To the sixteenth century ... with Cristiano Ronaldo's leap included

Unstoppable cross that Austrian Daniel Habesohn cannot attain and knocks the ball off the desk. Álvaro Robles shouts, jumps and celebrates very very like the same old Cristiano Ronaldo. The 33-year-old Spaniard had simply certified for the spherical on the Paris Video games after a shocking efficiency, particularly within the closing units. 11-6, 14-16, 11-9, Sept. 11, 11-7 and 11-9 for a closing 4-2 that takes them to the spherical of 32 of the person desk the place theyHe’ll face Brazilian Hugo Calderano, the fourth seed, tomorrow.

In a match that lasted 52 minutes, the Spaniard fought and shone in equal measure to win 67 factors towards his opponent’s 58. Even the lengthy and shut second set with rallies of as much as 16 exchanges didn’t lose his head. The exact opposite. With a really highly effective serve and never permitting Habesohn to flee in any of the units, Robles added and added till his massive probability got here. And he did not miss it. “My rival can be below extra stress as a result of he’s ranked fourth on the planet and his objective is the medals. I’ll emphasize with that as a result of I do know him properly. “It will likely be a really troublesome sport.” Álvaro stated within the combined area. The Parisian dream continues from a heroic competitors that reached the quarter-finals of the combined doubles with María Xiao.