Another successful evening (Friday) tonight at the Roland Garros competition in France, for senior tennis players Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The two defeated their opponents without unnecessary complications, and after three games have not yet lost a complex in the tournament.
Novak Djokovic - Elge Banda
was the first to step on the clay in France and was ranked first from Serbia.
Djokovic met Slovakian Elge Benda from 1955, and had no trouble.
Nine 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬
It's nine straight sets for No.1 @DjokerNole after his 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 win today: #RolandGarros
- Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2022
Nola broke Benda 5 times in the game, en route to 6: 3,6: 3,6: 2 in an hour and 46 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, a much higher hurdle awaits him - in the form of Diego Schwartzman, ranked 16, who today defeated Gregor Dimitrov.
A convincing victory,
Rafael Nadal - Bottic van de Zandschulp
The clay king has not experienced great difficulties so far, today he met a Dutch rival from the 29th place in the world.
Nadal hit 25 winners, winning 6: 3,6: 2,6: 4.
Nadal, who comes in from the sixth place in the world rankings, will meet the talented hamster Eliasim in the quarterfinals, and if he passes, he may already meet Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals for a meeting of giants.
Defying physics 📐 @ RafaelNadal |
#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/L1WrV5aY0l
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Nadal, Photo: AFP
Alexander Zebrav - Brandon Nakshima
Unlike Djokovic and Landal, ranked third in the world Alexei Zebrav Things have gone less easily so far, and in the previous round he almost found himself out.
But managed to complete an important and uncharacteristic comeback.
Today he met the American Brandon Nakshima, and easily defeated him in three sets 7: 6,6: 3,7: 6 and also qualified for the quarterfinals.
Watch the two stop a point during the game, because of a pigeon flying into the field.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️
No pigeons were harmed in the making of this film 🎬 # RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/ApNm8Uv4se
- Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 27, 2022 Wrong?
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