Revised order of play for tomorrow in Geneva Griekspoor and Shapovalov will end their match not before 13:00 local time The QF between the winner of this match and Djokovic is now scheduled not before 16:00
2024 Geneva Open Thursday Schedule and Preview featuring Djokovic awaiting Shapovalov or Griekspoor and Ruud-Baez
ATPThursday, 23 May 2024 at 00:30
The
schedule for Thursday, May 23rd, of the ATP 250 Geneva Open has been unveiled.
Rain prevented the completion of Wednesday's last match between Denis
Shapovalov and Tallon Griekspoor, so it will resume in the morning while Novak
Djokovic awaits the winner.
With some surprises among the last eight, our
preview looks ahead to the quarterfinals and the contenders vying for the title
just days before the French Open.
Djokovic still awaits opponent
Rain interrupted the match between Denis Shapovalov (No.
123) and Tallon Griekspoor (No. 27) when the Canadian held the advantage in a
tight contest at 7-6(7), 3-3. They will finish the match as the second match on
the Center Court, following the doubles clash between Marcelo Arevalo/Mate
Pavic and Julian Cash/Robert Galloway.
Once
completed, Alex Michelsen (No. 65) will face Czech Tomas Machac (No. 44). The
19-year-old American secured his second career victory over a top-20 player by
surprising Taylor Fritz (No. 12) after saving two match points against him,
ultimately winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.
As for
Machac, he defeated 8th seed Jack Draper (No. 35) in the first round and then
young American Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (No. 140). The Czech withdrew at the
last moment from the Rome Open due to physical problems and traveled to Geneva
in search of better form before Roland Garros.
Djokovic is played his last tournament before the defend of the title at French Open.
In the
afternoon, world No. 1 Djokovic will finally return to the court against the
winner of Shapovalov/Griekspoor. The 24-time Grand Slam champion debuted with a
straight-sets victory over Yannik Hanfmann (No. 85), although he still does not
seem to be at his best, having had more than irregular moments in the first
half of the second set. The Serbian, who turned 37 on Wednesday, is seeking his
third semifinal of the year. In the previous two, he was eliminated.
Tough battle between two favorites
The only seeded match will be between 5th seed
Sebastian Baez (No. 20) and second seed Casper Ruud (No. 7). The Argentine
started the clay swing with problems, suffering two consecutive first-round
defeats, but raised his level in Rome to secure consecutive wins (including
against Holger Rune) before falling to Hubert Hurkacz. Baez comes off a
straightforward victory against Roberto Carballes Baena with a score of 6-3,
6-0.
On the
Norwegian's side, he turned around a match against Sebastian Ofner (No. 45) and
returns to victory after the surprising exit in the debut at the Rome Open
against Miomir Kecmanovic (No. 55). Ruud has an impressive clay swing record of
13-4 and will be the favorite as the recent Barcelona Open champion and
two-time French Open finalist.
The
day concludes with Kazakh Alexander Schevchenko (No. 61), who advanced by
walkover after Emil Ruusuvori's withdrawal. He will face Italian Flavio
Cobolli, who is in good form after defeating Aslan Karatsev (No. 82) and 4th
seed Ben Shelton (No. 15).
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