The handover will wait a bit longer.
Nadal and Djokovic, in very different scenarios, won their place for the quarter-finals on Monday against two stars of Italian tennis.
On the side of the women's table, the seeds continue to fall.
Here is what to remember from this Monday, June 7.
Nadal extinguishes Sinner
The poster only kept its promises for ten games.
At 5-5, Nadal accelerated and never saw Jannik Sinner again, disgusted by the opposing defense (7-5, 6-3, 6-0).
Unlike Novak Djokovic, forceps winner in five sets and on abandonment of Musetti, the Mallorcan mastered his transalpine opponent brilliantly.
Finishing on a bubble against Sinner shows how much power Nadal is gaining in this tournament.
Nadal snatches the first set!
🇪🇸 Impregnable
, the Spaniard took advantage of Jannik Sinner's 27
unforced
errors to pocket the set, 7-5, after being led 3-5.
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“I played a great player with a great future.
I am very happy with this victory, ”said Nadal after the match.
Jannik Sinner, whose mental strength is often praised, this time never seemed able to turn the game around and make Nadal doubt despite a good level of play. Not sure that this comforts him, but he is not the first to leaving Paris with this frustration.
Schwartzman asks for more
Nadal will challenge Diego Schwartzman (10th) on Wednesday.
The two men had already faced each other last year for a place in the final.
The Spaniard then easily won (6-3, 6-3, 7-6), his tenth overall victory against this player for a single defeat.
This Monday, the 28-year-old Argentine got rid of the German Jan-Lennard Struff (42nd) (7-6 (11/9), 6-4, 7-5).
The latter surprised his world in the second round by eliminating Rublev (7th).
🎾 Diego Schwartzman treats.
The Argentine leads 2 sets to 0 against Jan-Lenard Struff.
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Sofia Kenin electrified
One more surprise.
The American, 5th in the world, lasted only 68 minutes on the Suzanne-Lenglen court against the Greek Maria Sakkari (18th), victorious 6-1, 6-3.
“I have undoubtedly played the worst tennis of my life in many respects (…) I still have to work on managing my emotions,” lamented last year's finalist.
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Conversely, Sakkari offered himself a first ticket to Grand Slam quarters and savored it.
“I'm speechless,” said the 25-year-old, who reached the round of 16 at the Australian Open and US Open last year.
Her next opponent could nevertheless be her executioner since it should be defending champion Swiatek (9th).
The Polish, last survivor of the top 10 after the elimination of Kenin, has been very impressive since the start of the tournament and will face Marta Kostyuk (81st) this Monday in the night session.
The other quarter-final at the top of the women's table will pit two newcomers at this stage of the competition: Coco Gauff, 25th in the world and rising star in American tennis at 17, and the Czech Barbora Krejcikova (33rd).
Gauff dismissed Tunisian Ons Jabeur (26th) (6-3, 6-1) and Krejcikova dominated former American finalist Sloane Stephens (59th) 6-3, 6-0.
The main results of the day
Men's singles (round of 16):
Novak Djokovic (SER / n ° 1) b.
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 6-7 (7/9), 6-7 (2/7), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 (retirement)
Rafael Nadal (ESP / n ° 3) b.
Jannik Sinner (ITA / # 18) 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
Diego Schwartzman (ARG / n ° 10) b.
Jan-Lennard Struff (ALL) 7-6 (11/9), 6-4, 7-5
Ladies' singles (4th round):
Cori Gauff (USA / n ° 24) beats Ons Jabeur (TUN / n ° 25) 6-3, 6-1
Barbora KrejcĂková (TCH) def. Sloane Stephens (EU) 6-2, 6-0
Maria Sakkari (GRE / n ° 17) beats Sofia Kenin (EU / n ° 4) 6-1, 6-3
