“I have gotten into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, I have beaten a seed and it is my first victory in the fifth set, I cannot be happier,” Roberto Carballés told him. to Cedric Pioline in the Suzanne Lenglen just after beating at Roland Garros Denis Shapovalov, ninth seed, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6 and 8-6 after just five hours of battle. The Canadian always ensures very entertaining matches due to his devilish rhythm and the spectacular nature of his tennis. And this time the Spanish did not lag behind, he went deep into the fight, endured the unspeakable and counterattacked with a shocking quality and strength. This is how he earned the right to continue dreaming in Paris, where he will meet on Saturday the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who got rid of the Slovakian Martin (6-4, 7-6 (5) and 6-1), in an even more difficult.
In the frenzied fifth set, Roberto had to subtract twice to continue in the match, with 5-4 and 6-5 for Shapovalov, and endured like a wild boar. He seemed defeated, but inside he knew that what he was losing with his service he could win over the rest with patience, waiting for the failure of a rival so impetuous that he often precipitates (106 unprovoked failures) if the rallies drag on. The Valencian saw it well and had the audacity to bide his time. He did real bestialities, blows that came from his soul, with strength drawn from weakness in important moments, without ever losing faith in achieving the most important victory of his career.
“The truth is that in recent months, as soon as I was able to train, I took the opportunity to make some physical changes, and I am paying attention to that issue. In the end I felt good, although with pain in my legs, from the lengths and many rallies at the end of the match. When your nerves go down, logically you are tired, but I am very happy to have held that rhythm throughout the game, “said Carballés, who took the thorn out of his defeat last year on the same stage and with a very similar score against Krajinovic: “I'm still assimilating this. When he finished the last point all the nerves came out. I needed to win a game like that, because last year I was detrimental because I lost 8-6 in the fifth set. Roberto introduced himself at the press conference: “Off the track, I am very different, I am calm, I do not get very angry, I lead a quiet life with friends, family, girlfriend. On the track I control the demon that sometimes comes and the tension that overcomes you. I am a solid player on all shots. I liked fast track as a young man, but in Barcelona I specialized on gravel. I fight to the last point, like today ”.
Carreño liquidates Pella on the fast track
Pablo Carreño also advanced, only with less anguish, since he beat Argentine Guido Pella in three sets (6-3, 6-2 and 6-1) and in 1h: 26. The man from Gijón adorned his statistics with 32 winners, 17 unforced errors and 89% of points won with first serves, and did not concede a single break. Impeccable. “I did not expect it to be such a comfortable match. I played very well from the beginning to the end, without bumps, and with a very high level of play. It is true that Pella is not at 100% and he has not been able to keep up with the high pace that I have set him, ”said Carreño. “I'm playing how I feel, how I feel, I'm training, and I will continue to do so without thinking if I have to make dropouts,” he added before explaining how he went from hard court to dirt: “I did not have time to adapt in Rome, because I played three days later, but then I decided not to go to Hamburg and come here where I could do nothing but go from the hotel to the tournament. Mentally I have arrived fresh, physically I was also able to recover well. And here I couldn't train for more than three days, but they were good sessions. I'm happy with the level I have ”. Now he will see them with his compatriot Roberto Bautista.
Bautista puts the direct
Roberto Bautista entered the third round at Roland Garros for the sixth time in his career in eight starts with a mild victory against the Hungarian Attila Balasz (32 years and 87th in the world). The tenth favorite of the tournament was imposed by 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2 in 1h: 46 and will face another Spaniard, Pablo Carreño. Two games and not a set lost. That is the balance of the Castellón, which transfers its consistency very well to any surface. Bautista played very well with second serves, he went a lot to the net and only accumulated 11 unforced errors, very few. With 30 winners, he controlled the situation, especially at the beginning of the match in which he found himself with a break behind and then he also responded when he conceded the second, in a phase with four consecutive breaks. “Against Pablo, a nice one awaits me, a lot of rally with two Spaniards who are going to leave everything on the track. He's at a very good level and played a fantastic US Open. I'm fine too, ”said Bautista.
Ramos could not with the strength of Fucsovics
Albert Ramos said goodbye to Roland Garros after losing in the second round to Marton Fucsovics, a 28-year-old Hungarian player and 63rd in the world. Despite the result, defeat in three sets (7-6 (2), 6-3 and 7-5 in 3h: 02), the Spaniard showed his face at all times and in fact had the match controlled in the first set, when he took advantage with an early break to get 3-0 on the scoreboard. But from there, Fucsovics came up and with the physical strength that his body constitution gives him (1.81 and 82 kg), he hammered Ramos (34 winners) and saved up to seven break opportunities against him. Fucsovics, who raises his record against Ramos to 3-1, will face in the third round the Brazilian Monteiro, who eliminated the American Giron (7-6 (5), 6-4 and 6-1).
Davidovich's loss to an intractable Rublev
Alejandro Davidovich, who overcame the first round of Roland Garros for the first in his career with a solvent victory against the French Mayot in three sets, could not overcome this Thursday the great moment of form that the Russian Andrey Rublev (13th favorite) goes through., a player who has matured a lot and who has just won the tournament in Hamburg last Sunday. After a tournament start in which he had a very bad time to advance against Querrey, whom he won in five rounds, Rublev proved his worth and beat Davidovich 7-5, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-1, which provisionally leaves Paris in position 70 in the ranking. The serve did not help the Malagan, who failed more than necessary and could not keep up with an opponent who placed 12 aces and broke his serve seven times. The Muscovite will face in the third round the reborn South African Kevin Anderson, who could with the 22nd favorite, the Serbian Lajovic (6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 and 6-3).
Results and schedule.