ATP Roland Garros: Herberts tops Medvedev. Krajinovic and de Minaur advance
Making Grand Slam debut in Paris, Cordoba champion Juan Ignacio Londero has won the first match at the highest level, ousting the 15th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 in swift and hour and 28 minutes. The Argentinian hit 28 winners and 25 unforced errors, leaving the Georgian on just 14 winners and more than 40 mistakes as he never found the desired rhythm. Londero lost serve once and grabbed half of the return points, seizing six breaks from eight opportunities to control the scoreboard all the time and race into the second round. Settling into the zone right from the start, Juan Ignacio broke in the third game of the match and served well to grab the opener with a hold at 15 in game ten.
He needed just 25 minutes to secure the second set with three breaks of serve and the victory was in his hands after a double break in the third set. The 19-year-old Serb Miomir Kecmanovic toppled Denis Kudla 6-0, 6-7, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 13 minutes for the maiden Grand Slam win, taking ten points more than the American and breaking him nine times to cross the finish line first. Kudla gave his best to overcome a terrible start, bringing home tight sets two and three before Miomir restored the order to move over the top, rattling off the last four games of the match for the first triumph on the biggest tennis stage.
The struggling Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta scored much-needed 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Joao Sousa in an hour and 42 minutes for the 28th Grand Slam win. Sousa never managed to break the rival and suffered six breaks, unable to match the high level of tennis from the other side of the net as Carreno Busta fired 42 winners and 17 unforced errors. Plagued with injuries and losing the last five matches on the Tour since February, Alex de Minaur took down Bradley Klahn 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 42 minutes, losing just 15 points on serve and fending off both break points to mount the pressure on the American all the time.
It was all about the Aussie in the first set and he had to work harder in the next two to reach the finish line, breaking Klahn in the ninth game of the second and third game of the third set for the eighth Grand Slam win. Pierre-Hugues Herbert performed an incredible comeback against the 12th seed Daniil Medvedev, prevailing 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 in three hours and 54 minutes, delivering the fourth straight loss for the Russian after a great start of the clay season. There were 39 break points up for grabs and Daniil converted only five from 23 chances, missing his opportunities and losing the edge in final stages of the deciding set to push the inspired home player over the top.
Filip Krajinovic barely managed to get into the main draw directly and he is now in the second round after a thrilling 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 in two hours and 53 minutes, losing serve only twice and staying composed in the crucial moments to overpower the rival with a strong display in the decider. Filip tamed his shots nicely and took advantage of more than 60 unforced errors that Frances sprayed, starting all over in the fifth set and celebrating only the fourth Grand Slam win.
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2YOR5nR
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