There was nothing left to do however chuckle and joke about it: Novak Djokovic’s victory towards Matthew Ebden within the 1st spherical of the Paris Olympics was peremptory. 6-0 6-1, the ultimate results of a one-sided match, which initiatives the Serbian champion in direction of a 2nd spherical wherein he might face Rafael Nadal, in what could possibly be essentially the most anticipated problem of the Olympic tennis occasion.
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Ebden was so discouraged that he entertained the Roland Garros crowd by joking with the followers. First he requested a fan if he wished to take his place within the match, then he celebrated massively and humorous, when he obtained his first and solely level. Djokovic’s expedition is off to an amazing begin, as is Carlos Alcaraz’s within the singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. Simply as predicted, the number one and a couple of seeds dominated their respective first-round matches and took benefit of the chance to search out the appropriate feeling with clay after reaching the ultimate on the Wimbledon lawns.
Matt Ebden’s response to lastly getting a recreation towards Novak Djokovic on the Olympics 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/N3Z7Je8Zh8
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Matt Ebden asks a fan in the event that they wish to take his place towards Novak Djokovic. 😂
Down 0-6, 0-2.
Robust day on the workplace. pic.twitter.com/pt0JsPPDKK
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The Serbian champion overwhelmed Ebden, who entered the draw solely on the final second and was targeted on the doubles occasions, with a really heavy 6-0, 6-1. Djokovic didn’t depart a single recreation on the highway within the first set. Ebden instantly gave up his serve resulting from a foul volley and noticed Djokovic do what he wished together with his backhand within the third recreation. Within the second set the music didn’t change and the Serbian gained the 4-0 in a couple of minutes, shocking the Australian twice extra in response.
Ebden lastly thanked Djokovic in a pleasant manner for having him replace his rating at the very least as soon as. Within the background there may be now what would develop into an unimaginable match with Nadal on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier. The legendary Spaniard will debut tomorrow in singles towards Marton Fucsovics. Complete domination additionally for Alcaraz, who eradicated Hady Habib with a transparent 6-3, 6-1. The winner of the final editions of Roland Garros and Wimbledon solely skilled a small lapse, however managed and not using a hitch his absolute debut on the Olympics.
In a few hours, furthermore, Alcaraz can have the dignity of teaming up together with his idol Nadal within the males’s doubles event. The 2 intention to convey residence a medal: within the first spherical they may face the Argentines Andres Molteni and Maximo Gonzalez.
It was not a straightforward debut for Iga Swiatek on Philippe-Chatrier. The world number one dominated a lot of the match, nevertheless it was above all the numerous unforced errors that allowed Irina-Camelia Begu to remain visibly in contact. The Polish participant accelerated in response and gained the primary set 6-2. The issues didn’t finish there, nevertheless, with Begu shocking the gold medal favourite within the ladies’s singles within the seventh recreation and forcing her to chase (4-3, which instantly turned 5-3 with the service recreation defended by the Romanian). On the key second, at 5-4, Begu suffered the second and couldn’t keep away from the counter-break of the participant from Warsaw, who at love obtained one other break, the decisive one to shut the matter (7-5).