French Open 2020: Daniel Altmaier retires against Pablo Carreno Busta
Qualifier Daniel Altmaier was eliminated in the French Open 2020 in the round of 16. The 22-year-old German lost to Pablo Carreno Busta 2: 6, 5: 7 and 2: 6
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Oct 05, 2020, 11:07 pm
"What if ..." - Daniel Altmaier may have thought of this in the third set of his round of 16 match against Pablo Carreno Busta. Because actually the young German, who played his way into the main field through qualification, beat Feliciano Lopez, Jan-Lennard Struff and Matteo Berrettini in sequence, was very close to equalizing the set. Altmaier served at 5: 3 in the second act, but started this game with a righteous simple mistake on the net that set the tone for this game (and the rest of the match).
Carreno Busta became more and more offensive, Altmaier could no longer play his powerful game from the baseline. In addition, the Spaniard served clever and precise in important situations - and left his opponent no more chance of a comeback. Not even for a small one: In the very last game, the favorite fended off a breakball from Altmaiers.
Now against Novak Djokovic
Carreno Busta won after a playing time of 2:21 hours 6: 2, 7: 5 and 6: 2 and will meet Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. The man he'd faced at the US Open in New York City. Until industry leader Djokovic accidentally hit a line judge in the neck with a ball and was disqualified as a result of this incident.
Daniel Altmaier will of course consider the trip to Paris a success. The German made 64 places in the ATP world rankings and will jump from position 186 to 122. Altmaier will make his next appearance in Cologne. The organizer granted him a wild card for the first of the two indoor tournaments in the Lanxess Arena.
Here is the single tableau at the French Open
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