Roland-Garros 2023: what to remember from the 3rd day of the tournament


THE ESSENTIAL

The essential : After a mixed Tuesday for the tricolor clan, marked by the elimination of seven tricolors for three qualifications, the good news finally came from Gaël Monfils. The French achieved a monumental feat by beating in five sets the Argentinian Sebastien Baez, ranked 42nd in the ATP rankings. Earlier in the day, Diane Parry, Océane Dodin and Arthur Rinderknech had also validated their ticket for the second round. But the day was not as good for several other French people. Richard Gasquet, Quentin Halys or even Fiona Ferro were eliminated in their first match in the main draw. Another sensation of the day, the elimination of Russian Daniil Medvedev, world number 2 and one of the main favorites for the title. He was taken out in the first round by Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, 23 and from qualifying, in five sets on center court (7-6, 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4) . The Brazilian will be opposed in the next round to the Argentinian 433rd in the world Guido Pella.

The main information:

– Gaël Monfils achieved a magnificent feat by beating the Argentinian Sebastien Baez in five sets

– In the 100% tricolor duel, the French number 3 Richard Gasquet was beaten by Arthur Rinderknech

– End of first round matches in the singles draws

– Daniil Medvedev, world number 2, eliminated in the first round

– Diane Parry and Océane Dodin qualified on the French side, end of the course for Hugo Gaston, Grégoire Barrère and Fiona Ferro

– Casper Ruud, finalist last year, qualified for the second round

– Alexander Zverev wins his first round, a year after his terrible injury

Andreescu wins first-round clash with Azarenka

Canadian Bianca Andreescu emerged victorious in the first-round clash between Grand Slam winners against Belarusian Victoria Azarenka beaten 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Tuesday evening.

Azarenka (18th), twice victorious at the Australian Open (2012 and 2013), nevertheless led by a set and a break, 3-1 in the second set, before Andreescu, winner of the US Open 2019, come back in the game by lining up five games to equalize at one set everywhere. “I was really passive, I started taking the ball earlier, my serve became a weapon, and that really helped me,” explained the 22-year-old Canadian.

Another French defeat

The adventure ends in the first round for the Frenchman Quentin Halys beaten after 4h20 of play in five sets (4-6.7-6.6-2.6-7.6-7) by the Argentinian Guido Pella. Note that the Argentinian had obtained his ticket for the final table by playing his protected ranking formerly 75th in the world. This French defeat weighs down a little more the negative balance of our tricolor players with only two victories out of twelve Frenchmen engaged today. Note that our twelfth blue is currently playing on the Philippe-Chartrier court against the Argentinian 42nd in the world Sébastien Baez. Watch live on Europe1.fr

Rinderknech eliminates Gasquet

At the end of the suspense, Arthur Rinderknech overcame his compatriot Richard Gasquet in four sets. The 78th player in the world defeated the French number 1 6-4 2-6 6-2 7-6. He will face the American Taylor Fritz in the next round.

Iga Swiatek qualified for the second round

The defending champion brilliantly made her entry into the running by sweeping in two sets (6-4, 6-0) the Spaniard Cristina Busca. World number 1 Iga Swiatek put in a set to enter the tournament before clearly dominating the Spaniard Cristina Bucsa (70th) 6-4, 6-0 in 1h13, Tuesday in the first round of Roland-Garros. “I don’t remember having played with so much wind,” she explained, congratulating herself on having “managed to play better in the second set”. The 21-year-old Polish, defending champion and also winner in 2020, will face the Swiss Ylena In-Albon (149th) or the American Claire Liu (102nd) in the next round.

Gregoire Barrere eliminated

In 4h17 of play after leading two sets to one, the 58th world Frenchman finally lost in 5 sets (6-2-6-7.5-7-6-1.6-4) against the 46th world Finn Emil Ruusuvuori.

