Roger Federer French Open, For Roger Federer, the danger did not originate from the opposite side of the net.
Subsequent to dispatching Colombian Alejandro Falla in straight sets, the 17-time Grand Slam champ was going to leave focus court Sunday when a young fellow kept running down the stands and advanced toward the Swiss star unhindered. The fan audaciously put his hand over his shoulder to attempt and get a selfie with him.
Federer looked shocked, then a touch uncomfortable as he appeared to question with a hand motion why the security watchmen did not intercede. One of them at last got the man and took him away.
While there was no evil plan from this fan, the occurrence raised worries about security at the occasion and plainly provoked Federer.
''I'm not cheerful about it. Clearly not one second I'm cheerful about it,'' Federer said, including that he got a statement of regret from competition executive Gilbert Ysern. ''It happened yesterday in the practice, as well. I believe its valid for all players that you need to feel safe when we play, feel safe on the courts. It shouldn't happen time and again. It's happened twice in two days furthermore in 2009 amid the last. I think individuals ought to respond all the more rapidly. First and foremost, it ought to never happen.''
Ysern said there is no motivation to change the security techniques at the competition, accusing ''an absence of judgment'' from the security officer who was not sufficiently speedy to respond. He included that the fan was recognized and won't have the capacity to go to more matches at the competition.
''There are different minutes when individuals need to take photographs, to sign a bit of paper. That is OK. We have time for that. Time openings for that,'' Ysern said. ''Anyway, on the courts, its consecrated, its taboo at any minute for reasons unknown.''
That was the main episode in a generally smooth begin to the French Open for Federer, who best in class to the second round with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Falla. On a sunny first day of play at Roland Garros, a year ago's runner-up Simona Halep likewise propelled in straight sets in the ladies' draw.
Confronting a player who pushed him to five sets at Wimbledon five years prior, Federer was never debilitated this time, augmenting his unbeaten keep running against the 111th-positioned Falla to 8-0.
Federer's ostentatious outfit, with pink shorts and a lilac shirt, was as attractive as a portion of the shots the previous top-positioned player created. The 17-time Grand Slam broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set and wrapped it up with another break in the ninth diversion. Falla called a coach to get his right thigh kneaded in the third set, then was softened up the 10th amusement when he sent a shot wide.
On the ladies' side, the third-seeded Halep hit an expert on match point to beat Russian Evgenia Rodina 7-5, 6-4, while ninth-seeded Ekaterina Markova breezed past American special case Louisa Chirico 6-4, 6-2.
Halep made a major leap forward at the French Open a year ago, losing in last to Maria Sharapova after not yielding a set in her past matches.
Halep, who said she is more grounded than a year ago both physically and rationally, is offering to turn into the first Romanian to win a Grand Slam title subsequent to Virginia Ruzici at the French Open in 1978.
''I have more grounded body and I have enhanced a great deal in my diversion,'' she said. ''Serve is better, so I feel more certain now with my diversion.''
Up againt Halep in the second round will be veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who vanquished American Lauren Davis 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Lucic-Baroni, who won her first match at Roland Garros since 2002, surprise Halep at the U.S. Open a year ago.
''I have not great recollections from that match,'' Halep said. ''I simply was blocked and I couldn't hit the ball.''
On paper, the 33-year-old Federer has a generally simple draw until the fourth round, where he could meet 13th-seeded Gael Monfil before a potential quarterfinal with his Davis Cup partner Stan Wawrinka, who beat Marsel Ilhan 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Federer, who accomplished a vocation Grand Slam by winning the French Open in 2009 after three runner-up completion, has not made it to the last on the Parisian earth following 2011. He lost in the fourth round a year ago yet has been playing fabulous tennis as of late and has a 26-5 record in 2015. On earth, he lost in last in Rome subsequent to asserting a 85th vocation title in Istanbul.
Among the seeded players to progress to the second round Sunday were additionally No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 19 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 22 Philipp Kohlschreiber and No. 24 Ernests Gulbis. The initially seeded player to bow out was No. 25 Ivo Karlovic, who lost 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 to Marcos Baghdatis.
