#NextGen Star Tiafoe One Win Away From Roland Garros Main Draw
#NextGen Star Tiafoe One Win Away From Roland Garros Main Draw
The American was one of 24 winners on a rainy Wednesday of play
#NextGen star Frances Tiafoe prevailed on a rainy day three of qualifying at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Showers throughout the day resulted in just 24 of 32 second-round qualifying matches being completed.
Tiafoe once again came out on the winning end of a marathon match, this time against No. 28 seed Saketh Myneni of India, 7-6(5), 7-5. The 18-year-old American is looking to come through qualifying at a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. He’ll play Adrian Ungur of Romania on Thursday for a place in the main draw.
Former Top 10 player Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic also moved forward in his bid for a 13th appearance in the main draw of Roland Garros. The No. 20 seed survived a scare against Australian Matthew Barton before prevailing, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. Next up for Stepanek is No. 2 seed and #NextGen star Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, who prevailed over Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland in a match that went the distance, 6-2, 2-6, 8-6.
Other players to advance on Wednesday include No. 5 seed Thomas Fabbiano of Italy, No. 7 Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain and No. 8 seed Dustin Brown of Germany.
All remaining second-round qualifying matches and five final-round qualifying matches will take place on Thursday.