Djokovic, Alcaraz Attain Olympic Quarterfinals
Prime seed Novak Djokovic and No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz raced into the quarterfinals of the Olympic Video games on Wednesday in Paris, France.
First up, Djokovic wanted one hour and 37 minutes to oust Dominik Koepfer 7-5, 6-3. Slamming 19 winners and 5 aces, Djokovic will subsequent face No. 8 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a spot within the semifinals.
Tsitsipas dismissed No. 12 seed Sebastian Baez 7-5, 6-1.
Djokovic leads his head-to-head assembly with Tsitsipas at 11-2.
Elsewhere, reigning French Open and Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz recorded a clean-cut 6-4, 6-2 victory over Roman Safiullin.
Alcaraz, who’s trying to change into the youngest Olympic Gold medal winner in tennis, will subsequent face No. 9 seed Tommy Paul for a semifinal beginning.
Paul broke the hearts of native followers after dispatching Frenchman Corentin Moutet 7-6(6), 6-3.
Different winners on the day noticed inform Italian Lorenzo Musetti oust No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-5.
Schmiedlova Defeats Wimbledon Champion
Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova shocked reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova on the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, defeating the No. 9 seed 6-4, 6-2.
Needing one hour and 29 minutes to advance, Schmiedlova hit 16 winner and broke serve on two events.
The Slovakian will subsequent face No. 12 seed Marta Kostyuk or No. 13 seed Donna Vekic for a spot within the finals.
Nonetheless to come back Wednesday, prime seed Iga Swiatek will face No. 8 seed Danielle Collins and No. 6 seed Qinwen Zheng takes on Angelique Kerber.
Kerber will likely be taking part in within the remaining occasion of her profession in Paris.
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