Athletistic/Tennis.Not so long ago “Roland Garros” ended. This is a Grand Slam tournament played on clay. Russian tennis players took part and performed very well. After the end of Roland Garros ended the season on clay. Now tennis players compete on the grass. Unfortunately, athletes from our country have been excluded from Wimbledon. However, Russians can participate in ATP and WTA tournaments. Now some of them have reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands). We invite you to study the schedule and predictions of upcoming matches. All will take place on Friday, June 10.

Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – Ilya Ivashko (Belarus)
5:00 p.m. Moscow time

In one of the matches, Russian Daniil Medvedev will face Belarusian Ilya Ivashko. Medvedev recently reached the 1/8 finals of Roland Garros. This result, as well as the outcome of other matches, meant that on Monday, June 13, he will become the first racket in the world. Medvedev started this tournament in the second round. She beat Gilles Simon in straight sets – 7:5, 6:4. This is the very first victory over Simon. Ilya Ivashko successfully overcame the first two rounds. In the first round he defeated Mackenzie McDonald in three sets – 6:3, 6:7 (8:10), 6:1. Today Ivashko beat Finland’s Eiml Ruusuvuori – 6:4, 6:2. In the upcoming fight, bookmakers consider Medvedev the undisputed favorite. The probability of his victory is estimated at 88%.

Karen Khachanov (Russia) – Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada)
3:30 p.m. Moscow time

Karen Khachanov overcame two tough rounds. In the first round, the Russian defeated the Chilean tennis player Alejandro Tabilo – 6:3, 6:3. In the second round there was a difficult duel against the Pole Kamil Mayhshak. Khachanov lost the first set with a score of 5: 7, the second won – 7: 5, and the third won again – 7: 6 (7: 5). At the same time, Khachanov lost in the third set with the score 1:4, but managed to save the day. Félix Auger-Aliassime started from the second round. He defeated the representative of the Netherlands Tallon Grikspor in straight sets – 7:6 (7:2), 7:6 (7:5). The bookmakers believe the tournament will end for Khachanov. Auger-Aliassime has a 70% chance of winning.

Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) – Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
12:00 Moscow time, the women qualified for the quarter-finals

Veronika Kudermetova. At the recent Roland Garros, she reached the quarter-finals, where she lost to her compatriot Daria Kasatkina. At this tournament, Kudermetova overcame two circles. In the first round, she defeated the representative of France Leoli Zhanzhan in straight sets – 6:2, 6:3. In the second round, Kudermetova met her compatriot Anna Blinkova. She lost the first set, but in the second Blinkova refused to continue the match. Belinda Bencic started in the second round. She beat Russian Anna Kalinskaya – 7:6 (7:2), 6:4. In this match, the bookmakers consider Bencic as the favorite. The probability of her victory over Kudermetova is 64%.

Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – Kathy McNally (USA)
4:00 p.m. Moscow time

Ekaterina Aleksandrova qualified for the quarter-finals thanks to two unusual matches. She met with representatives of Ukraine. In the first round, Alexandrova beat Dayana Yastremskaya – 2: 6, 7: 6 (7: 1), 6: 2. In the second round, the Russian beat Angelina Kalinina in straight sets – 6:4, 6:2. Cathy McNally in the first round beat the representative of Australia Daria Saville – 7:6 (7:3), 6:3. In the second round, she defeated the representative of Slovenia Tamara Zidansek – 6:1, 6:1. In this match, the bookmakers believe in the victory of Ekaterina Alexandrova. The probability of such an outcome is 79%.

Yaroslav Pyatikh, Athletistic