Novak Djokovic, the No. 20 seed, didn’t have things all his own way on Wednesday at Roland Garros, when the 2016 champion fought his way past Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar. The Serbian star, who continues to work his way back to peak form, often drew upon the support of the crowd to defeat Munar 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 18 minutes for a place in the third round. He maintains his record of never having lost to a qualifier (17-0) at a Grand Slam championship. “Credit to him for fighting and playing well,” said Djokovic. “I went through my ups and downs, and [I’m] not really satisfied with the performance. I just played [well] enough in the right...
Watch highlights as Juan Martin del Potro overcomes a slow start to beat Nicolas Mahut on Tuesday for a place in the Roland Garros second round. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
Watch highlights as 10-time champion Rafael Nadal works his way past Simone Bolelli in a two-day clash at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.
Is #NextGenATP's Jaume Munar the most likely man to lead Spanish tennis into the 2020s and become the nation's greatest hope when Rafael Nadal eventually steps aside (hopefully many years from now)? Maybe. One thing we do know: Munar will try to channel his best Rafa impersonation against Nadal's great rival, Novak Djokovic, Wednesday at Roland Garros as second-round action begins. Munar earned his first Grand Slam victory on Monday, coming back from two sets down to beat Spanish tennis icon David Ferrer. The 21-year-old Barcelona resident called it “the most important victory” of his career. Next for Munar: 2016 champion Djokovic. Welcome to the big league, Jaume. [ALSO LIKE] Djokovic has looked much more like his old self during...
Robert Farah clinched his 200th tour-level doubles victory on Tuesday, defeating Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald 7-6(3), 7-6(4) alongside partner Juan Sebastian Cabal at Roland Garros. The fifth seeds advanced to the second round after one hour and 52 minutes, winning 76 per cent of second-serve points. Farah, who turned professional in 2010, recently won his 11th tour-level title with Cabal at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, beating Pablo Carreno Busta and Joao Sousa in the championship match. The Colombian Power await Argentina's Guido Pella and Diego Schwartzman or Antoine Hoang and Ugo Humbert in the second round. Great Britain's Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski took just 67 minutes to produce a big upset on Court 15, defeating Americans Mike Bryan...