Diego Schwartzman may have lost his third round match to Novak Djokovic on Friday at Roland Garros, but he won plenty of new fans with his inspired play and fighting spirit. Shortly after Djokovic prevailed in their five-set tussle, both the Serbian and Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd rose to their feet to give Schwartzman a standing ovation for his effort. It was a first-time experience for Schwartzman, who said he’ll take it with him for the rest of his life. 🇷🇸@DjokerNole d. 🇦🇷 D. Schwartzman - R3 @RolandGarros 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1 Djoker faces 🇪🇸@La_Pouille/🇫🇷@AlbertRamos88 winner in R4#RG17 pic.twitter.com/iQ6cYSz2r4 — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) June 2, 2017 “It took me a while to notice because I was packing my stuff. I...
David Goffin had plenty of people worried after suffering a freak ankle injury in his third-round match on Friday against Horacio Zeballos, but the early reports for a speedy recovery are already encouraging. "He had an MRI, and the news is reassuring," said Goffin's coach, Thierry Cleemput, who came to press in Goffin's absence. "There is no tearing of the ligaments and no bone that's been broken, either. That's the only thing we can say. We can't say much more. There is an edema, and in 48 hours we will see how things go on. "The doctors were incredible with him," he added. "They contacted David's doctor. They agree as to the procedure to follow, and we decided to have...
Second seed Novak Djokovic was a set away from losing his Roland Garros crown, but finished with a flourish against an inspired Diego Schwartzman on Friday to reach the fourth round with a 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory in three hours and 18 minutes. “Sometimes you need to be challenged in order for certain things to surface, which maybe are not surfacing if you're winning comfortably. That's going to happen more as I go deeper in the tournament because the matches and opponents are going to get tougher,” said Djokovic. “I didn't play too many five-setters the past couple of years. I see a lot of good things in it. I think it will put me in a good...
Top teams continue to bow out in doubles at Roland Garros as third seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, and fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, suffered surprising second-round upsets on Friday. The top four seeds have all been eliminated before the round of 16 and only five seeds remain in the draw. Sam Groth and Robert Lindstedt handed the Bryan brothers their earliest exit since 2010 with a 7-6(4), 6-3 win. The Bryans, making their 19th consecutive appearance, had reached at least the quarter-finals for 14 of the past 15 years. Groth/Lindstedt will next play Fernando Verdasco and Nenad Zimonjic, who defeated Julian Knowle and Florian Mayer 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. [ALSO LIKE] Fourth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo...
Second seed Novak Djokovic was a set away from losing his Roland Garros crown, but finished with a flourish against an inspired Diego Schwartzman on Friday to reach the fourth round with a 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory in three hours and 18 minutes. Djokovic improves his FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Schwartzman to 2-0. He picked up his 58th match win (58-11) at Roland Garros, tieing Guillermo Vilas for third on the all-time list at this event. Making his 13th consecutive appearance at Roland Garros, Djokovic has not lost before the quarter-finals since 2009. He is bidding to become the first man in the Open Era – and only the third man in history – to win each...