Novak Djokovic survived a second-set scare to beat Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3 to achieve the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open.
After securing the primary set 6-3, the Serb trailed 3-0 within the second set and was firmly eyeing a third-set decider in opposition to Hanfman – who knocked out Andy Murray on Monday – on the ATP 250 occasion.
Nevertheless, Djokovic shortly discovered good kind to combat again, storming to the second set after elevating his degree of play and reeling off six straight video games to e-book a spot within the quarters.
It took Djokovic 90 minutes to get previous the German.
Djokovic was a shock entry into the competitors after shockingly crashing out of Chile’s Alejandro Tabillo on the Italian Open earlier this month, two days after being by chance hit on the top with a bottle.
After the primary racket of the world handed the check, he requested a wild card for the event in Switzerland, beginning his marketing campaign with a victory.
Britain’s Burrage to overlook French Open with damage, faces battle for Wimbledon
British No. 3 Jodie Berridge will miss the French Open amid additional damage frustration.
Berridge has been injured in 2024 and has not performed since wrist surgical procedure in March following an issue in San Diego weeks in the past.
The world quantity 111 accomplished her restoration and was set to attempt to qualify for the primary draw at Roland Garros, however turned her ankle on Tuesday and can miss her second main event of the 12 months.
Nice Britain No.3 Jodie Burrage pulls out of French Open with ankle damage
An even bigger concern for the 24-year-old is the potential for lacking Wimbledon, which begins on July 1.
“Yesterday I fell and twisted my ankle enjoying factors on clay in preparation for Roland Garros,” Burage wrote on Instagram.
“With the best way issues are actually, I’ve needed to cancel subsequent week. I will not know the extent of the harm till I get extra scans within the subsequent few days.
“After the whole lot with my wrist and the way properly my restoration has gone, it is laborious for me to know what occurred. Praying for excellent news within the subsequent few days.”
Burrage has began the brand new season strongly together with his first look in the primary draw of the Australian Open, however will now should race in opposition to time to play at SW19.
WTA Overview: High seeds in Strasbourg
High seed Marketa Vondrousova dropped the primary set however recovered to defeat squash qualifier Magdalena Frech 5-7 6-1 6-0 on the Internationaux de Strasbourg in France on Wednesday.
Poland’s Frech was aiming for her first ever win over a top-10 participant, however the Czech obtained the higher hand in two hours and 13 minutes. Frech fell to 0-14 in opposition to High 10 opponents.
Vandrusova reached the quarterfinals, the place she’s going to meet with Angelina Kalina, who defeated the Frenchman Fiona Ferro in three units.
First seed Marketa Vondrousova gained in Strasbourg
Additionally advancing to the quarters have been No. 2 seed Beatrice Haddad Maia of Brazil, third seed Danielle Collins and No. 4 seed Madison Keys, all straight units winners.
A pair of seeded gamers dropped their matches on Wednesday. No. 6 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia misplaced to Poland’s Magda Linet in three units, whereas defending champion Elina Svitolina of Ukraine was ousted in three units by France’s Clara Bourel.
In Morocco, unseeded Peyton Stearns beat sixth seed Xia Wang of China 6-3 6-1 within the second spherical in Rabat.
Within the quarterfinals, Stearns will face No. 4 seed Lucia Branzetti, who defeated fellow Italian Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-3.
The winners have been Mayar Sherif from Egypt, Victoria Tomova from Bulgaria and Laura Siegemund from Germany. Russian Kamila Rakhimova took the lead within the standings.
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