Rome: Novak Djokovik went in italian open With a regular 6-2, 6-2 win over the quarter-finals on Sunday stan wawrinkaWhereas iga switec continued his bid for a fifth consecutive win in the tournament by defeating Victoria Azarenka,
Chasing a sixth title in Rome, Djokovic took an hour, 16 minutes to cross his Swiss rival without a stretch and will now face Felix Auger-Aliassim in the last eight.
Wawrinka, whose first-round win over Reilly Opelka His first win in 15 months was no match for top seed Djokovic and he put up little resistance beyond a few classic passing shots.
The injured 37-year-old, now ranked 361 in the world, won two of his three Grand Slam titles by defeating Djokovic in the final, but has now lost 20 of his 26 career meetings.
The only real moment of pressure for Djokovic was when Wawrinka broke serve in game six of the second set.
However, he failed to take advantage of a double fault at break point in the next game and gave 20-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic a chance to serve for the match, which he did not pass.
May clash with third seed Djokovic Rafael Nadal The King of Clay will face Canada’s Denis Shapovalov on center court in the semi-finals.
World number one Sweetek secured her 25th straight win as she got off to a great start with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Azarenka.
Swietake, 20, is a favorite for the French Open, which starts later this month, and has shown in an impressive performance against Azarenka, herself a former top-ranked player and a two-time Australian Open winner.
However he had to come back after losing the first three games of the match and then struggled through a series of long games before breaking Azarenka’s resolve in the deciding second set.
“I didn’t start well, and everyone could see it. I’m really happy with the way I reacted and the way I improved in the first set,” Sweetek told reporters.
“I’m glad that I could have won the ugly first set, then improved in the second. It gives me confidence that even when my game is not hundred percent good, I can still win matches. So this Works both ways.”
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas could both face each other in the semi-finals of the men’s tournament after making it to the quarterfinals.
World number three Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in the opening match on center court to face Christian Garin in the last-eight, who lost. marin silli 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
The German complained of always playing late at night in his race to the Madrid final last week and has so far been allotted two morning matches in the Italian capital.
“I prefer to play at 11 am (0900 GMT) rather than at 1 pm (2300 GMT). I think every player will say that. I think anything in between will be good,” Zverev told reporters.
Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas was forced to work hard for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over former Paris Masters winner Karen Khachanovy,
Tsitsipas will face a local hero in the last eight genetic sinnerThe only Italian left in the men’s draw was to beat Filip Krajinovi 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).
Chasing a sixth title in Rome, Djokovic took an hour, 16 minutes to cross his Swiss rival without a stretch and will now face Felix Auger-Aliassim in the last eight.
Wawrinka, whose first-round win over Reilly Opelka His first win in 15 months was no match for top seed Djokovic and he put up little resistance beyond a few classic passing shots.
The injured 37-year-old, now ranked 361 in the world, won two of his three Grand Slam titles by defeating Djokovic in the final, but has now lost 20 of his 26 career meetings.
The only real moment of pressure for Djokovic was when Wawrinka broke serve in game six of the second set.
However, he failed to take advantage of a double fault at break point in the next game and gave 20-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic a chance to serve for the match, which he did not pass.
May clash with third seed Djokovic Rafael Nadal The King of Clay will face Canada’s Denis Shapovalov on center court in the semi-finals.
World number one Sweetek secured her 25th straight win as she got off to a great start with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Azarenka.
Swietake, 20, is a favorite for the French Open, which starts later this month, and has shown in an impressive performance against Azarenka, herself a former top-ranked player and a two-time Australian Open winner.
However he had to come back after losing the first three games of the match and then struggled through a series of long games before breaking Azarenka’s resolve in the deciding second set.
“I didn’t start well, and everyone could see it. I’m really happy with the way I reacted and the way I improved in the first set,” Sweetek told reporters.
“I’m glad that I could have won the ugly first set, then improved in the second. It gives me confidence that even when my game is not hundred percent good, I can still win matches. So this Works both ways.”
Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas could both face each other in the semi-finals of the men’s tournament after making it to the quarterfinals.
World number three Zverev defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in the opening match on center court to face Christian Garin in the last-eight, who lost. marin silli 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
The German complained of always playing late at night in his race to the Madrid final last week and has so far been allotted two morning matches in the Italian capital.
“I prefer to play at 11 am (0900 GMT) rather than at 1 pm (2300 GMT). I think every player will say that. I think anything in between will be good,” Zverev told reporters.
Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas was forced to work hard for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over former Paris Masters winner Karen Khachanovy,
Tsitsipas will face a local hero in the last eight genetic sinnerThe only Italian left in the men’s draw was to beat Filip Krajinovi 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).