French Open Men’s Results: Casper Ruud at Roland Garros again in the round of 16 – Nishioka defeats Seibut Wild

Fourth in the world rankings he survived the third round at Roland-Garros for only the second time in his career.

“I was frustrated at first, he played great. I only gained confidence at 5:4 in the second set and then got better,” said Rudd.

Opponent Zhang missed out on being the first Chinese in the Open Era (since 1968) to reach the round of 16 of a clay court Grand Slam. He managed to do just that at the Masters in Madrid when he knocked out top ten player Taylor Fritz on his way to the top 16.

Nishioka jumps out to win in five sets

The tournament ended for Thiago Siboth Wild (Brazil) victorious Medvedev. World No. 172. Lost to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-7 (8-10), 6-2, 4-6, 0-6. Seyboth Wild had several set points in the second round and was later unable to use a 2-1 set lead to win.

Meanwhile, near the end of the second set, Nishioka went berserk after a ball that was just outside the line, hit his opponent’s half court and referee John Bloom (Australia) could not reassure him. Since the Japanese had received an earlier warning, he lost a point, and with it his service game.

For the 27-year-old, who was in the last 16 at the Australian Open, reaching the fourth round is his greatest success on the seventh attempt at Roland Garros. The five-set match between Nishioka and Seboth Wilde was the 30th full-distance match at this French Open – the last being in 2001.

In the Grand Slam era, there have been four times more than 30 five-set matches in a single tournament.

Ron further without any problems

Young aspiring Dane Holger Rune (20 years old) also survived the third round a little later without any problems. At 6: 4, 6: 1, 6: 3, Argentine Gennaro Alberto Olivieri did not give any chance on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Since Ron advanced without a fight in the second round – Gael Monfils pulled out with injury – he was on the field for almost five hours at Roland Garros.

Barbara Rittner Analyzed: “Everything was under control from start to finish” Eurosport: “And when things threatened to go wrong, he also had Plans B, C and D. And that’s exactly why I wanted to see him play. He’s an intelligent player who has to be careful to keep his emotions in check. If he does he can beat anyone, he has Already prove it.”

Nicholas Jarry celebrated the greatest success of his career at a Grand Slam tournament. The 27-year-old Chilean, still ahead of Zverev in Geneva, defeated Marcus Giron (USA), who was also unranked, 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 7 (7: 9), 6: 3 He is in the Round of 16 for the first time in a major.

On Friday, the top two favorites to win the title in Paris easily qualified for the Round of 16. Grand Slam record-holder Djokovic will meet unseeded Peruvian Juan Pablo Varelas on Sunday – and Alcaraz will face world number one Lorenzo Musetti (Italy/No. 17).

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alcaraz’s potential quarter-final rival, 2021 finalist, will play Austrian Sebastian Offner on Sunday.

(SID)