One win in three sets against the Italian Thomas Fabbiano, another three-way win sets with two tiebreakers mixed with the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves, a new success for three sets against the Hungarian Zsombor Piros who had surprised by eliminating Sam Querrey in the first round of the Qualification. Nuno Borges was going to make his debut in this preliminary phase of a Grand Slam and could not finish with a better result, ensuring his entry into the Roland Garros Main Frame, the second commander at the time.
Borges wins the final round of Roland Garros qualifying and advances to the main draw
“It is a very special feeling, there is not much to say. I’m surprised, even big time, I didn’t think to qualify. They have not been my favorite conditions, I have not always played my best tennis. But at least I feel like I’m in good shape. This has paid for the games. That has given me points, in addition to my motivation and desire, which have always been there. Now I go with no expectations. It’s my first time, my first best-of-five game sets. I just hope I’m up to the reunion. And no matter who comes, I will definitely enjoy it to the fullest because it will be an incredible experience for me”, commented the Portuguese player who accompanied João Sousa (singles and doubles) and Francisco Cabral (doubles) in the main draw of the French tournament. , in statements to the newspaper Récord after qualifying.
“Play with Nadal or Djokovic? I would be happy either way. But maybe catch a Nadal or a Djokovic to guarantee a match in Central was incredible, But there it is, I can’t choose. I will be satisfied with any opponent. Now it’s time to fully recover. After Friday and Saturday, it’s just a matter of managing according to wear and technical and mental needs, among other aspects. But I have to be ready to play on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. I’m fine, I’ve got a day or two to recover, I’m comfortable,” he added. It was even day 1 of the test, this Sunday. And with another strong opponent.
Nuno Borges had to “work very hard” to reach the “top 150” ATP
“I can say that I am very excited to debut in the main frame against a great player. No doubt, the best moment of my career and I intend to continue evolving in the near future. I will give it my all against Khachanov and I hope to be up to the challenge. He is a great aggressive player and I know he plays well on all surfaces. He has no great limitations and that is why he is where he is. I’m not fooled, I was not in the top 10 in the world, because of this I had a great challenge ahead”, he told the Lusa or Portuguese agency that he was the 126th in the world before doing this game with the Russian Karen Khachanov, 24th of the classification ATP World Cup and has reached number eight in the tennis hierarchy.
A historic show for the president: Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges win the first national trophy at the Estoril Open in pairs
This presence alone would be historic, shortly after a remarkable pairs win at the Estoril Open with Francisco Cabral. And there was an even more important point in this Grand Slam main draw debut, by winning the second place against the Russian which left everything tied for the following partials. However, the greater value and experience of the rival made the difference, with a natural pass to the round of 16 after a victory by 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-4 that left Nuno Borges out of Roland Garros.
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Source: Observadora
