Big winner of the day, the rain has made a notable appearance at Roland Garros on Sunday 31 May, in Paris, for the early knockout. At the point of shifting all tournament posters and delay the start of the Franco-Swiss clash between Gael Monfils and Roger Federer, whose outcome ultimately will play Monday morning. Update on the pending confrontation, but also the games, who themselves have had time to complete.
Monfils and Federer forced to sleep
The eighth final between French Gael Monfils (No. 14 worldwide ) and the Swiss Roger Federer, seeded No. 2 and winner of the 2009 edition, was interrupted by darkness at 20: 30 Sunday. The two men are for the moment one set all. Federer was first shown more incisive in the first set (6-3) despite windy conditions, then reacting Monfils in the second round with an entry on break the opponent’s service (6-4).
Relive the start of Monfils-Federer match
Both players will now continue their Monday morning jousting on center court. In order: a place in the final against shifts to another Swiss, Stanislas Wawrinka, easy winner in three sets the match against another French, namely Gilles Simon
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga traces the path
In the night from Sunday to Monday, Gael Monfils will always ponder the example of his compatriot Jo -Wilfried Tsonga. Semi-finalist in 2013, it qualified for the tournament quarterfinals taking the best of Czech Tomas Berdych, yet higher up in the hierarchy of tennis. Facing World No. 4, the French No. 15 world, made use of his strike force to close the proceedings in four sets: 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 [5], 6-3 <. / p>
Tsonga already knows his opponent in the quarterfinals: it is the Japanese Kei Nishikori, a player also ranked higher than him (# 5 worldwide). The winner of the US Open 2014 is indeed also qualified easily with an opponent within reach: Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia, ousted in three straight sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) .
Gilles Simon and Alize Cornet go off
However, Gilles Simon (13) will therefore not measure up to Stan Wawrinka (No. 9) more methodical and more powerful ( 6-1, 6-4, 6-2). Mocked by fans who kept in the craw his statements in the win Switzerland Davis Cup against France, the Helvète has ignored the context strength by hitting forehand winners points or setbacks. Ie 34 in total in 1 hour 51 games only where the tricolor had to settle ten winning points.
In the women’s draw, the last French still in contention, Alize Cornet also had to goodbye this year’s French Open ocher. The French 25 years has had good save five match points, nothing worked: facing the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (6-2, 7-6) [9], it took him to admit defeat his first knockout round at Roland Garros. Earlier in the day, the Russian Ekaterina Makarova (No. 9) was also squeeze – but still pulling off a set – by Ana Ivanovic (world No. 7): 7-5, 3-6 6-1.
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