Roland Garros tennis live on day 5: Goffin upstream

(Sports News – Tennis News) David Goffin has won upstream to continue while Kecmanovic will face Medvedev.

Goffin went on, Kecmanovic won the ticket to Medvedev

Goffin – Tiafoe match progress

David Goffin did not have a very favorable start to Frances Tiafoe but still managed to win in 4 sets with the scores 3-6 7-6 (1) 6-2 6-4. Tiafoe took an important break in the middle of the first set to take the lead, but Goffin won overwhelmingly in the set 2 tie-break before easily defeating Tiafoe in the next 2 sets, despite Tiafoe’s pretty decisive return. paralyzed in the first games of set 3.

David Goffin

Meanwhile, Miomir Kecmanovic won 4-6 7-5 2-1 6-1 against Alexander Bublik in a match that had a similar development to the Tiafoe – Goffin match. However, unlike that match, at the beginning of the second set Bublik had a break point and an opportunity to control the game but lost it, before being broken 6 times by Kecmanovic in the next 2 sets. Kecmanovic will meet Daniil Medvedev in round 3.

Daniil Medvedev – Laslo Djere: Around 5:00 p.m., May 26, men’s singles second round

Video tennis Bagnis – Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev had an easy start when he defeated Facundo Bagnis 3-0 in just 1 hour and 40 minutes. However, this is the Russian player’s first victory on clay in 2022. That detail alone is enough to show that the world No. 2 male player is not in a really outstanding form. .

Medvedev (left) has a chance to get revenge on Djere

Meanwhile, his opponent in the second round is Laslo Djere, who is also a capable tennis player. At this time, Novak .’s fellow juniors Djokovic is ranked 56th on the ATP rankings. In the opening match, Djere easily defeated Berankis 3-0.

In the past, the two tennis players only met once. And all of a sudden, the victory belonged to Djere. The match in Budapest in April 2017 ended after only 1 set, because Medvedev had to drop the match. This can be considered as an opportunity for the Russian tennis player to repay the debt he borrowed 5 years ago.

Iga Swiatek – Alison Riske: Around 19:30, May 26, women’s singles second round

The world No. 1 female tennis player Iga Swiatek is still on the ice in brilliant form. Before attending Roland Garros, the 20-year-old Polish player had already conquered a series of titles in Rome, Stuttgart, Billie Jean King Cup, Miami, Indian Wells, Doha.

Swiatek’s last defeat was against Ostapenko on February 16. Since then, the player who is ranked 1st on the WTA rankings has gone through 29 wins. Therefore, a mere 43rd ranked opponent like Alison Riske is not enough to stop Swiatek.

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Zdenek Kolar: Around 9pm, February 26th, men’s singles second round

Being in an easy bracket is a big blessing for Stefanos Tsitsipas. The biggest opponent with the young Greek star is Daniil Medvedev. However, the number 2 Russian player is not really good on clay. Therefore, the opportunity for Tsitsipas to have the second Roland Garros final in a row is extremely open.

In contrast, Zdenek Kolar is ranked 134th forever. The Czech player has spent 4 matches at Roland Garros, including 3 qualifying matches as well as a first round match against Lucas Pouille. Kolar’s fitness has been significantly eroded and it is difficult for him to surprise Tsitsipas.

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