Alexander Sverrev (No. 3) is already in the third round Roland Kross After beating Argentina Sebastian’s Base (N°36) LetterR 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 and 7-5, In a match where mental health played a major role in Germany’s victory, he did not give up, even though he lost two sets.

In this case, the press questions were scattered at the next press conference, and when they were at one The 25 year old got angry with one of them After looking at it and asking questions, he started using his cell phone when he answered, regardless of the situation.

– The conditions are very different from the second day It’s difficult for me to get involved in the fight.”Start explaining Sasha.

«I know I must fight until I find a way, Especially in the second set. I mean, I knew I wasn’t going to win, but I had to increase my pace in that set… » he replied before stopping,

‘Can you at least look at me when I answer? Since you also have questions, you use your phoneThe German rebuked reporters who saw the tennis player’s shocked and disappointed face and a few seconds later apologized.

“He played a great game“, said Sverev later His 21 year old rival He also admitted to himself that he couldn’t “start the fight badly”, but “I knew I had to find a way to knock him out and start doing it from another set”.

Public Philip Chatterjee and Sverev They stood up and applauded for ArgentinaWho would have thought it was the best tennis gesture Pace had, as consolation for his first visit to Paris.

Even if it fails, However, Pace showed that he is in very good shape (He was a quarter-finalist at Lyon last week, and lost to reigning champion Cameron Norie of Great Britain): “I had a lot of chances in the fifth set, but Sverev was the better player, in difficult moments he played better than I. .”

«I have a lot to learn to win competitions like that in the future. It’s hard to fail, but sometimes you can learn and improve for the future, he added.

In the semi-finals of the camp held in Paris last year, the German, in turn, met the American in the third round. Brandon Nakashima (N.75)

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