Roland-Garros 2023: what to remember from the 12th day of the tournament


The 12th day of Roland-Garros, a tournament for which Europe 1 is the official radio, was devoted this Thursday to the women’s semi-finals, with the qualifications of Karolina Muchova (43rd) against Aryna Sabalenka (2nd) and defending champion Iga Swiatek (1st) at the expense of Beatriz Haddad Maia (14th).

The main information of the 12th day this Thursday:

– Karolina Muchova qualified for the final following her victory over Aryna Sabalenka (7-6, 6-7, 7-5)

– World number 1 Iga Swiatek qualified against Beatriz Haddad Maia (6-2)

– A minute of silence in tribute to the attack in Annecy at the end of the morning was respected before the match between Swiatek and Haddad Maia

Swiatek qualified for the Roland-Garros final

Iga Swiatek (1st) qualified in two sets (7-6, 6-2) against the Brazilian Haddad (14th) and will play this Saturday against Muchova (43rd) the fourth final of her career in Grand Slam, the third at Roland-Garros.

Swiatek rolls out and pockets the first set

Poland’s Iga Swiatek (1st) won the first set 6-2 against Haddad Maia (14th) after 39 minutes.

A minute of silence in tribute to the Annecy attack

Before the second women’s semi-final, a minute’s silence was observed in tribute to the attack in Annecy at the end of the morning, in which four young children were attacked with a knife.

Muchova in the final!

After saving a match point, Karolina Muchova (43rd) inflicted a first Grand Slam defeat this season on Aryna Sabalenka after 3:13 of a huge fight to reach her very first Major final (7-6, 6-7, 7-5). She was trailing 5-2 in the third set.

Sabalenka recovers to a set everywhere against Muchova

Aryna Sabalenka seizes the second set and picks up the score after 2:09 against Karolina Muchova in this semi-final (6-7, 7-6).

Aryna Sabalenka (2nd in the world) led by Karolina Muchova (43rd in the world)

Karolina Muchova won an excellent tennis set against Aryna Sabalenka (7-6) and took the lead after 1:08 in this semi-final. This is the first set lost by the world n°2 in this edition…

Iga Swiatek, big favorite of the women’s table

The second semi-final will see two players who won on Wednesday face off: Iga Swiatek and Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Pole, who won against Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-2, will be the favorite against the Brazilian who defeated Ons Jabeur in three sets (3-6, 7-6, 6-1) and will try to retain its Porte d’Auteuil title.

Time spent on the courts to reach 1/2 of Roland-Garros:

– Haddad Maia: 12:55 p.m.

– Muchova: 8:51 a.m.

– Sabalenka: 7h02

– Swiatek: 5h32





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