It was messy to complete the eighth part between Korta and Monfils, who was looking for Roger Federer’s record to become the oldest quarter finalist in a Masters 1,000 tournament with 38 years and six months (Federer was 38 years and two months).
It was disturbed by light problems, several rain-breaking and medical timeouts before crush, brother of golf sisters Nelly and Jessica, won 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
“Fun to play against legend Gael Monfils”
At 4-3 in the decisive set, Monfils slipped around on the track and Korta won the point but Monfil’s appealed to play the ball to the Swedish referee Mohamed Lahyani who got okay from Kva.
“After a fine sportsmanship intervention from Mr. Kora, the point will be played,” said Lahyani.
Afterwards wrote KORDA on Instagram: “It’s always fun to play against legend Gael Monfils”
Djokovic talked to Serena Williams during the match
In the quarterfinals, the greatest legend of them all, at least now active, Novak Djovkovic, who knocked out the Italian Lorenzo Musetti with 6-2, 6-2. This is before Juan Martin del Potro, who sat in Serben’s box, and Serena Williams who were at the stand – both have finished their careers.
– I became a starting truck by seeing Del Potro and am so happy to feel his support from my box. It’s such a nice friend, says Djokovic, who was pleasantly surprised to see Serena Williams on the stand. He talked to her during the course of the game.
– I asked her if the pass was okay. She said “Yes, it was good”. If Serena says it was good, then it was fantastic according to everyone else’s dimensions, says Djokovic.