In the first days of the competition, the condition of the slopes of the Queen, They alert tennis players Back Injury to American Francis Tiafoe And this Dane Holger Rune’s balance issuesWhile Rune managed to save the match despite the discomfort, Tiafoe suffered a fall on Court 1 against Australian Rinki Hijikata, which led to his defeat. He had to retire because of a hip injury At the start of the third set.
Holger Rune, who lost in three sets 6-4, 6-7 (4-7) and 3-6 against Jordan Thompsonalso had to suffer three falls without result Physical, but one of those in the third set cost him a break and eventually the match. “It was very slipperyif I tell you the truth,” Rune commented after the game. “I slipped three times and one of them has been very crucial, but there is no point blaming the track, the loss is my fault. It is the same for both, and “He has managed to avoid slipping away.”Pointed to Dan.
Dan, who is having a very weak year But he made a comeback with the 16th roundHe achieved the feat at Roland Garros, falling in his very first match on the grass, which Thompson was wearing Five consecutive losses and had not won a match since April 17. Thompson will face the winner of the duel between Andy Murray and Alexei Popyrin in the second round.
Others who faced the situation were Canadian Milos Raonic, who defeated Cameron NorrieLocal favorite and one of the finalists in 2021. The British lost to 47 direct services connected to them Raonic 6-7(6), 6-3 and 7-6(9).The Canadian, who has struggled with injuries for two years, reached the quarter-finals in Stuttgart last week and is in the second round at Queen’s, where he will face either Taro Daniel or Taylor Fritz.
Alcaraz begins his 100th consecutive week in the top-5 of the rankingsGrigor DimitrovOn the tenth anniversary of his title reign in Queens when he defeated Feliciano López, Passed over Mannarino and surpassed him with 28 winners, twelve of which were ‘aces’, and only five unforced errors. The Bulgarian, who made it to the semi-finals last year until Carlos Alcaraz eliminated him, awaits the winner of the duel between Sebastian Korda and Karen Khachanov in the second round.
Humidity of the last few days In London this has not contributed to improving the condition of the slopes, which, although of impeccable quality, are often slippery in the early days due to poor grass clearance. It’s not just for the queen.And wimbledon Two years ago it changed the policy that Centre Court would not be inaugurated until the first day of competition. From 2022, several tennis players have been selected to try out on Centre Court and Court 1. The measure was taken after Adrian Mannarino and Serena Williams suffered knee injuries after falling in the first days of the competition in 2021, which also had to be played with the roof closed because of rain.
John IsnerThe Wimbledon semifinalist praised the tournament and said it is one of the best events, but stressed the danger of the courts in the first days of the competition. ”Queens is one of the best tournaments of the year, but Its tracks are devilishly slipperyespecially on Monday and Tuesday (the first day of competition). Just ask del Potro,” the American legend said on Twitter.
He mentioned Juan Martin del Potro because the Argentine suffered a knee injury in 2019 in the second round match against Denis Shapovalov. That meeting ended The final stage of his careerWho will play only one more tournament as a farewell, in Buenos Aires in 2022.
The last player to come onto Centre Court was Alejandro Davidovich. The Spaniard lost the first set against the Chilean Tabilo in a tie-break (8-6), but won the second set 6-3. In the third, when the man from Malaga saw how the South American broke his serve and the score became 2-0… the chair umpire stopped the match due to moisture on the court and postponed it until Tuesday.
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