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10:49 p.m., May 23, 2023
The matches continue at Porte d’Auteuil with the second day of qualifying. No less than fifteen tricolors were on the courts of Roland-Garros on Tuesday. But like Monday, the balance sheet of the players is mixed even if the Blue ones have assured more compared to their male counterparts. Out of nine entries, only two managed to secure a ticket for the second qualifying round.
The day had started badly with the very quick elimination of Terence Atmane (249th) by the Czech Zdenek Kolar (171st) with a score of 6-1 6-2. In the process, Mathys Erhard and Harold Mayot (199th) failed, respectively, to stand up to the Italian Flavio Cobolli and the Australian Marc Polmans (194th). Opposed to the number one seed of these qualifications, Aslan Karatsev, Pierre-Hugues Herbert did not deserve, but finally lost in two very tight sets (7-6, 7-6). Only Laurent Lokoli and Geoffrey Blancaneaux saved the honor on the French side. of the day on the tricolor side. The prodigy Gabriel Debru, winner of the junior edition last year, may harbor regrets. Hit in the thigh, the French collapsed at the start of the third set, before getting up, in vain.
2nd day of qualifying
The results of the French this Tuesday:
Maximilian Marterer (144th) defeated Terence Atmane (249th) 6-1 6-2
Flavio Cobolli (159th) beats Mathys Erhard (362nd) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Marc Polmans (194th) defeats Harold Mayot (199th) 7-5 7-5
Laurent Lokoli (198th) beats Egor Gerasimov (667th) 6-3 7-5
Liam Broady (140th) defeated Arthur Gea (933rd) 4-6 6-4 6-3
Aslan Karatsev (62nd) defeats Pierre-Hugues Herbet (396th) 7-6 7-6
Geoffrey Blancaneaux (161st) beats Cem Ilkel (229th) 6-4 7-5
Best success on the French side
The French women ended the day with a slightly more glorious record than that of the men. Of six players competing on Tuesday, three made it to the second round of qualifying. While she had been invited by the organizers of Roland-Garros, Alice Robbe honored her presence at the French Open. Despite the 150 places gap with Australian Priscilla Hon, the 23-year-old French youngster perfectly managed her match to win in two sets 6-2 7-5. Favorite, Chloé Paquet had to work hard to dismiss the Spanish Rosa Vicens Mas with a score of 3-6 6-2 6-2. Almost simultaneously, Elsa Jacquemot also held her own by eliminating Argentina’s Paula Ormaechea in straight sets 6-2 6-2 in just under 1h30. Emeline Dartron and Alice Tubello did not experience the same fate. The two French women were eliminated in the first qualifying round on Tuesday.
2nd day of qualifying
The results of the French women this Tuesday:
Ankita Raina (212th) defeated Emeline Dartron (405th) 7-5 5-7 6-2
Alice Robbe (190th) beats Priscilla Hon (152nd) 6-2 7-6
Chloe Paquet (181st) beat Rosa Vicens Mas (218th) 3-6 6-2 6-2
Elsa Jacquemot (175th) beats Paula Ormaechea (184th) 6-2 6-2
Mona Barthel (204th) defeated Alice Tubello (323rd) 6-4 1-6 6-2
Polona Hercog (unranked) defeats Harmony Tan (231st) 5-7 6-0 7-6
Qualifying continues tomorrow with the second round. Several French people like Laurent Lokoli, Lucas Pouille or Elsa Jacquemot will already be making their return to the courts. Europe 1, official radio of the Grand Slam will make you follow this new day in common thread. A debrief of the results will be available in the evening on the show Europe 1 Sports (every evening from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. live on Europe 1).