There are eight survivors in each of the individual draws at Roland Garros 2023. There have been relevant surprises in nine sold-out days, but the big favorites have reached the second week in force.
Between Tuesday and Wednesday it will be decided who will be the semifinalists. The women’s penultimate round will take place on Thursday and the men’s on Friday.
to men Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic They are one step away from meeting in the semifinals, with Greek permission Stefanos Tsitsipaswhich is expected in the quarterfinals against the Murcian, and the Russian Karen Khachanovawho replaced his countryman Andrei Rublev. He entered the forecast, the student of Pepo Clavet He has made the ‘semis’ at the last US Open and Australian Open.
The draw configured a stronger upper part, it was ratified, especially when the Russian immediately fell to the bottom Daniel Medvedev and the italian Jannik Sinner.
The expectation remains Holger Rune and Casper Ruud, which will play a Scandinavian derby in the quarterfinals. Another rivalry is more open. Alexander Zverev he took advantage of his progressive rise after a serious ankle injury in the ‘semis’ with the Rafael Nadal in 2021.
The German had a round of 16 appointment with the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, with the next round against the Argentine Thomas Martin Etcheverry and the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka. This meeting, although there was a warning in South America a few weeks ago, sizzled in the general panorama.
men’s quarterfinals
Tuesday
Novak Djokovic (Srb/3)-Karen Khachanov (Russ/11)
Carlos Alcaraz (Esp/1)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre/5)
Wednesday
Holger Rune (Din/6)-Casper Ruud (Nor/4)
Grigor Dimitrov (Bul/28) or Alexander Zverev (Ale/22) vs.
Tomás Etcheverry (Arg) or Yoshihito Nishioka (Jap)
Among the women, of the dominant trio on this course, the most powerful has come forward, the Polish Iga Swiatektwo-time champion and defending champion, and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkaqueen of the Australian Open, despite the controversy of not attending press conferences, once a Ukrainian journalist tightened the rope.
Exactly, a famous Ukrainian woman was waiting for him, Elina Svitolinareturned to the elite seven months after becoming a mother and with public support boosted by being a French wife Gael Monfils.
swiatek meet again in the penultimate round with the American Coco Gauff, his victim in the final 2022. Next, the talented Tunisian Ons Jabeur (nº 7) or the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad-Maiain a position that the Kazakh could not defend Elena Rybakinawho withdrew in the third round, before his duel with the Spaniards Sarah Sorribes.
the best of Svitolina Sabalenka the survivor of the battle between the Russians will be welcomed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovatournament finalist in 2021 against a Czech (Barbora Krejcikova), nationality of your new opponent, Karolina Muchova.
women’s quarterfinals
Tuesday
Karolina Muchova (Che)-Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russian)
Elina Svitolina (UCR)-Aryna Sabalenka (Blr/2)
Wednesday
Iga Swiatek (Pol/1)-Coco Gauff (USA/6)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra/14)-Ons Jabeur (Tun/7)
Source: La Verdad
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