This Thursday evening, the French Arthur Rinderknech, 60th player in the world and beneficiary of a wild card, was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters.
Arthur Rinderknech finally gave in. This Thursday evening, the Frenchman, 60th player in the world and beneficiary of a wild card, was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Rolex Paris Masters, on hard indoor court, by the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, 9th player in the world and seeded n°9 , in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)) and 2h05 of play. In the first set, the two players started by being tied, and this during the first five games.
At 2-3, the Frenchman gave up a first service. In the process, at 5-2, the Habs saved a first double-break ball, synonymous with a set point, before giving in on the second and last (6-2). In the second set, at 2-3, Arthur Rinderknech saved a break point. Finally, at the best of times, and more precisely at 4-4, the Bulgarian was broken. In the process, the 60th player in the world led 40-0, on his own serve, before managing to equalize with one set everywhere, on his fourth set point (6-4).
Rinderknech seemed in a good position in the tie-break
Finally, in the third and final round, the two players failed to make the difference in the first twelve games and therefore headed to the tie-break. In this decisive game, the beneficiary of a wild card managed to lead 5-3, before losing the last four points and this meeting (7-6 (5)). It was therefore the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, 9th player in the world and seeded n°9, who managed to validate his ticket for the quarter-finals, after midnight. His next opponent, this Friday evening, will be the Russian Karen Khachanov, 21st player in the world. Five French people took part in these round of 16 matches. Only one escaped. This is Ugo Humbert, author of an exploit against Carlos Alcaraz, 2nd player in the world.
