Approaches Roland Garros, its current champion has been promoted, Novak Djokovic, who will defend his crown from May 22 to June 5 ahead of the Paris draw. The Serbian, who will be 35 at the opening of this Grand Slam, ensured his continuation as world number one by reaching the semi-finals of Rome Masters 1000 ATP.
The five -time tournament champion, a finalist defeated by Rafa Nadal in 2021, held a plenary session on Friday night in the Italian capital. By defeating the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime21 years old and number 9, for 7-5 and 7-6 (1) at 2h.09 ‘ Not only did he tie his continuation to the event and to the leader of the ATP rankings for the 370th week, but he also took another step towards an impressive figure: wins 1,000 ATP.
He will aspire to be the fifth professional male tennis player to reach it, then Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Rafa Nadal. It’s this Saturday, not before 7:30 pm, against Norwegian Casper Ruud23 years old and number 10. Member of Rafa Nadal Academythe Nordic removed the manacorí executioner (rather the pain in his left foot), the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, of 7-6 (7) and 7-5.
Previously, not before 2:30 pm, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and the German alexander zverev They have an appointment for the first semifinal in the Foro Italico.
Djokovic, who has never faced Auger-Aliassime, has knowledge of Ruud, that he has already surpassed the ‘semis’ of Rome 2020 by 7-5 and 6-3. Inside and hard, but also on Italian soil (Turin), he repeated the victory by 7-6 (4) and 6-2 in the group stage of ATP Finals.
Finalist in belgrade, semifinalist in Madrid and again in the battle of Rome. In his fifth tournament of the course, third on clay, ‘Nole’ solidified his tennis, which was damaged after being deported from Australia, unable to play in the United States and suffered an illness whose only detail he revealed was that he did not it treated the coronavirus and delayed its physical set-up.
Yes Carlos Alcaraz is new to the Magic Box He has already announced that he is recovering to his level, in Rome he confirms. He suppressed the guts of Auger-Aliassime, a talented punch who tries to improve his tennis and clay on the advice of Tony Nadalwith the authority of a great.
A ‘break’ (5-3) in the opening set wasn’t enough for him, but his regularity and consistency gave him a definite second, 7-5. Sealed by the crossed right of the imposing rivals. They send a scary message.
The American insisted. He still caused more problems despite Balkan’s 5-2 lead. AUger-Aliassime saves match point (5-3) and then recovered the ‘break’ (5-4). Another example of its quality. He brought great joy to those standing with the highest level of the moment, which pushed Djokovic a little higher. With the experience and gift of the great in those important moments, he ended up taking the pot in a ‘tiebreak’ that ended at midnight. Semifinals, number one and caressing 1,000 on his balance won games.
Source: La Verdad
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