When do federer and djokovic play french open

Download the Eurosport app now for iOS and Android. The biggest threat in the men's side of the draw is Rafael Nadal. Of course the favourite for the tournament is going to push Cameron Norrie hard, and it is difficult to see anything other than a comfortable win for the Spaniard.

The same can be said for Novak Djokovic when he faces Ricardas Berankis. In the women's draw, Anett Kontaveit stands in the way of Iga Swiatek. Of course, year-old Roger Federer is the overwhelming favourite against Germany's Dominik Koepfer, but there are a couple of reasons to think that the Swiss could suffer an upset in his third round match.

Federer needed four sets to defeat Marin Cilic in the second round, and also had to indulge in an argument with the match umpire after being cited for slow play. There is a suggestion that the pressure has got to Federer as he makes his return from two knee surgeries. With inevitable questions over his age and now his fitness, his year-old opponent could fancy his chances. Cameron Norrie continued his impressive recent form to set up a third round match with tournament favourite Rafael Nadal.

The Spaniard is of course expected to win and to do so comfortably, but Norrie will be hoping for his first win in the pair's third meeting. A cute drop-shot sealed a lead, with the Serb flashing a steely glare at the person in the stands who had upset him. From that point, Djokovic was rarely troubled on serve and sealed victory with an ace out wide on his first match point.

I thought the third set was very difficult for me because he lifted the level of his game," said Djokovic, who stared again at the same fan after taking match point and then breaking out into a broad smile. Meanwhile, Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man since Ukraine's Andrei Medvedev in to reach the third round when he beat 28th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets. The world number 97, who turned 18 last month, won against the Georgian.

Italian ninth seed Matteo Berrettini and Argentine 10th seed Diego Schwartzman both progressed with straight-set wins. Tap into a heart-to-heart between Kevin and Stacey about persistence in the face of difficulties. Eight players battle on The Tournament in nail-biting tug-of-war quiz matches, hosted by Alex Scott.

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Federer is playing his first Grand Slam tournament in 16 months after a knee injury Swiss eighth seed Roger Federer regained his composure during a heated battle with Croatia's Marin Cilic to reach the French Open third round. Top Stories. Live Live From the section Football. Australia stun Pakistan to reach final.

Arthur resigns as Yorkshire chief exec. Elsewhere on the BBC. What is Kevin Clifton's fresh start? The Eternal City loves Roger. On his return this past May, the crowd went nuts in his comeback victory over Coric. I know, Madrid is the faster surface for his game…. Arrrgh those fab points yet sad losses in the end… The purple outfit at WTF was one of my all time favorites. At least one Fed live to see a year for me, hope it will continue for , too.

Any plans, Jonathan? Has he got a big charity tour of Africa planned again? Can see him playing Madrid too and Rome if he goes out early in the Spanish capital. He revealed that he was playing Miami and his full schedule to Simon Graf in their recent interview, that is where tennisnet have it from.

Trying to make some plans to see him play this yr. I see, many of you assuming, Fed will play The French. But there is no clay at all in the provisional schedule presented by Jonathan. IMO to play The French with his preparation so far would be only a ticket-selling thing staying on the list and very close to FO withdrawing or playing but exiting very early to have time to prepare for grass.

And — anybody knows, what will be the surface in Tokyo? So Fed not confirmed for Madrid as of yet, looks like it was just a ticket seller. Marcia says unsure if he plays. Thiem is sensible. He lost motivation because of weird circumstances of his first always most important Grand Slam win, achieved in total silence.

Maybe first after Paris, where he has something to prove. Then maybe no more. Just found it on Ubitennis when looking for Thiem and Belgrade. But this was probably never really planned. I am anxious. Should we feel anxious now, for hearing no news from him as we are moving towards late April? Probably me being overthinking, but do you guys share some same thoughts? Every step he took would be analysed under a microscope. Some can somehow adapt to empty tribunes, but not the crowds darling Fed.

I would compare with Thiem. Of course reasons are different. But Thiem started AO on a high level and produced epic vs. Right after that it was again empty stadium and he lost not even showing motivation to win against. Sorry, I cut somehow the post in the middle of the sentence. This is still going on and he withdraws from one tournament after other. He will follow news about crowds on tournaments, he would eventually play in and the decide.

If he goes the distance there, no chance he makes the change of surface in a couple of days. We already saw in what it should be done to win Wimbledon. Playing Sttutgart and Halle was the safest bet. Good choice.

He will build his physical condition until end of May, build some match confidence in the two tournaments, and then we go all in with Halle and Wimbledon. Just after 2x Masters, so the field would not be too strong — better opportunity to play more matches.

Then a week of pause and FO. Looks optimal to me. Anybody knows, if Fed got a vaccine? This would make bubbles, quarantines and steady testing, wearing masks when going for a toilet break or getting help from physio a. Forget Olympics. Instead he could play some lead-in tournament on hard court, maybe Cincy? I have a feeling Federer will also play mixed with Bencic, well I hope so anyway…only 3 wins in mixed will get him another Olympic medal.

Play for love and you will give all that can be given to our world, and that is what will come back to you! Playing every slam not caring much about the result and avoiding any theater.

No more lead-in tournaments to be fresh and somehow fit to play some matches and not exit in the first.