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patna : Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 16th seed Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and 17th seed Pablo Curreno Busta, Spain, advanced to the 4th round at French Open, a Grand Slam tennis tournament, at Roland Garros, paris, France, on October 3, 2020.
Tsitsipas entered the 4th round after his 3rd round opponent Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, retired in third set trailing 1-6, 2-6, 1-3. Tsitsipas fired 10 Aces in the match to just one by Bedene. The Greek had easily won the first two sets and was leading 3-1 in third set when the Slovenian retired. Tsitsipas had won 5 break points.
Dimitrov to advanced to the 4th round the same way as his 3rd round opponent Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, retired in third set trailing 1-6, 3-6. Dimitrov fired 6 Aces in the two sets besides winning 4 break points. Dimitrov will clash with Tsitsipas in 4th round on October 5, 2020.
Busta upset 10th seed compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut in four-sets. Busta beat Agut 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in third round. Busta won 142 points in the match to 123 by Agut. Busta also won 7 break points to 4 by Agut. Busta fired 11 Aces in the match to 3 by Agut. He won 5 games in a row to 3 by Agut. Busta will face Daniel Altmaier, Germany, in 4th round.