Spanish threat to Djokovic at Roland Garros

Novak ковиokovi а current champion of Roland Garros / photo: EPA-EFE / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT

Three different tennis players triumphed in the three ATP Masters Series 1000 tournaments played on the ground, which is a great announcement for Roland Garros, while in the women's competition the focus will be on Iga Schwientek who is in a big winning streak.

From today until June 5 in Paris will be held the second annual Grand Slam tournament, Roland Garros, which according to the results of the ATP Masters Series 1000 tournaments, is expected to bring great excitement in the men's competition, while the ladies' best tennis player Iga Schvyontek is the absolute favorite for the title.

Three different tennis players celebrated at the three Masters tournaments, Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo, Carlos Alcaraz in Madrid and Novak Djokovic in Rome, and the insufficiently recovered Rafael Nadal should not be written off, who even lifted the Champions Cup trophy 13 times.

The next two weeks are expected to show whether the new tennis miracle from a child, Carlos Alcaraz, is ready to take over the primacy of a new leader in world tennis right now. The young Spaniard managed to beat both Nadal and Djokovic at the Masters in Madrid before Roland Garros and announced an end to the dominance of the two veterans who won the last six editions of the Grand Slam tournament in Paris.

The performance of Roland Garros will also be a challenge for Djokovic, who last week came to his first triumph in 2022. The Serbian tennis player did not get the opportunity to defend the title at the Australian Open because he was deported for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, and for the same reason he did not play in the US tournaments.

Ковиokovi успеа managed to return to a winning rhythm right at the last tournament before the start of Roland Garros, the Masters in Rome, thus announcing an attack on a new title.

- If you look at the ATP rankings and the current form, Novak Djokovic is the first favorite for triumph in Paris. He is in a great situation, but I do not know if we can call him an absolute favorite. Whenever Nadal plays on clay, he must not be written off no matter what his health condition is and he will always be the favorite because he has 13 titles at Roland Garros. There is also Alcaraz who is achieving incredible results this year and has already beaten Novak and Rafa on the ground. However, he is facing a big challenge because we still do not know how he can cope with the pressure and playing a two-week Grand Slam tournament that is played in three sets. However, the results show that he is one of the main favorites - says the former tennis player, Alex Koreca.

The draw was relentless against the favorites, Djokovic and Nadal instead of in the final could play against each other in the quarterfinals, while in the semifinals the winner of their duel would eventually play with Alkaraz or Alexander Zverev who is also among the main favorites for the title.

In the women's competition, the focus will be on the first tennis player in the WTA rankings, Iga Schwjontek, who has 28 victories in a row. The Polish tennis player is undefeated since February and has won four tournaments in the WTA 1000 series in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami and Rome. At the last tournament in Rome, Schweintec lost only 21 games in five matches, thus confirming that he is the absolute favorite for the triumph of Roland Garros, where in 2020 he already lifted the championship cup.

- I know that I have already done great things this year, but I feel that I can continue in a winning rhythm. "It is certain that the expectations are high because I have won four tournaments before Roland Garros, but I have no problems with the pressure because I have already won once in Paris," said Schwientek.

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