World number one Novak Djokovic did not let a difficult match against Tomas Machac on Monday affect his progress to the quarterfinals yesterday. Djokovic had to rely on tiebreaks to overcome Machac, but he dominated yesterday’s match against world number 39 Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands. They raced to a 4-1 lead in 20 minutes before eventually taking the first set in style 6-2.
The world’s top star would go on to lead 5-0 in the second, after a tough fourth game, before winning easily in straight sets.
Russia’s Andrey Rublev, the second seed and defending champion, had to dig deep and pull off a few Houdini tricks before eventually beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3) to advance to the round. last eight at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.
Make an escape action to keep the title defense alive, which starred in five match points in the decider when World No. 29, Davidovich Fokina led by a set and 6-1 in the tie-breaker. By then, the Spaniard was in crisis, and the Russian roared after he leveled the match. Rublev held the whip hand in the third set tiebreak and ran out the winner, much to his relief.
World number 33, Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands, overcame the challenge of Sweden’s Mikael Ymner, ranked 59 in the world. Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the seventh seed, defeated Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell 7-5, 6 -4 to move into the last eight. Zverev will play 67th-ranked Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, who defeated fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.
Sonego reached the last eight by beating Auger-Aliassime in straight sets, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on center court, to the amazement of experts and spectators alike.