SecondAn angry and favorite spectator stand at Arthur Ashe Stadium Novak Djokovic At the US Open, his opponents in the second round had no chance. After 6:2, 6:3, 6:2 against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the tennis world’s number one fan complained about constantly trying to disturb his fans-apparently succeeding before a cunning smash. After losing the serve, the Serb took a short break on Thursday (local time) and then shouted to the audience: “What do you think?”
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He also told the referee about the bad behavior of the audience. The fact that New York fans are sometimes not as conservative and follow the rules as Wimbledon fans is not new. “That’s not good, nothing more,” Djokovic said. “Noise won’t bother me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s important for entertainment, audience and music. The person I’m referring to knows exactly what he is doing, nothing more,” the 34-year-old explained.
On the way to somewhere Grand Slam -Win four of the most important games in a season-Djokovic is only five wins away. The next game should be against Kei Nishikori of Japan. Alexander Zverev can stop him, as he did recently at the Tokyo Olympics. In the second round, Hamburg eliminated Spaniard Albert Ramos-Venolas 6:1, 6:0, 6:3 and will face Jack Sock of the United States this Saturday.
“A tough game”
Oscar Otter entered the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.The 28-year-old from Cologne beats an American professional player Dennis Kudla 6:4, 6:4, 6:2 Now meet veteran Andreas Seppi. The 37-year-old South Tyrolean unexpectedly eliminated the Wimbledon semi-finalist Hubert Hekatz from Poland. “It was a difficult game because he was very experienced and played very uncomfortably,” said Otter of Seppi, who played in the Bundesliga with him in Cologne.
Most importantly, the 144th place in the world is very happy. Regarding the progress he made after having to pass the qualifying game for the first time. “The feeling of entering the third round of the Grand Slam is great. Now things have really started,” Otter said, and he doesn’t mind the audience’s support for his American opponent. “Because I played well, I didn’t give the audience too much opportunity to make them a little noise,” Otter explained.
This friday is already Angelique Kerber And Peter Gojowczyk appealed. In the stands (5pm at Eurosports Center) against Swiss Henry Laxonen, the Municher can calculate his chances of reaching the top 16 by comparing two qualifiers.
Kober faced a daunting task in the third game at the Louis Armstrong Stadium (not before 10 p.m. in Eurosport).The resurgent North Germany will meet the strong Americans who have performed so far in the third round of the two former U.S. Open champions Sloan Stephens.
“She is one of the most talented players on the tour. It’s hard to beat on a good day,” said Cober of Stephens, 28, who is currently ranked only 66th in the world. “She is at home and she always plays incredible tennis here. She has won here before and she knows how it works.”
In the 6:3, 6:2 match against Ukrainian Anhelena Karinina, Korbel was able to save his energy in Thursday’s game. Due to heavy rain on Wednesday, the game was postponed by one day. Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova (Karolina Pliskova) struggled to succeed after defending the game ball and entered the third round. The Czechs defeated the American player Amanda Anisimova 7:5, 6:7 (5:7), 7:6 (9:7) before midnight.
