Italy is a great protagonist at Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam tournament of the season.
Three Italians have already qualified for the round of 16, while another two will be involved in the third round match tomorrow.
The feat of the day was signed by Matteo Arnaldi, the Ligurian number 35 in the world defeated the number 6 in the ranking Andrey Rublev , literally crushing him in three sets. Having won the first in the tiebreak, the Italian won 6-2, 6-4 in the next two sets, thus reaching the round of 16, where he will face the winner of the match between Tsitsipas and Zhang.
Everything was easy for Jannik Sinner , who went through the first three rounds without conceding a set and without ever reaching even 7-5. Today the South Tyrolean beat the Russian Pavel Kotov, number 56 in the world, with a partial break with a score of 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 . In the round of 16 he will find the winner of the challenge between the Frenchman Mouter and the Austrian Ofner.
Among the women, Elisabetta Cocciaretto flies to the round of 16 (surprisingly) . The number 51 in the world won in two sets over the Russian Liudmilla Samsonova, number 17 in the ranking, defeated 7-6, 6-2. Prohibitive commitment for her on Sunday, against the American Coco Gauff.
And tomorrow two other Italians will try to get through to the round of 16. First Jasmine Paolini, opposing Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the third round match. In the evening it will be Lorenzo Musetti's turn, who challenges Novak Djokovic on the central court and, by beating the Serbian, can give the number 1 in the world to his compatriot Sinner.
(Unioneonline/L)