Paris, May 31 (IANS) Alexander Zverev fought back from a slow beginning and a tough challenge from Jesper de Jong to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the sixth straight year, continuing his quest for his first Grand Slam win.The second-seeded German player in Paris overcame an early deficit to beat lucky loser De Jong 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-1 in a fourth-round match on Court Philippe-Chatrier that took two hours and 14 minutes.De Jong, ranked World No. 106, began confidently and quickly took a…
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Paris, May 31 (IANS) Rafael Jodar continued his remarkable breakthrough campaign with a stirring comeback victory over compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta, recovering from two sets down to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final at Roland Garros on Sunday. The 19-year-old Spaniard looked headed for defeat after dropping the opening two sets but responded in emphatic fashion, winning 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in a gripping three-hour, 41-minute battle on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.Busta, seeking a third Rol…
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Pablo Carreno Busta has had a front-row seat to Rafael Jodar’s rise. Long before the teenager established himself as one of the breakthrough performers of the clay-court season, the former world No. 10 identified traits that convinced him the young Spaniard was destined for bigger stages.Now, fate has brought them together at Roland Garros, where a place in the quarter-finals will be on the line when they meet for the first time on the ATP Tour.The matchup carries added si…
Paris, May 25 (IANS) Rafael Jodar made a strong impression on the biggest clay-court stage with a commanding win in his French Open debut. He defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 in just one hour and 34 minutes on Monday at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old Spaniard came to Paris with great momentum from a successful European clay season. He quickly matched the hype surrounding him with a bold first-round performance. This marked the first time he was seeded at a Grand Slam tournament in his…
Auckland, Jan 17 (IANS) Jakub Mensik clinched the Auckland Classic title after defeating Sebastian Baez 6-3 7-6(7) in the final, producing another composed performance to cap an outstanding week at the tournament.The final match lasted for one hour and 22 minutes but could have gone for much longer had Baez taken one of the three set points he had during the second set tiebreaker.The 20-year-old Czech saved three consecutive set points from 3/6 in the second-set tie-break before claiming a champ…