Roland Garros 2024 – Zverev survives fifth! Medvedev and De Minaur are also in the round of 16

Nightmare day for Sascha Zverev! The German was saved only in the match-tiebreak of the fifth set, after recovering two breaks from a deficit in the decisive set. The number 4 seed reaches the round of 16 with a score of 3-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-6. In the next round he will face one of the surprising Slovakian lucky loser Kovalik, who beat Khachanov by overcoming a two set deficit, and the number 13 in the draw Holger Rune. The German paid dearly for a cold break at the start of the match, due to a couple of unforced forehand errors that were definitely worth reviewing. Then he increases his serving percentages, oils the engine and starts slamming the Dutchman left and right, taking control of the exchanges.

The storm seemed to have passed, but instead the Dutchman shows that he thinks differently. He was about to create a masterpiece, he was succeeding until the moment he led 4-1 and served in the fifth set. Then suddenly the light goes out: double faults, arm shaking, terrible tactical choices with short balls. Zverev senses fear and attacks his opponent, who manages to successfully defend two rounds of serve, leading to the tiebreak, where the final surrender occurs. The German takes it by 10 points to 3 thanks to his experience.

The match between Medvedev and Machac, however, was beautiful: both managed to maintain a very high level of play for three and a half hours. The Russian escapes, reaching the round of 16 with a score of 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-4. Cynical and diabolical in capitalizing on the few flaws in the Czech’s match, who had shown a much higher level of play than what his ranking (34 ATP) says already last week in Geneva, where he beat Novak Djokovic. Machac has an explosive game, especially from the backhand side, a shot with which he has repeatedly stunned the world number 5. In general the intensity was very high, except for a fourth set in which the Russian took a breather. The match was decided by a few details. A bit of regret for Machac that he had several chances in the pyrotechnic seventh game of the fourth set, but ended up being broken at the most beautiful moment. The Russian will now have Alex De Minaur’s turnwho finally had the opportunity to conclude, after the rain, his commitment against Struff, defeated with the score is 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3. Excellent performance from the Australian, increasingly performing on clay too. Here at Roland Garros he had never advanced beyond the second round before this year.

However, very little resistance was offered by Shelton, number 15 seeded, who was defeated by 6-4 6-2 6-1 from Auger-Aliassime. The match was interrupted yesterday at 5-4 in the first set, today it was a real monologue. The Canadian will be Alcaraz’s next opponent, there in the lower part of the draw.

Another match that has been awaiting its verdict since yesterday has also concluded: the Pole beats Shapovalov with the score of 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-1. Over the long distance, the better performance of the first serve made the difference, the Canadian always forced to work overtime to have his say in response, he stumbles into many errors and is forced to give way. In the next round the winner of Dimitrov-Bergs for the number 8 seed.

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