At 32, the Frenchwoman is an example of longevity. The Niçoise, who has six titles to her credit, is lining up for the 18th time in the tournament and will take part in her 61st Grand Slam tournament in a row! An incredible regularity which allowed her to have the honors of the programming on the Philippe-Chatrier court at the start of the day, against the Japanese Misaki Doi, 98th player in the world while the Habs remain in 40th place.
The French will still be in the spotlight on Tuesday on the Central court since after Alizé Cornet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will tackle heavyweight against the Norwegian Casper Ruud, author of an excellent start to the season and very comfortable on clay. Winner of the Geneva tournament last weekend, the Scandinavian (8th player in the world) is a big favorite against Manceau, who fell to 297th place who will definitely put his racket away just after the Paris tournament. The Parisian public will pay him a beautiful tribute, whatever the outcome of the meeting. Gilles Simon, who will stop at the end of the year, will be opposed to Pablo Carreno-Busta. A big challenge for his last Roland-Garros.
Eighth finalist and Roland-Garros sensation in 2020, Hugo Gaston inherited a bone for his entry into the tournament. The Toulousain experienced a difficult preparation for the Parisian meeting with a hand injury in the round of 16 of the Munich tournament at the end of April. Since then he has chained three defeats in the first round, in Madrid, Bordeaux and Lyon. Admittedly, Alex de Minaur is not a big fan of ocher soil, but the obstacle facing the 20th player in the world will still be very difficult to pass. Unless the 74th player in the world finds the magic of his amortizations from two years ago...
Fans of beautiful tennis will have an appointment at the opening of the day on court n°12. To see Denis Shapovalov, first of all, a magnificent left-hander capable of dazzling when he is on a good day. But also for his opponent, Holger Rune. 40th player in the world and new nugget of Danish tennis. At only 19, Rune caused a sensation a few days ago by crushing Alexander Zverev in front of his home crowd in Munich (6-2, 6-3 in 1:34) before winning his first title in the final by taking advantage of the injury. by Van de Zandschulp. Former world number 1, he won the Roland-Garros tournament in 2019 as a junior, at the age of 16. Clay suits him. It could be one of the surprises of the fortnight.
The Frenchwoman arrives in the unknown in Paris, without having been able to play the slightest preparation match on clay due to an inflammation of the plantar aponeurosis which deprived her of the courts for more than two months. 71st player in the world, the native of Saint-Germain-en-Laye has often faltered in Paris, crushed by the pressure weighing on her shoulders. Porte d'Auteuil, it will have nothing to lose this year. Her first round against the American Taylor Townsend (342nd player in the world) seems affordable on paper, even for an athlete lacking benchmarks on the surface.
The program of the day :
Court Philippe-ChatrierFrom 12 noonAlizé Cornet (FRA) - Misaki Doi (JAP) Casper Ruud (NOR / n ° 8) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Paula Badosa (ESP / n ° 3) - Fiona Ferro (FRA / WC) From 8.45 pmLorenzo Musetti (ITA) - Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE / n ° 4)
Suzanne-Lenglen CourtFrom 11amFacundo Bagnis (ARG) - Daniil Medvedev (RUS/No.2)Taylor Townsend (USA/WC) - Caroline Garcia (FRA)Hugo Gaston (FRA) - Alex de Minaur (AUS/No.19). Chloe Paquet (FRA) - Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/n°7)
Court Simonne-MathieuFrom 11 a.m.Tessah Andrianjafitrimo (FRA/WC) - Karolina Pliskova (RTC/n°8)Frances Tiafoe (USA/n°24) - Benjamin Bonzi (FRA)Simona Halep (ROU/n°19) - Nastasja Schunk (GER/Q) Pablo Carreno-Busta (ESP/n°16) - Gilles Simon (FRA/WC)
Court n ° 6À part de 11 heuresDanielle Collins (USA / n ° 9) - Viktoriya Tomova (BUL / LL) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) - Federico Delbonis (ARG) Claire Liu (USA) - Tamara Zidansek (SLV / n ° 24) Giulio Zeppieri (ITA / Q) - Hubert Hurkacz (POL / n ° 12)
Court No. 7From 11 amEmil Ruusuvuori (FIN) - Ugo Humbert (FRA) Jessica Pegula (USA/No. 11) - Qiang Wang (CHN) Bjorn Fratangelo (USA/Q) - Jannik Sinner (ITA/No. 11) Rebecca Sramkova (SLO/LL) - Daria Kasatkina (RUS/No.20)
Court n°10À from 11 amJoao Sousa (POR) - Chun-Hsin Tseng (TAI/Q)Shelby Rogers (USA) - Tereza Martincova (RTC)Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) - Oscar Otte (ALL)Panna Udvardy (HON) - Fernanda Contreras Gomez (MEX/Q)
Court No. 11 of 11 hoursRicardas Berankis (LIT) - Laszlo Djere (SER) Jiri Lehecka (RTC) - David Goffin (BEL) Irina Bara (ROU / Q) - Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) Madison Brengle (USA) - Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU)
Court n ° 12À part de 11 heuresDenis Shapovalov (CAN / n ° 14) - Holger Rune (DAN) Mayar Sherif (EGY) - Marta Kostyuk (UKR) Oksana Selekhmeteva (RUS / Q) - Kaja Juvan (SLV) Jiri Vesely (RTC) ) - Steve Johnson (USA)
Court n ° 13À part of 11 years Alexandra Krunic (SER / Q) - Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) Peter Gojowczyk (ALL) - Lorenzo Sonego (ITA / n ° 32) Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) - Hailey Baptiste (USA / Q) Marco Cecchinato (ITA) - Pablo Andujar (ESP)
Court No. 14From 11 hoursLucia Bronzetti (ITA) - Jelena Ostapenko (LET/No. 13) Andrey Rublev (RUS/No. 7) - Soonwoo Kwon (CDS) Camila Giorgi (ITA/No. 28) - Shuai Zhang ( CHN)Lucas Pouille (FRA/WC) - Collar Structure (RTC)
