In this round, the "king of clay" and also the defending champion of Nadal must face an opponent who was highly rated in the world of the ball of Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria, ranked 28 TG). However, Dimitrov has never been appreciated when he had a good record. Therefore, it is not too difficult for Nadal to win easily after 2 games with the score 2-0 (6/4, 6/1).
Meanwhile, world No. 1 player Djokovic after having a bad start has gradually taken his power. In the third round, Djokovic only confronted a world-class competitor Taylor Harry Fritz 65 (USA) and after just 1 hour 8 minutes of competition, the Serbian player had won with the score 2-0 (6 / 3, 6/0) to join Nadal in the quarterfinals.
Djokovic is returning to his own formAFP
In the quarter-finals that will take place tonight, April 20, Djokovic will face off against No. 10 seed Daniil Medvedev (Russia), who had previously passed the sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece). Meanwhile, Nadal’s opponent will be Guido Pella (Argentina, class 35 TG) after the player passes the 11th class Marco Cecchinato (Italy).
Talking about his next opponent, Djokovic said: "Daniil is very much in his play and is approaching the top 10. He will definitely be a very difficult opponent to play for any opponent and fight. defeating Tsitsipas proved this.
Zverev No. 3 seed was suddenly knocked out earlyAFP
Unlike Djokovic and Nadal who have proved their strength in this round, two other seeds, Alexander Zverev (Germany, 3) and Dominic Thiem (Austria, 4), were all surprised. Dusan Lajovic (Serbia, level 48 TG) and Zverev lost to Fabio Fognini (Italy, 13) with the score 0-2 (6/7). , 1/6).