Subsequent to dispatching Colombian Alejandro Falla in straight sets, the 17-time Grand Slam champ was going to leave focus court Sunday when a young fellow kept running down the stands and advanced toward the Swiss star unhindered. The fan audaciously put his hand over his shoulder to attempt and get a selfie with him.
Federer looked shocked, then a touch uncomfortable as he appeared to question with a hand motion why the security watchmen did not intercede. One of them at last got the man and took him away.
While there was no evil plan from this fan, the occurrence raised worries about security at the occasion and plainly provoked Federer.
''I'm not cheerful about it. Clearly not one second I'm cheerful about it,'' Federer said, including that he got a statement of regret from competition executive Gilbert Ysern. ''It happened yesterday in the practice, as well. I believe its valid for all players that you need to feel safe when we play, feel safe on the courts. It shouldn't happen time and again. It's happened twice in two days furthermore in 2009 amid the last. I think individuals ought to respond all the more rapidly. First and foremost, it ought to never happen.''
Ysern said there is no motivation to change the security techniques at the competition, accusing ''an absence of judgment'' from the security officer who was not sufficiently speedy to respond. He included that the fan was recognized and won't have the capacity to go to more matches at the competition.
''There are different minutes when individuals need to take photographs, to sign a bit of paper. That is OK. We have time for that. Time openings for that,'' Ysern said. ''Anyway, on the courts, its consecrated, its taboo at any minute for reasons unknown.''
That was the main episode in a generally smooth begin to the French Open for Federer, who best in class to the second round with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 win over Falla. On a sunny first day of play at Roland Garros, a year ago's runner-up Simona Halep likewise propelled in straight sets in the ladies' draw.
Confronting a player who pushed him to five sets at Wimbledon five years prior, Federer was never debilitated this time, augmenting his unbeaten keep running against the 111th-positioned Falla to 8-0.
Federer's ostentatious outfit, with pink shorts and a lilac shirt, was as attractive as a portion of the shots the previous top-positioned player created. The 17-time Grand Slam broke for a 2-1 lead in the second set and wrapped it up with another break in the ninth diversion. Falla called a coach to get his right thigh kneaded in the third set, then was softened up the 10th amusement when he sent a shot wide.
On the ladies' side, the third-seeded Halep hit an expert on match point to beat Russian Evgenia Rodina 7-5, 6-4, while ninth-seeded Ekaterina Markova breezed past American special case Louisa Chirico 6-4, 6-2.
Halep made a major leap forward at the French Open a year ago, losing in last to Maria Sharapova after not yielding a set in her past matches.
Halep, who said she is more grounded than a year ago both physically and rationally, is offering to turn into the first Romanian to win a Grand Slam title subsequent to Virginia Ruzici at the French Open in 1978.
''I have more grounded body and I have enhanced a great deal in my diversion,'' she said. ''Serve is better, so I feel more certain now with my diversion.''
Up againt Halep in the second round will be veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, who vanquished American Lauren Davis 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Lucic-Baroni, who won her first match at Roland Garros since 2002, surprise Halep at the U.S. Open a year ago.
''I have not great recollections from that match,'' Halep said. ''I simply was blocked and I couldn't hit the ball.''
On paper, the 33-year-old Federer has a generally simple draw until the fourth round, where he could meet 13th-seeded Gael Monfil before a potential quarterfinal with his Davis Cup partner Stan Wawrinka, who beat Marsel Ilhan 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
Federer, who accomplished a vocation Grand Slam by winning the French Open in 2009 after three runner-up completion, has not made it to the last on the Parisian earth following 2011. He lost in the fourth round a year ago yet has been playing fabulous tennis as of late and has a 26-5 record in 2015. On earth, he lost in last in Rome subsequent to asserting a 85th vocation title in Istanbul.
Among the seeded players to progress to the second round Sunday were additionally No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 19 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 22 Philipp Kohlschreiber and No. 24 Ernests Gulbis. The initially seeded player to bow out was No. 25 Ivo Karlovic, who lost 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 to Marcos Baghdatis.
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