Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal goal the French Open final 16 on Saturday however standing of their manner is a spearfishing fan and a would-be property agent.
World primary Djokovic, the champion in Paris in 2016 and chasing a 19th Grand Slam title, faces 93rd-ranked Ricardas Berankis.
Djokovic defeated the 30-year-old Berankis eventually yr’s event.
When his opponent isn’t revelling within the delights of being Lithuania’s solely participant within the prime 400, he unwinds by spearfishing within the waters of the Baltic nation.
Djokovic, bidding to be the primary man in additional than half a century to win all 4 majors on a number of events, can attain the final 16 for a 12th consecutive yr with victory over the sea-loving Lithuanian.
The highest seed has made the third spherical with out issues, having fun with comfy straight set wins within the first two rounds.
Nadal, seeded three this yr and chasing a 14th French Open and report 21st Grand Slam, faces fellow left-hander Cameron Norrie.
The Johannesburg-born Briton claims that had he not made a residing from tennis he would have been an property agent.
The 25-year-old, ranked 40, is having fun with a breakout season on clay, reaching the finals in Estoril and Lyon.
He has performed Nadal twice already this season, dropping on the Australian Open and Barcelona on clay the place the Spaniard gained in straight units for the lack of simply 5 video games.
“I’ve discovered that he’s truly a human being,” stated Norrie.
“However it may be absolute carnage going into his forehand.”
Nadal made the third spherical with a 17th win in 17 conferences with childhood rival Richard Gasquet.
Roger Federer, locked on 20 majors with Nadal, is aiming to succeed in the spherical of 16 at a Grand Slam for the 68th time.
The 39-year-old Federer, who gained his solely French Open title in 2009, tackles Germany’s 59th-ranked Dominik Koepfer within the night session.
Djokovic and Federer are seeded to satisfy within the quarter-finals.
Wins on Saturday for the pair will carry that match-up one spherical nearer.
Swiatek good
In a large open girls’s draw, defending champion Iga Swiatek has made the third spherical for the lack of simply seven video games.
The Pole has not dropped a set on the event since her fourth spherical run in 2019 when she misplaced to 2018 champion Simona Halep.
On Saturday, the eighth seed takes on Estonia’s 30th-seeded Anett Kontaveit who dropped simply two video games in her quickfire defeat of final residence participant Kristina Mladenovic within the second spherical.
Kontaveit is bidding to succeed in the final 16 for the second time.
There are two all-American ties on Saturday.
Fourth seed Sofia Kenin, the highest-seeded participant left within the occasion after the exits of Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka, faces Jessica Pegula.
Coco Gauff, seeded 24, faces 13th-seeded Jennifer Brady who was a shock finalist on the Australian Open this yr.
Seventeen-year-old Gauff is the youngest participant within the final 32 since 16-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito in 2009.
Gauff is also the youngest American to succeed in the third spherical at Roland Garros since 16-year-old Serena Williams in 1998.
Fifth seed Elina Svitolina, a three-time quarter-finalist, is up in opposition to Barbora Krejcikova, the winner on clay in Strasbourg on the eve of Roland Garros.
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