Last French in the running in single in Wimbledon, Arthur Rinderknech was eliminated in the third round of Wimbledon by Kamil Majchrzak in three sets.
Black Friday for French tennis in Wimbledon! After Gaël Monfils, Diane Parry and Adrian Mannarino, it was Arthur Rinderknech, the last tricolor in the running, who took the door! The world n ° 72, undoubtedly blurred by his presence on the courts a fifth day in a row (his meetings of the first two laps had been interrupted by the night and had to return the next day), could not compete with the world world, Kamil Majchrzak (29), which had been suspended all the 2023 season following a positive control to a prohibited product.
The Polish won 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 in 2:49 am against the Frenchman, which he faced for the very first time. Despite his 19 aices (9 for his opponent) and only two granted breaks, the protégé of Lucas Pouille had to admit defeated, in an atmosphere made hostile by Polish fans. In the first set, Majchrzak lost only five points on his putting into play and managed to take the service of Rinderknech at 3-2 on his fourth occasion to pocket the Channel. In the second, the Frenchman was breaking on a white game at 2-2, but he managed to equalize at 4-4. He then obtained a set of set at 5-4 on the Polish service but missed it, and during the decisive game which followed, Majchrzak easily won 7-4. After a long break, Rinderknech returned to the court with the hope of succeeding in the rise, but it did not take place.
The two players kept their service perfectly and had to decide in the tie-break. And even if the Frenchman was more solid than in the first, leading 6-5, he lost the next three points, and therefore the match. Majchrzak will therefore play his first second week in Grand Chelem and waits Borges or Khachanov. As for Rinderknech, who will win eight places in the standings, he will now take stock of the continuation to be carried out in his collaboration with Lucas Pouille. We should see him again on the clay of Gstaad the week of July 14.
Fritz at the rendezvous
A little earlier in the afternoon, the world No. 5 Taylor Fritz had rallied the knockout stages, beating in four sets Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (27th). The American, quarter finalist of the tournament last year, won 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 after 3:06 of play, despite bulbs in a painful foot and elbow following a fall. Author of 17 aices and 65% of the first balls, he was only breeding once in this match, facing this Spanish whom he had already beaten last week in Eastbourne.
Taylor Fritz Breaké from the very first game of the game, and despite four Débreak opportunities for his opponent, he managed to keep his advantage until the end of the set. In the second, he was still a breaké from the start, then at 5-3, to win. He then led 4-1 in the third and thought he was moving to an easy victory, but the Spaniard reacted and picked up at 5-5, before winning the Tie-Break 7-5. But he failed to confirm, and Fritz was able to unroll his tennis in the fourth round, breaking three times on three occasions. Next opponent: Australian Jordan Thompson.
