At 22, Mikael Ymer is participating for the second time only at Roland-Garros.
The Swede hit the jackpot with opposition to world number one Novak Djokovic in the first round.
As expected, the former finalist of Wimbledon junior (2015) was initially not the weight, led very quickly two sets to zero (6-0, 6-2) by the Serbian.
But in this one-sided match, the player of Ethiopian origin still managed to let go on the Philippe-Chatrier court by executing a "tweener" to perfection, a blow between the legs, which left the "Djoker speechless. »In the 6th game of the 2nd set.
A memory for life for him and the handful of spectators allowed to attend the meeting under the roof of the Central.
Tweener winner @MikaelYmer.
Djokovic applause.
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