Seventh day of competition at Roland Garros 2021 , with the last matches of the third round taking place this Saturday, June 5. Without giving up any set, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal have sealed the ticket to the round of 16 of the French Grand Slam. Carlos Alcaraz has fired in the third round after falling to Struff, but the Murcian can leave satisfied after his good week in the French capital.
Exciting day of tennis at Roland Garros this Saturday with the Big-3 in action. The first to seal the ticket to the round of 16 was Novak Djokovic , who beat Ricardas Berankis in the Philippe Chatrier with a result of (6-1, 6-4 and 6-1). The Serbian will face Lorenzo Musetti in the round of 16, who beat his compatriot Cecchinato with a result of 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3.
Making [More] History 📚
With his 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Berankis, @DjokerNole is headed to R4 here for the 12th consecutive year, a new Open Era record for longest streak of #RolandGarros R4 appearances.
Musetti next… pic.twitter.com/9zzJmRs5cm
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Later, Rafa Nadal has joined the round of 16 without giving up any set in Paris. The Spaniard beat Cameron Norrie by a triple 6-3 in just over two hours of play in a duel played at Suzanne – Lenglen. Nadal will have as his next rival Jannik Sinner, who today beat Ymer with a result of 6-1, 7-5 and 6-3.
On a mission 💪 @ RafaelNadal eliminates Norrie 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 and reaches the knockout stages of a Grand Slam for the 50th time. #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/AhUt6RZ4Xd
– Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
In addition, this morning Diego Schwartzman reached the round of 16 after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in three sets, with a result of 6-4, 6-2 and 6-1. The Argentine will face Jean Lennard Struff, Carlos Alcaraz’s executioner today (6-4, 7-6 and 6-2) in the next round. The Murcian says goodbye to Roland Garros in the third round, but with the satisfaction of having had a great tournament. He fought against the German and got to raise three match points against an opponent who days ago had killed one of the main seeds, Andrey Rublev.
The last match of the round of 16 at Roland Garros in the upper part of the table will be defined between the meetings between Berrettini and Kwon, and between Roger Federer and Koepfer , scheduled in the night session this Saturday at Roland Garros.
