Unfortunate episode for Nicolas Jarry
Kei Nishikori is back. The Japanese demonstrated this with a very important victory in the first round of Roland Garros 2024, a Slam which he arrived at without any matches played on the surface. The current world number 350 prevailed in an intense battle against Gabriel Diallo with scores of 7-5, 7-6(3), 3-6, 1-6 and 7-5 in 4 hours and 26 minutes of game. Incredible merit of the 34 year old player who now awaits the winner of the challenge between Shelton and Gaston.
The Japanese continues to honor tennis with his effort to reach a level of play that allows him to be competitive again, despite all the difficulties he has faced and his advanced age. The Japanese is already in the second round of Roland Garros 2024 after achieving a new victory in five sets. He found himself in this situation 12 times in the Parisian Slam, winning 10 of these, but the most impressive figure is the one that demonstrates his career efficiency of 80% in fifth set matches, being the only player born after 1960 to succeed.
Nicolas Jarry he suffered one of those situations that have rarely been seen on a tennis court and which, for this very reason, are remembered for a long time. The Chilean had a complicated evening against Corentin Moutet in the first round of Roland Garros 2024 and didn’t even have luck on his side. In a fortuitous collision, a ball boy knocked him to the ground. Seeing is believing.
The Chilean then lost the match 6-0 in the fourth set.
It’s one of the great surprises of this fantastic first day at Roland Garros. The young Belgian Zizou Bergs delete Alejandro Tabilo after a great match won with a score of 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 6-2 in 3 hours and 9 minutes of play. The Chilean had reached the semi-finals in Rome a week ago, but now falls in Paris against a Bergs team who had entered the draw through the qualifiers.
Richard Gasquet he may be in the final stages of his career, but he wants to get out the front door. The genius from Béziers achieved a spectacular victory against Borna Coric, extending his journey at Roland Garros and demonstrating that her innate talent can still bring him joy. She won 7-6 (5) 7-6 (2) 6-4 and will now challenge Sinner or Eubanks.
In the last months, Novak Djokovic is making several changes in its team, with some leaving and others joining. Thus, in this Roland Garros, the world number 1 will count on the help of Nenad Zimonjić, but also on the presence of a new member who he knows very well: Boris Bošnjaković. “Since my separation from Goran, I have never confirmed that I have a permanent coach. I said that Nenad was there to help me as a friend and as a mentor, as someone I consider important in my life. Boris is part of my technical team, so to speak, when it comes to analyzing my opponents, matches and my own game. We collaborated for several years in various roles and Boris was the head coach of the Novak Tennis Center. He will be my coach in Paris, he will work with me in analysis, preparation and tactics. As for what comes after this tournament, I don’t have a long-term training solution at the moment,” Nole confessed in the press conference.
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