Marco Cecchinato is shocking the tennis world this month at the 2018 French Open. He reaches the semifinals at the Grand Slam.
Marco Cecchinato is into the semifinals at the 2018 French Open. His impressive Roland Garros run is one of the most unexpected occurrences this year at the Grand Slam. The 25-year-old Italian tennis player has just one singles title on the ATP World Tour. That came earlier this year in Budapest. There, he defeated John Millman in straight sets, winning 7–5, 6–4. Cecchinato is riding high and has a chance to make history if he can keep it up.
Next for Cecchinato at Roland Garros is Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem.
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The seventh seeded Thiem is a top contender at the 2018 French Open. He is fresh off of big match wins over the likes of Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev. Thiem is seeking his first career Grand Slam and appears poised to earn it sooner rather than later. While this year could be the Austrian shot at glory, he needs to get past the unseeded Cecchinato who stands in his way. The two are awaiting their match time for the semifinals.
Rain delays have come over the current quarterfinals action at Roland Garros.
As it stands right now, top seed and defending champion, Rafael Nadal is in the middle of a match with Argentine Diego Schwartzman. Also seeing a delay are Marin Cilic and Juan Martin del Potro.
Marco Cecchinato and his historic run is drawing attention at Roland Garros. He has three massive match victories heading into the semifinals. Defeating Pablo Carreno Busta, David Goffin, and then Novak Djokovic, he sets himself up to continue his hot streak against Thiem next. The Italian tennis player took four sets to defeat each of his previous three opponents at the French Open. His 2018 ATP World Tour could end up being his best year to date if he can continue on. Either way though, a semifinals appearance is nothing to laugh home about. He ought to take plenty of positives away from his time at the 2018 French Open.