Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves against Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis in the second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)PARIS ā At the mere mention of Novak Djokovicās name, at the mere thought of sharing a court with a 17-time Grand Slam champion and the French Openās No.
He used these phrases: āreally, really excitedā and āreally, really happyā and āreally, really special.āGalan is, after all, ranked 153rd and never had won so much as one main-draw match at any major tournament until this week.
Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champ, plays 87th-ranked Paula Badosa, who arrived in Paris with a 1-5 Grand Slam record.
āWell,ā came Galanās reply, āI was wondering that, to be honest.āAnd then he launched into a story about how he was āreally, really nervousā before playing former top 10-member David Goffin in the Davis Cup Finals last November.