ROLAND GARROS: Roundup of men’s last qualifying round matches

Last qualifying round of 2016 Roland Garros in men’s section has brought some good matches and the first Grand Slam birth for some of the players. 11 encounters were finished in straight sets but there were some strong battles in them as well. Still, one match stole the show, as Marcel Ilhan defeated Guido Andreozzi 8-6 in the third set, obviously with nothing in between the players who are also next to each other in the rankings too. 3 players from outside the Top 200 have reached the main draw, Adrian Ungur, Jordi Samper-Montana, and Laslo Djere, who is, by the way, the youngest player that made his way through the qualifying rounds.

Radek Stepanek, who played pretty good tennis in the recent times, has also successfully battled with his rivals, and will be the oldest player in the Roland Garros main draw. After him, the second oldest participant who was victorious in these qualifications is the experienced clay-courter Carlos Berlocq. Besides those 16 players, Andrej Martin, Adam Pavlasek, and Igor Sijsling can also be happy as the were rewarded lucky loser spots, so they will have a chance to play in the main draw despite the losses in the last qualifying round. . Final qualifying round results: Tobias Kamke (GER, 1986 / 156) vs Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA, 1987 / 174) 7-5 6-4 [20]Radek Stepanek (CZE, 1978 / 129) vs [2]Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN, 1995 / 114) 6-3 6-2 Steve …

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