He marathon match between Novak Djokovic (No. 1 in the ATP ranking) and Lorenzo Musetti (30th) in the third round of Roland Garros woke up one Curiosity regarding the duration of the next day’s activity.
The four hours and 29 minutes of play in which Djokovic and Musetti fought for a place in the round of 16 of the French Open and which, finally, ended up opting in favor of the Serbian 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3 and 6-0, were immortalized as the Latest match ever played in the history of the tournament.
But they also opened the door to a curiosity: Sunday’s daytime session of the round of 16, with three matches completed, lasted half an hour less than Saturday’s battle at night starring the Europeans.
Sunday began with Iga Swiatek heading towards the quarterfinals with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Russian Anastasia Potapova in just 40 minutes on court.
Coco Gauff continued in the same way, beating Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2 after an hour of action at the Philippe Chatrier. And finally, Carlos Alcaraz completed the task in straight sets against Felix Auger-Aliassime: 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1 in 2 hours and 20 minutes.
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