French Open 2021: Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kei Nishikori advance to third spherical

For the third straight yr, Stefanos Tsitsipas might be taking part in within the third spherical at Roland Garros following one other straight-set win Wednesday. French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas strolls into third spherical with win over Martinez. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSStefanos Tsitsipas defeated Pedro Martinez of Spain 6-3, 6-4, 6-3Nishikori rallied previous Twenty third-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4Tsitsipas is taken into account one of many primary contenders to problem NadalGreek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas strolled previous Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-3 6-4 6-3 in a scrappy contest on Wednesday to succeed in the third spherical of the French Open. Tsitsipas, who reached the semi-finals in 2020, is taken into account one of many primary contenders to problem the imperious Rafa Nadal for the title at Roland Garros after the 22-year-old’s triumph on the Monte-Carlo Masters.Tsitsipas achieved his finest end in Paris final yr when he misplaced to Novak Djokovic within the semifinals. He arrived within the French capital this yr on the again of a wonderful clay-court marketing campaign that included titles in Monte Carlo and Lyon.Kei Nishikori wanted 5 units once more to win on the French Open.The former U.S. Open finalist rallied previous Twenty third-seeded Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 after having additionally gone the space to beat Italian qualifier Alessandro Giannessi within the first spherical.Nishikori subsequent faces Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen, who upset Eleventh-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 for his first victory towards a top-20 participant.Khachanov was handled by a coach within the fifth set after slicing his proper center finger by hitting his racket strings out of anger.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.