Djokovic, Swiatek and Alcaraz Win Olympic Openers
Saturday’s opening day on the 2024 Summer season Olympic Video games noticed a trio of Grand Slam legends advance to the second spherical.
First up, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek stormed into the second spherical after defeating Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2, 7-5.
Needing one hour and 45 minutes to advance, Swiatek broke serve on 5 events. The highest seeded Pole will subsequent face both Nadia Podoroska or Diane Parry for a spot within the third spherical.
On the lads’s aspect, Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz breezed into the second spherical after ousting Hady Habib 6-3, 6-1.
Alcaraz, who has been on hearth this 12 months by claiming his third and fourth Majors in Paris and England, will subsequent face Cameron Norrie or Tallon Griekspoor within the second spherical.
Alcaraz slammed 5 aces and hit 9 forehand winners through the one hour and 10 minute contest.
Aiming to win the one main title that has alluded his legendary profession, Novak Djokovic started his Olympic marketing campaign in model by dismantling Matthew Ebden from Australia 6-0, 6-1.
Needing solely 53 minutes to advance, Djokovic hit 4 aces, struck seven backhand winners and broke the serve of his opponent on six events.
Djokovic will subsequent face both Marton Fucsovics or his best rival Rafael Nadal within the second spherical.
Nadal, who has gained at Stade Roland Garros on 14 events, has been hampered by accidents all season, however just lately made the finalist in Bastad, Sweden.
If that encounter does happen, it will likely be the sixtieth assembly between the 2 greatest gamers of all time.
Different winners on Saturday noticed Wimbledon and French Open finalist Jasmine Paolini advance in her first match of the occasion.
The Italian defeated Ana Bogdan from Romania 7-5, 6-3.
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