Sinner v Shelton, Alcaraz v Monfils; Djokovic Dominant
After two full days off, Novak Djokovic kicked his game into another gear crushing the rising Italian Flavio Cobolli dropping just three games in a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
“From the beginning I had a clear game plan of what I needed to do, staying aggressive and trying to use every short ball to take the initiative in the point,” Djokovic told the ATP. “Cobolli was evidently exhausted after last night’s match. I think that has taken a toll, physically, on him today.
“I haven’t played too many matches, I think the positive in that is that I’m fresh, so I am happy to play every day as long as it takes.”
Djokovic gets now rest, he’s back on Wednesday to face Roman Safiullin. The Russian advanced in a final set breaker over Frances Tiafoe who was issued a time violation at 5-all, and then preceded to hurl F-bombs at the chair umpire.
the drama at the end of the tiafoe/safiullin match pic.twitter.com/HftfltXHew
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Tiafoe would later apologize on social media.
Alexander Zverev also went the distance going to a final set breaker to deny hard-luck Tallon Griekspoor.
Also in the fourth round tomorrow, Jannik Sinner gets a fifth meeting with Ben Shelton. Sinner has won three of four against the noisy American.
“Ben, he, obviously, huge serve and huge forehand. He has improved a lot, so hopefully I will be ready,” Sinner said.
Carlos Alcaraz returns to meet Gael Monfils seeking a 12th straight victory. Stefanos Tsitsipas takes on Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz faces Holger Rune.
“Tsitsipas, it’s been long time we didn’t play, I think. I generally like to play him, but he’s a very strong player, so it’s a strong opponent for a fourth round,” said Medvedev who leads the Greek 9-4, but they haven’t played in a year.
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