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DAVID LONG
Last update 11:52, 10 July 2018
DAVID LONG / STUFF [19659005] Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen in their third round win at Wimbledon, which guaranteed them an appearance on the center court.
Michael Venus did not believe it when he was told that he would play on the central court at Wimbledon on Tuesday
The Quarterfinal Quarterfinal between Venus and his partner Raven Klaasen against Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares was placed on the most famous court in the world.
It will be played after two quarterfinals, between Daria Kasatkina and Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams match against Camila Giorgi and in front of more than 15 000 spectators
Venus played on the court Philippe Chatrier Roland Garros, when he won the French Open last year, but he says it will be something special to play on the central court of Wimbledon
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[19659007] "To be honest I do not I did not believe it when they first told me, "says Venus.
"I said I should see him to believe him."
"But it's really cool, I do not know how many times I have watched this court on television and even a few times when I went here to watch something.
" We have seen all the great players play before, so being able to play on a pitch like that is going to be exciting. "
Venus and Klaasen had the opportunity to play at one of the most iconic sports venues in the world with a spectacular third round 6-3 7-6 6-7 6-7 6- 3 win over Joao Sousa of Portugal and Argentine Leonardo Mayer
The match lasted three hours 20 minutes on court 18 and was one where Venus and Klaasen had to continue to believe in themselves, losing the third and fourth sets and giving all the momentum to their opponents.
"When you have two sets to like, you want to finish in three sets and we have a mini break in the third decisive game, going back 5 -3 ", said Venus 59007]" We took a look at this point, we did not understand, we looked decently 5-4 and we did not understand no more, and that's how it happens if you play the tie-break, you have to
"It was a tight fourth set, they played a good I u decisive and we had to reset ourselves and concentrate.
It was frustrating at times, they served well and we did not do as many returns
"But we tried to remember that we had not been broken in the game, so we tried to focus on the service and wait for the opportunity, which we had. "
Venus will not be to see Center Court before the game. He and Klaasen will be warming up on a training ground early in the afternoon because they do not want to travel to Wimbledon too early in the day.
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