French Open: 19 -year -old player out of French Open

Paris. Last runner-up Stephanos Sitipas fell victim to reversal on Monday and had to lose from the tournament after losing in the final-16 of the French Open. Denmark’s 19 -year -old Holgar Rune defeated Sitasipas and secured a place in the quarter -finals of Grand Slam for the first time. In the world rankings, the 40th position, this player defeated fourth seed Sitipas 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s singles. The players involved in the top-8 in Greece’s Sitipas rankings are the first players to be out of the tournament. The sixth seeded player Carlos Alkaraj of Spain has already confirmed the quarter-final ticket, which is the first time in the French Open after 1994 when 2 teenage players have made their place in the final-8. See also, French Open: Rafael Nadal will not be able to play against Novak Djokovic at the time of his choice, before the current French Open, Run, who does not win a single match of Grand Slam, will now be the challenge of the eighth seed Casper Rood in the eighth seed Norway. Rune lost the rhythm for some time after taking a 5-2 lead in the fourth set. He lost nine consecutive points, which made the score 5-4. He then recorded the biggest win of his career by defending three break points. This is also the first Grand Slam quarter -final of Rood. He defeated 12th seed Hubart Hurkaj 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in Rollan Garo. Norway’s first male player to reach the final-8 of Rood French Open. At the same time, in the women’s singles, Darina Kasatakina defeated Camila Giorgia 6-2, 6-2 in the pre-quarterfinals and equaled her best at this Grand Slam. The 20th seed of Russia, while serving the match to win the match, took advantage of the spontaneous mistakes of Georgia and won the match after saving the break point. Darina Kasatakina’s final-8 will face compatriot Veronika Kudrametova. After losing the first set, Kudrametova defeated America’s Madison Keys 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Keys won the first set easily but the Russian player made a brilliant comeback after this and managed to reach the quarter -finals of Grand Slam for the first time. America’s 11th seeded Jessica Pegula defeated Romania’s Irina Camilia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

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