In the early hours of Saturday to Sunday, Novak Djokovic came back against Lorenzo Musetti and saved the crown, because he defends the title at Roland Garros, and the number one, which would have passed into the hands of Jannik Sinner had the Serbian not finally beaten the Italian in the five sets and four hours and 29 minutes of a great match that ended at 03:07. No match had ended so late in the tournament. Djokovic can surpass the record of victories in Grand Slams that he shares with Federer, with 369 (ahead of Nadal’s 314), if he also wins today in the round of 16, at a much more suitable time (not before 4:00 p.m., Eurosport ), to the Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo (25 years and 27º).
The third round match of the Balkan, which should have started at 8:15 p.m., did so at 10:38 p.m., because, due to the incessant rain that is hitting Paris these days, the organization decided to sneak the Bergs into the Chatrier earlier -Dimitrov, postponed to Friday. This measure contravened the rule adopted by the Slams, since the last US Open, of not scheduling more than four matches on the center court. “What a battle tonight, or this morning. Who can sleep now? It is impossible. If you have a party, I’ll go,” Djokovic joked in front of the audience. Later, in the mixed zone, he did not want to criticize the French Federation for the schedule. “I have my opinions, but I don’t want to be talking about the calendar. I think some things could have been handled differently. “There is beauty in winning the match at three in the morning if it is the last one of the tournament, but it is not, so I will have to pull on all my young genes and try to recover quickly,” he added.
Complaints and debate
The one who did go against the schedule was Casper Ruud, who finished playing at 01:00, with a victory against Etcheverry. “Can tennis be considered one of the hardest sports in the world? What others make you compete for more than four hours at three in the morning? I just finished my match two ago. Then I have to cycle for 15 minutes, attend to the media, take an ice bath, shower, eat and then receive treatment,” the Norwegian complained. Iga Swiatek seconded him yesterday: “It usually takes us about four hours to relax. The work does not end with the match point. We had to start a little earlier.”
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The business of night sessions rules and Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t like it (“I prefer to play during the day,” he admits) for the same reasons argued by Ruud, who will play against Taylor Fritz in the last turn of the Suzanne Lenglen, hopefully around 6:00 p.m. :00. Also this Monday, it is the turn of Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune, who will meet no earlier than 8:15 p.m. Alex de Minaur and Daniil Medvedev will have better luck, whose duel could begin around 1:00 p.m. The debate is served.
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2024-06-03 02:11:28
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