Tokyo 2020 | Davidovich meets with Djokovic and Carreño advances with comeback

Alejandro Davidovich advanced in his Olympic debut by beating Australian warrior John Millman 6-4, 6-7 (4) and 6-3 in 2:48, a rival always complicated that yielded not without fighting before the push of the Spanish. Davidovich's company in the round of 16 will be the most demanding possible, since on his way he crosses the world number 1, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian defeated Struff without disheveled (6-4 and 6-3 in 76 minutes), a player who had been showing his good form in recent weeks, but who could do little in the face of the inexhaustible inspiration and talent of a Nole who has not given up a set in his two games in Tokyo.

The 22-year-old from Malaga, ten years younger than Millman, with whom he was playing for the first time, had to work hard to pull off a match that he could have won in two sets, since it served with 5-4 in the second to close it. But he had to play a third set in which he soon broke the Aussie's serve to get 3-0 and face the rest of the match with more confidence, although again blew a serve to win the match 5-1, although at that time he was in a double break situation in his favor and he solved the ballot shortly after.

Davidovich made almost twice as many mistakes as Millman (34-18), but was more aggressive than him and was awarded for his bravery and because of the constant pressure he put on the rest.

Heroic Carreño

It was more complicated Pablo Carreño to reach the knockout stages of the tournament. The Asturian faced a gunboat like Marin Cilic, very dangerous rival on a hard court like Tokyo's, and despite the suffering, he carried out the exam with good marks. Pablo gave up the first set, but in an equal match that was decided by details, he managed to tip the balance in his favor to sign a great comeback that takes him to the round of 16: 5-7, 6-4 and 6-4 in 2:25 hours of the game. The Spanish tennis player with the best ranking in these Games, will be measured in this round with the German Dominik Koepfer (59th ATP), meeting in which he starts as a clear favorite.

Olympic tennis results.