His face, like his movements and movements, never betrayed the slightest apprehension. Rafael Nadal, hit in the left foot and beaten in the third round in Rome in mid-May, played without restraint, hitting each ball as if it were the last.
The Spaniard disposed of the Australian Jordan Thompson (6-2, 6-2, 6-2), deprived of references to Roland-Garros. On May 23, 2005, Rafael Nadal victoriously launched his first tournament at Roland-Garros. In three sets. Seventeen years later, he has, also at a triple gallop, crossed the course of the 1st lap. Nadal will meet Frenchman Corentin Moutet in the second round, who beat Stan Wawrinka, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
In 2021, Naomi Osaka left Roland-Garros in a hurry after qualifying for the 3rd round. The Japanese had decided to boycott the media to “preserve her mental health”. Last bearer of the Tokyo Olympics flame, the young woman then became a symbol for athletes who were no longer afraid to reveal their fragility.
Back at Roland-Garros, the former world No. 1 advanced on tiptoe (only 2 matches played on clay) after suffering from an Achilles heel in Rome. She lost as soon as she entered, beaten 7-5, 6-4 by American Amanda Anisimova (seeded n 27). The absence of points distributed by the WTA due to the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian players from Wimbledon should lead her not to make the trip on grass.
Resultats (1er tour). Simple dames: Swiatek (Pol, 1) -Tsurenko (Ukr) 6-2, 6-0; Petkovic (All) -Dodin (Fra) 6-4, 6-2; Andreescu (Can) -Bonaventure (Bel) 3-6, 7-5, 6-0; Kvitova (Rtc, 32) -Bondar (Hon) 7-6 (7/0), 6-1; Azarenka (15) -Bodgan (Rou) 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (7/1), 6-2; Jeanjean (Fra) -Parrizas (Esp) 6-4, 6-3, Raducanu (G-B) bat Noskova (R.Tch.) 6-7, 7-5, 6-1.
Simple men: Krajinovic (Ser)-Opelka (E-U, 17) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 6-3; Baez (Arg)-Lajovic (Ser) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Fritz (E-U, 13)-Rodriguez (Arg) 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 ;
Schedule this Tuesday. Court Philippe Chatrier (12 noon): Cornet (Fra) -Doi (Japan); Ruud (Nor, 8) -Tsonga (Fra); Badosa (Esp, 3) -Iron (Fra). Not before 8:45 p.m .: Tsitsipas (Gre, 4) -Musetti (Ita). Short Suzanne-Lenglen (11 am): Bagnis (Ar) -Medvedev (2); Townsend (E-U) -Garcia (Fra); Gaston (Fra) -De Minaur (Aus, 19); Paquet (Fra) -Sabalenka (7).
