On the field in the early match, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka gave the audience present at Suzanne-Lenglen a satisfying match that lasted until 3-40.
The match was tense right from the opening of the racket, both of them kept each match tightly handed over the ball for the first 12 games. Entering the brain-breaking tie-break, 3 consecutive failed left-hand shots cost Wawrinka a 4-7 defeat.
Entering set 2, "Stan The Man" soon had the advantage of winning a break in game 3. FedEx's digging into the left from Wawrinka has been effective. The 2015 champion took full advantage to win the 2024 set, thereby bringing the match to a level playing field.
In the next set, each player has one broken ball in the game and then dragged each other into a tie-break. Federer once again proved the " tie-break expert" with a 7-5 victory. The No. 3 seed took an early lead of 5-1 but it was not until the third set-point that they successfully finished the match.
With the fourth set tying at 3-3, a heavy rain fell on Paris, causing the match to be suspended for more than an hour. The turning point came in the 9-a-side game, Wawrinka made 2 bad hits, creating an opportunity for Federer to break and win the final set 6-4.
For nearly 4 hours of competition, there was not much difference in technical specifications between the two sides. The winner's score is approximately (Federer 53, Wawrinka 54), Fault to hit the ball (Federer 49, Wawrinka 61), each person has 2 breaks. However, their courage in key points helped "Express train" win tickets to continue.
In the remaining match at the Philippe Chatrier main stadium, Rafael Nadal will face Kei Nishikori in the quarter-finals. "The King of Crab Land" quickly showed their superiority over their opponents right from the first games.
The owner of 11 championships Roland Garros won the first 3 consecutive games. In game 4, Nishikori led 40:0 but still let Nadal equalize, then struggled to win the first win. Nadal continued to prove his class with 3 consecutive matches to win the first set with a score of 6-1.
The nightmare continued for Nishikori in sets 2 and 3. While the " BOTT" still showed their class in saves, the "Samurai" continuously made mistakes in hitting the ball out or failing to score. The Japanese tennis player lost 5 more break points to his opponent. In the end, Nishikori conceded a goal in the remaining 2 sets with a score of 1-6 and 3-6 respectively.
Thus, Nadal and Federer will have the opportunity to reunite in the semi-final of Roland Garros 2019 taking place on June 6. The last time the two tennis players met was at the Shanghai Masters 2017.
Tonight (September 5), the remaining semi-final pair will be determined after 2 quarter-final matches in the men's singles event. First seed Novak Djokovic faced Alexander Zverev, while "C feather prince" Dominic Thiem played with Karen Khachanov.
