video games to Parry and received her twenty third match in a row in Paris. Her subsequent opponent will probably be Linda Nosková’s defeater from the first spherical, the Chinese language girl Wang Si-yü.
This yr’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini didn’t hesitate both. The Italian tennis participant defeated Poland’s Magda Linette 6:4, 6:1, who received the title on the WTA event in Prague on Friday. She had a balanced struggle along with her solely within the opening set. Within the second opponent, she received serve thrice and transformed the primary match level.
XXXIII. Paris Summer time Olympics – Tennis: Males’s Singles – Spherical 2:Djokovic (1-Serb.) – Nadal (Sp.) 6:1, 6:4Safiullin (Rus.) – Etcheverry (Arg.) 6:0, 7:6 (7:1) Foursome – 1st spherical: Macháč, Pavlásek (CZ) – Salisbury, Skupski (5-Brit.) 4:6, 6 :3, 10:8 Girls: Gauffová (2-USA) – Carleová (Arg.) 6:1, 6:1 Sakkariová (7-Greece) – Jüan Jüe (China) 6:2, 6:1 Kostyukova (12-Ukr. ) – Burelová (Fr.) 7:6 (7:3), 6:2 Vekičová (13-Croatia) – Andreescuová (Can.) 6:3, 6:4Fernandezová (16-Can.) – Bucsaová (Sp.) 7:6 (7:4), 6:3Kerberová (Germany) – Christianová (Romania) 6:4, 3:6, 6:4Schmiedlová (SR) – Maia Haddadová (14-Brazil) 6:4, 6 :4
