Arthur Rinderknech overcome Thursday in two very disputed sets (7-5, 7-6) of the American server Reilly Opelka. The Varois, Lucky Loser in London, will compete in the Queen’s quarter -finals, in the same way as Carlos Alcaraz, even if the world number 2 was very scared against his compatriot Munar. For Corentin Moutet, beaten in three sets by the British Fearnley, the adventure is over.
London lawn succeeds particularly well in Arthur Rinderknech. If, in Stuttgart last week for its beginnings this season on grass, the Varois, certainly a fall at the entrance of Denis Shapovalov but beaten in the next round by the Hungarian Fucsovics, had struggled to put himself in the pace, he realizes wonders since he landed at the Queen’s. More exactly since the 80th world has joined the final table.
Because the adventure should have ended in qualifying for the Frenchman, beaten in the 2nd round by Corentin Moutet. Finally drafted, he had created the feat against Ben Shelton. Thursday, he brought the dust (in two sets: 7-5, 7-6) to another American: the huge bearded server Reilly Opelka. Winner in two sets of the 75th in the standings, the Lucky Loser Rinderknech continues his journey in this tournament from which he had however been eliminated.
Rinderknech will face Alcaraz, who was very scary against Munar…
In short, in short, in short for our representative, who remains in the race while his executioner in qualifying, for him, no longer appears in the table. Moutet, who had created the sensation against Taylor Fritz in the first round, came up (in three sets: 6-3, 2-6, 6-2) Thursday on the Briton Fearnley. As for Rinderknech, he will be facing him in the next round for a place in the last square a certain Carlos Alcaraz. However, it took a nothing but another Spaniard who appeared in front of the Var.
Despite a set ahead of Jaume Munar, the outgoing double winner of Wimbledon was indeed very scary in front of his compatriot ranked 59th in the world and who led 4-2 in the last set before the still Dauphin of Jannik Sinner despite his victory against the Italian in the final of the last Roland-Garros reacts, and has the last word, (6-4, 6-7, 7-5).
