O duelo entre Novak Djokovic e Marco Cecchinato não deixou ninguém indiferente, principalmente no tie break da quarta partida, quando as coisas começaram verdadeiramente a aquecer.
De tenistas a treinadores, estas foram algumas reações ao triunfo sensacional do tenista italiano de 25 anos, o primeiro do seu país a alcançar as meias-finais de um Grand Slam desde 1978.
Entre outros, Pat Cash, Darren Cahill, Andrea Petkovic e, claro, as compatriotas Sara Errani e Roberta Vinci fizeram questão de partilhar com o mundo as suas mensagens alusivas ao que tinham acabado de assistir minutos antes.
Incredible! Cinderella man #Cecchinato defeats #Djokovic in an epic 4th set tie break. The story continues. Match of the tournament so far! #RolandGarros
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) June 5, 2018
Grand Slam tennis. Gotta love it! Bravo Marco. Handled himself like a GS veteran. Amazing level. Bravo Nole. Great fight That was compelling and impossible to turn away from. 👍💪
— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) June 5, 2018
Brilliant spectacle of gripping pressure tennis. Impossible to move your eyes away from the action.
You never know what’s around the corner in life, it’s changed for Marco Cecchinato-congrats. Tough one for Novak but his tennis is coming.
That’s pure entertainment. #RG18— roger rasheed (@roger_rasheed) June 5, 2018
Love best of 5 Grand Slam matches💪🏼
— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) June 5, 2018
Holy Toledo Cecchinator takes out Djoker in tremendous 4th set breaker to be 1st Italian 🇮🇹 in 40 years to makes a semis of slam standing ovation clap 👏
— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) June 5, 2018
Probably the most incredible end of a match from this #RG18 😱😱😱 !! Hats off gentlemen and brava Marco Cechinnato 🙌👏 !!! #tennisisacrazysport
— Alize Cornet (@alizecornet) June 5, 2018
I‘m not sure if I‘m laughing or crying. This. MATCH. #RG2018
— Andrea Petkovic (@andreapetkovic) June 5, 2018
PAUROSO!!! Da brividi Ceck!!! Sei un grandeeeeeeeeee #RG18 #Cecchinato pic.twitter.com/OCelhKS8wv
— Sara Errani (@SaraErrani) June 5, 2018
Grande Marco! 🎾 #Cecchinato #RolandGarros2018 pic.twitter.com/nKikCbKKFJ
— Roberta Vinci (@roberta_vinci) June 5, 2018