Galan, the highest-ranked men’s singles player from his country, at 153, may not be confident about his chances, but he’s relishing the opportunity to finally do more than walk past the legendary Serb in the locker room, or see him on TV.
Have to start somewhere, right?
"He's always on TV, always on the centre court, always in the finals, so obviously we watch him a lot,” Galan said on Thursday, after he had waltzed past American Tennys Sandgren, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
“I'm just looking forward to playing him, and to play on the centre court probably,” Galan said. “I have never practiced with him, just sometimes you see him in the locker room and that's it."