Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic buried his grief after the death in Serbia of his first coach, posting a quiet 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber for a quarter-final place, then said he would try to win the tournament for the first time in the memory of Jelena Gencic, who died at age 77. “I want to win it for her,” said the top seed
Djokovic called Jencic his “second mother” who discovered him at age five and nurtured his talent through his childhood years in his war-torn homeland. “We were very close throughout my whole life and she taught me a lot of things that are part of me, of my character. I have the nicest memories of her,” said Djokovic.
“She’s one of the most incredible people that I know, it’s quite emotional. I know that her spirit will always be with me on the tennis court because that’s what she loved to do. It’s her favorite place in the world, I’ll make sure that her legacy continues.”
Djokovic will next face Tommy Haas after the 35-year-old became the oldest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since Andre Agassi in 2005 after a 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 thrashing of Mikhail Youzhny. The defeat featured a racquet smash by Youzhny which decapitated his stick. Haas has reached his first career quarter-final in Paris 14 years after his first at a major (1999 Australia).
“What I’m really proud is that I reached the quarters here for the first time. I never knew if that would be possible. It’s a great success for me,” said Haas.
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal scored a routine win over Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 to set up a match with Swiss ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka who defeated home hero Richard Gasquet 6-7 (5-7), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5,
8-6 after more than four hours of drama. Both men needed treatment on leg issues, with Wawrinka set to face Nadal after nine losses to the Spaniard, the most recent in the Madrid final three weeks ago.
Nadal celebrated his 27th birthday on court with not only a win but with a huge cake wheeled out onto centre court as well as presents which appeared to come from the Roland Garros onsite boutique.
THIS WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Roland Garros (Slam/Clay). Defending Champion: Rafael Nadal
NEXT WEEK ON THE ATP WORLD TOUR:
Halle (250/Grass). Defending Champion: Tommy Haas
Queen’s (250/Grass). Defending Champion: Marin Cilic
******** STATS AND FACTS ********
RANKINGS
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of June 23 2013
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Djokovic……….11470
2..(2) Murray………….8310
3..(3) Federer…………7640
4..(5) Ferrer………….6380
5..(4) Nadal…………..5255
6..(6) Berdych…………4515
7..(7) Del Potro……….3960
8..(8) Tsonga………….3795
9..(9) Gasquet…………3090
10.(10) Wawrinka………..2810
11.(14) Haas……………2585
12.(11) Cilic…………..2570
13.(15) Nishikori……….2495
14.(12) Tipsarevic………2390
15.(16) Raonic………….2225
16.(13) Almagro…………2195
17.(18) Simon…………..1985
18.(19) Kohlschreiber……1885
19.(20) Querrey…………1810
20.(17) Monaco………….1740
21.(21) Isner…………..1735
22.(23) Janowicz………..1598
23.(25) Anderson………..1510
24.(24) Dolgopolov………1500
25.(26) Paire…………..1450
26.(22) Seppi…………..1440
27.(34) Robredo…………1435
28.(27) Chardy………….1416
29.(28) Dimitrov………..1400
30.(31) Youzhny…………1355
**DRAWS
Roland Garros — Week of May 26
…………………3R……………..4R………….QF
1 Djokovic………..(1)Djokovic……..Djokovic
26 Dimitrov……….(26)Dimitrov
22 Dolgopolov……..Hanescu
16 Kohlschreiber…..(16)Kohlschreiber..Kohlschreiber
12 Haas…………..(12)Haas………..Haas
19 Isner………….(19)Isner
29 Youzhny………..(29)Youzhny……..Youzhny
8 Tipsarevic………(8)Tipsarevic
3 Nadal…………..(3)Nadal………..Nadal
27 Fognini………..(27)Fognini
24 Paire………….(24)Paire
13 Nishikori………(13)Nishikori……Nishikori
9 Wawrinka………..(9)Wawrinka……..Wawrinka
21 Janowicz……….(21)Janowicz
28 F Mayer………..Davydenko
7 Gasquet…………(7)Gasquet………Gasquet
5 Berdych…………Monfils
32 Robredo………..(32)Robredo……..Robredo……..Robredo
20 Seppi………….(20)Seppi
11 Almagro………..(11)Almagro……..Almagro
14 Raonic…………(14)Raonic
23 Anderson……….(23)Anderson…….Anderson
31 Granollers……..Lopez
4 Ferrer………….(4)Ferrer……….Ferrer………Ferrer
6 Tsonga………….(6)Tsonga……….Tsonga………Tsonga
25 Chardy…………(25)Chardy
17 Monaco…………Troicki…………Troicki
10 Cilic………….(10)Cilic
15 Simon………….(15)Simon……….Simon
18 Querrey………..(18)Querrey
30 Benneteau………(30)Benneteau
2 Federer…………(2)Federer………Federer…….Federer
STATUS OF SEEDS
1 Djokovic
2 Federer
3 Nadal
4 Ferrer
5 Berdych…………..lost 1R (Monfils)
6 Tsonga
7 Gasquet
8 Tipsarevic………..lost 3R (Youzhny)
9 Wawrinka
10 Cilic……………lost 3R (Troicki)
11 Almagro………….lost 4R (Robredo)
12 Haas
13 Nishikori
14 Raonic…………..lost 3R (Anderson)
15 Simon……………lost 4R (Federer)
16 Kohlschreiber
17 Monaco…………..lost 1R (Gimeno-Traver)
18 Querrey………….lost 3R (Simon)
19 Isner……………lost 3R (Haas)
20 Seppi……………lost 3R (Almagro)
21 Janowicz…………lost 3R (Wawrinka)
22 Dolgopolov……….lost 1R (Tursunov)
23 Anderson…………lost 4R (Ferrer)
24 Paire……………lost 3R (Nishikori)
25 Chardy…………..lost 3R (Tsonga)
26 Dimitrov…………lost 3R (Djokovic)
27 Fognini………….lost 3R (Nadal)
28 F Mayer………….lost 1R (Istomin)
29 Youzhny
30 Benneteau………..lost 3R (Federer)
31 Granollers……….lost 1R (Lopez)
32 Robredo
******** SCORES ********
MONDAY
Roland Garros
Singles – Fourth Round
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d [16] P Kohlschreiber (GER) 46 63 64 64
[3] R Nadal (ESP) d [13] K Nishikori (JPN) 64 61 63
[9] S Wawrinka (SUI) d [7] R Gasquet (FRA) 67(5) 46 64 75 86
[12] T Haas (GER) d [29] M Youzhny (RUS) 61 61 63
Doubles – Third Round
[2] M Granollers (ESP) / M Lopez (ESP) d J Cabal (COL) / R Farah (COL) 63 64
P Cuevas (URU) / H Zeballos (ARG) d [6] A Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED) 57 63 76(5)
[8] D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) d F Lopez (ESP) / A Sa (BRA) 62 62
M Llodra (FRA) / N Mahut (FRA) d T Huey (PHI) / D Inglot (GBR) 63 64
T Bednarek (POL) / J Janowicz (POL) d R Bautista Agut (ESP) / D Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 64 64
Doubles – Second Round
[7] A Peya (AUT) / B Soares (BRA) d G Dimitrov (BUL) / F Nielsen (DEN) 63 75
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