"Will have to take a lot of risks": Yannick Maden before French Open challenge against Rafael Nadal
Yannick Maden celebrated his first match win at a Grand Slam tournament in Paris. The 29-year-old German defeated the Belgian Kimmer Coppejans 7: 6 (0), 7: 5, 6: 3 in the duel of the qualifiers. Now the “King of clay court tennis” is waiting in the second round.
by Florian Heer from Paris
last edit: May 29, 2019, 10:24 am
In an atmospheric match in fourth place, which was more competitive than the score suggests, maggots prevailed after three hours and six minutes. Number 114 in the ATP world rankings took his opponent's serve eight times and won a total of 26 points more throughout the game.
Good mood, competitive match
“At the beginning, the audience was clearly behind my opponent, but by no means unfair. The atmosphere was great, ”Maden describes the conditions on Monday afternoon on the smaller court in the shadow of the large Philippe-Chatrier.
"Of course I'm incredibly happy. Last year I still failed to qualify. Winning four matches here is great, ”said Maden of his encounter, with which he was quite satisfied with a few ups and downs.
“I was in a good position until 4-2, but then I made some stupid mistakes and he got better and better in the first set. I was lucky in the tie-break, but I also tried to keep playing. Overall, it was a very exhausting match. "
Due to the qualification in Paris, Maden booked the third main field participation with a major. After Wimbledon and the US Open last year, only Melbourne is missing from his personal Grand Slam collection.
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Ultimate Challenge: Rafael Nadal
First, however, there is another round in the French capital. Maggots now expect none other than Rafael Nadal.
“Of course it's great to play against him here in Roland Garros. I will have to risk a lot. In any case, I will try my best and hope that I will be in a good position, ”the Stuttgart-based company is looking forward to the biggest match in his career so far.
There was still no time for intensive preparation - at least until Tuesday morning. "There was so much to do," Maden revealed on the phone. "I have never made it back to the system."
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Moving into the top 100
Even if the chances against the 11-time French Open Champion can be classified as rather slim, the Swabian can certainly be satisfied with his previous results in the French capital. Moving into the second round, Maden should have broken the top 100 for the first time in his career.
"That was the goal," says Maden and would like to defend the points to complete his Grand Slam peloton quartet in Melbourne early next year.