The third world Novak Djokovic has the honors of the third night assignment against Marton Fucsovics. The world number one Carlos Alcaraz, also programmed on the Philippe Chatrier should continue his rise against the Japanese Taro Daniel. And Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded 5, will seek reassurance against the Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. To follow in the women’s draw, the performance of Aryna Sabalenka, the announced rival of Iga Swiatek, opposed to her compatriot Iryna Shymanovich.
Six Blues will be on track this Tuesday. The leader of the Bleues Caroline Garcia, the hope Luca Van Assche, the number one tricolor Ugo Humbert, the boiling Corentin Moutet or even the ghost Lucas Pouille. After a delicate start, the 5th player in the world will try to reassure herself on the center against the Russian Anna Blinkova, recent finalist in Strasbourg. Faced with another Russian Elina Avanesyan, the guest Léolia Jeanjean has a good card to play to find the third round like last season. Not on the 14, but on the Suzanne-Lenglen, Lucas Pouille dreams of continuing his great adventure. He will have to dismiss Cameron Norrie, seeded 14 who released Benoît Paire. Corentin Moutet will aim for the feat against Andrey Rublev, outsider of the tournament. Just like Luca Van Assche against 29 seed Davidovich Fokina. And Ugo Humbert will try to take his revenge on Lorenzo Sonego who beat him in the first round of Monte-Carlo, after a big fight.
Court Philippe-Chatrier, from 11:45amCamilia Giorgi (ITA) – Jessica Pegula (USA, 3)Caroline Garcia (FRA,5) – Anna Blinkova (RUS)Carlos Alcaraz (ESP,1) –Taro Daniel (JAP)Pas avant 20:15Novak Djokovic (SER, 3) – Marton Fucsovics (HON)Court Suzanne-Lenglen, starting at 11h00Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE,5)Marketa Vondrousova (RTC) – Daria Kasatkina (RUS, 9)Iryna Shymanovich ( BIE) – Aryna Sabalenka (BIE, 2)Lucas Pouille (FRA) – Cameron Norrie (GBR,14)Court Simonne-Mathieu, from 11h00Storm Hunter (AUS) – Elina Svitolina (UKR)Stan Wawrinka (SUI) – Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)Corentin Moutet (FRA) – Andrey Rublev (RUS,7)Léolia Jeanjean (FRA) – Elina Avanesyan (RUS)Court n°14, from 11h00Jelena Ostapenko (LET, 17) – Peyton Stearns (USA)Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) – Ugo Humbert (FRA)Sloan Stephens (USA) – Varvara Gracheva (RUS)Luca Van Assche (FRA) – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP, 29)Court n°7, from 11h00Elise Mertens (BEL, 28) – Camila Osorio (COL)Liudmila Samsonova (RUS, 15) – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)Tallon Griekspoor (PBS) – Hubert Hurkacz (POL,13)Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) – Alexander Shevchenko (RUS)Court n°6, from from 11:00 a.m. Fabio Fognini (ITA) – Jason Kubler (AUS)Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) – Qinwen Zheng (CHN, 8)Karen Khachanov (RUS, 11) – Radu Albot (MOL)Leylah Fernandez (CAN) – Clara Tauson (DAN)Court n°9, from 11:00 a.m.Diego Schwartzman (ARG) – Nuno Borges (POR)Sara Errani (ITA) – Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU, 27)Court n°12, from 11:00 a.m.Mayar Sherif (EGY) – Anastasia Potapova ( RUS, 24)Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) – Denis Shapovalov (CAN, 26)Court n°13, from 11h00Sebastian Ofner (AUT) – Sebastian Korda (USA, 24)Karolina Muchova (RTC) – Nadia Podoroska (ARG)Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP, 19) – Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) Magdalena Frech (POL) – Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS)
After 38 years, Stan Wawrinka is still running. Not spared from injuries in recent years, the Lausanne native defeated Albert Ramos Vinolas in five sets, his first Grand Slam victory in two and a half years and the 2021 Australian Open. against the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, he has the means to continue the adventure in a tournament which has often succeeded for him, with a coronation in 2015 and a final in 2017.
10. There were 28 French men and women involved in the men’s and women’s draws at Roland-Garros. After the first lap, there are only ten left, thanks to the exceptional victory of Gaël Monfils against Sebastian Baez.
The name given to the Parisian stadium has nothing to do with the world of the little yellow ball. Roland Garros was a French aviator who covered himself with glory by making the first aerial crossing of the Mediterranean on September 23, 1913. He had taken seven hours and fifty-three minutes to complete his journey. Hero of the First World War who died in combat in 1918, the native of Réunion was more interested in football, rugby and cycling than in tennis, which nevertheless immortalized his name with the construction of one of the most prestigious in the world in 1928 when the stadium rose from the ground.
The crocodile is the name attributed to René Lacoste who had a particular style of play on the courts. His main quality was to fight on all points from the baseline by returning the ball. “We are talking about athletes with a wait-and-see game, baseline and a rather derogatory term. Crocodiles are not offensive players. We can also use the word filer or even rat”, explains Valerio Emanuele, author of the “Dictionary of tennis” (Honoré Champion editions).
