Wimbledon, England – Marin silic Was not happy with scheduling in Wimbledon on Monday after losing Flavio coboli In the fourth round match which started as a system of 11 am local time.
Silic, 36, said that he had to heat inside the house as the Wimbledon practice courts do not open until 9:30 am and the number 2 court where his match was played, was quite soft even after the night rained overnight.
Playing on external courts in Wimbledon is scheduled to begin at 11 am throughout the fortnight, while the match starts at least two hours later on the center court and number 1 court.
But Silic questioned whether the organizers of the tournament should not put all solo matches later in the fourth round.
“I don’t like to speak about the terms. Well, I lost and everything. I have to accept it,” Silic said. “But I feel bitter because why do you need to play at 11?”
The Koboli-silic meeting was one of the eight singles matches played on Monday with such an early beginning.
Lidmila SamsanovaMatch against Jessica Buzas Manero Koboli and silic were followed on the No. 2 Court, while the other six matches were played on the center court and number 1 court.
“It’s raining overnight, and the court was quite soft,” Silic said. “It was really difficult to play. You just push the ball in the middle of the court, and the ball is just super lower. It was just a struggle.”
He lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3). Nevertheless, it was a relatively successful Wimbledon for Silic, 2014 US Open Champion who was runner -up at All England Club in 2017.
After two knee operation and then to promote its ranking, the silic is returning to the top level tennis after playing at the lower level challenger tour events this year. He had to make it only through the qualifying round to go to the bracket in the French Open, where he lost in the first round.
“I have a lot of encouragement, happiness, positive attitude and positive consequences out of the tournament,” he said. “I got a great look, played some fantastic tennis. It was still very close today.”
