Roland Garros day 9: Sinner injured, Rublev “benefits” to win quarter-finals

(Sports news – tennis news) Round 4 Roland Garros will continue to be an opportunity for Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas to strengthen his ambition to go deep into the final, like last year.

Sinner was injured, Rublev “benefited” to win the quarter-finals

Against 7th seed Andrey Rublev, 11th seed Jannik Sinner got off to a dream start with a 6-1 win in the opening set. However, entering the second set, Rublev quickly regained his composure to win 6-4 again.

The turning point occurred in the third set, when Sinner was injured. In the end, the Italian player only lasted until game 2 (being led by Rublev 2-0) before announcing his retirement. Going into the quarterfinals, Rublev will face Marin Cilic, who has just defeated No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev.

Rublev made it to the semi-finals thanks to his opponent Sinner giving up

Swiatek enters the quarterfinals, fighting the richest tennis player in the world

Chinese tennis player Zheng Qinwen stunned No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek by winning 7-5 in the first set tie-break. This was Swiatek’s first set loss at Roland Garros 2022.

Receiving “cold water”, the Polish player woke up and vented his anger on Zheng Qinwen in the next 2 sets. As a result, she won 6-0, 6-2 to enroll in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles. Swiatek’s next opponent is the 11th seed Jessica Pegula, who is known as the richest tennis player in the world (daughter of Terry Pegula, a billionaire with a fortune of $5 billion).

Casper Ruud overtakes Hubert Hurkacz

In the first round of men’s singles fourth round today, Casper Ruud excellently defeated Hurkacz after 4 sets. The scores of the sets are 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, respectively. Norwegian tennis player. With an important victory, Ruud will meet the winner of the match between Tsitsipas and the Danish Holger Rune.

Holger Noedskov Rune – Stefanos Tsitsipas: Around 6:30pm, May 30th, round 4 Roland Garros

4th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will enter the fourth round of Roland Garros against Danish opponent Holger Noedskov Rune. This is not a simple match for Tsitsipas, although he is much more appreciated than the young player born in 2003. Although he is 5 years older than Holger Rune, the Greek star will certainly not be subjective.

The reigning runner-up Tsitsipas is playing very focused at Roland Garros this year

Holger Rune is being considered a phenomenon at Roland Garros this year with a record of reaching the 4th round without losing a set. Holger Rune’s confidence is considered a powerful weapon that the 19-year-old player is holding.

Of course, having to face Tsitsipas at this time is really too big a challenge for Holger Rune, but if the current momentum continues, the young Danish talent can completely dream of a shocking scenario.

However, Tsitsipas’ determination is huge when the number 4 player in the world wants to repeat the achievement of reaching the Roland Garros final like last season. As the big opponents are going deep in this year’s tournament, Tsitsipas understands that he will need to be really careful and focused for each match to be able to realize his ambition to progress to the final match.

Marin Cilic – Daniil Medvedev: Around 1:45 a.m., May 31, round 4 of Roland Garros

In the match that follows, second seed Daniil Medvedev will face 33-year-old “veteran” Marin Cilic. Although it was considered difficult to focus on Roland Garros when the ban from Wimbledon was dropped right before the tournament, Medvedev still showed the bravery of the world No. 2 player when he did not lose a set. in the first 3 matches.

It is very difficult to stop Medvedev on the way to the title

Medvedev’s sublimation promises to help him continue to “treat” Marin Cilic in the fourth round, although the Croatian veteran player has also played impressively to defeat Gilles Simon. Cilic’s experience is still a powerful weapon that he brings in Grand Slam tournaments. However, having to meet Medvedev right in the 4th round was enough to make Cilic’s chance to go on almost no longer.

*Note that the calendar is subject to change.

According to Write Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Magazine)