Holger Rune and Casper Ruud qualified

It goes for last year’s quarter-finalist Holger Rune world number 6 winner in 4 sets against the American Christopher Eubanks (6-4.3-6.7-6.6-2). The 20-year-old Dane will face the winner of Baez-Monfils in the second round.

Previously, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, 4th in the world and finalist last year, quietly qualified for the second round of Roland-Garros on Tuesday by dismissing the Swede Elias Ymer (155th and from the qualifications) 6-4, 6-3 , 6-2. “It was not easy because it was my first game here since one of the biggest tournaments of my life last year. We have in mind to defend what we have done”, declared Ruud who will face in the next round the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (51st) or the Italian Giulio Zeppieri (129th and from the qualifications).

Daniil Medvedev eliminated in the first round

Daniil Medvedev, 2nd in the world and considered one of the main outsiders at Roland-Garros, was eliminated Tuesday in the first round of the Major on clay by the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild (172nd and from qualifying) 7-6 (7 /5), 6-7 (6/8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Russian had seemed to take a liking to clay, a surface he hated until then, winning the Masters 1000 in Rome just before coming to Paris. He had thus become one of the main potential threats for favorites Carlos Alcaraz (N.1) and Novak Djokovic (3rd) in the absence of Rafael Nadal.

Winning comeback for Zverev, a year after his injury

The German Alexander Zverev, former world number 2 today 27th, signed a winning return to Roland-Garros, where he had seriously injured his right ankle a year ago, controlling 7-6 (8 /6), 7-6 (6-0), 6-1 South African Lloyd Harris, ex-top 50 who fell in the standings on Tuesday. A year ago, Zverev left Center Court on crutches after seriously twisting his right ankle in the semi-final against Rafael Nadal. This injury had kept him out for the rest of the 2022 season.

“It’s very nice to be back, after last year, it’s a tournament that I really marked in my calendar, I really wanted to play here, do well. I appreciate the warm welcome” , thanked Zverev. “The way the tournament ended for me last year was very disappointing, I enjoy playing in front of a full stadium even more, I had a lot of fun,” he continued.

For Gaston, it’s already over

The French Hugo Gaston (109th), who had written the beautiful French history of the 2020 edition, lost in the first round of Roland-Garros against the Slovak Alex Molcan (86th) 6-1, 7-6 (7 /4), 6-4 Tuesday. Molcan, trained by Novak Djokovic’s historic coach Marian Vajda, concluded with a winning lob after almost two and a half hours of play on the N.14 court bathed in hot sunshine.

Mpetshi-Perricard loses after a marathon match

The young Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (19) fought well against the Argentinian Genaro Alberto Olivieri, who came from qualifying. But the colossus (2.01m) let go in the fifth and final set and lost 6-7/6-4/6-4/5-7/1-6. The tricolor was playing its very first Grand Slam match.

Dodin wins in three sets against Janicijevic

The tricolor Océane Dodin won in three sets (6-0 / 2-6 / 6-1) in a Franco-French duel against Selena Janicijevic. She will face a big challenge in the next round as she will face Tunisian Ons Jabeur, seeded number 7 and title contender.

Diane Parry dominates Anhelina Kalinina, 26th in the world

The French Diane Parry (79th) surprised 6-2, 6-3, the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, 26th player in the world, Tuesday in the first round of Roland-Garros. The young Niçoise (20 years old) dominated her opponent, imposing her tennis made of variations and changes of rhythm to sign an authoritative victory on the Simonne-Mathieu court.

Round one was a show for Parry, bursting with confidence after winning the WTA 125 tournament from Clarins on May 21. The Frenchwoman considerably hampered her rival with her slices in the backhand diagonal. The Ukrainian then made twelve unforced errors, while Parry committed only five with great efficiency, converting her only two break points to complete the first set in just over half an hour.

End of Ferro’s pretty course, laminated by Peterson

Out of qualifying and in full reconstruction, the French Fiona Ferro saw her career at Roland-Garros come to an abrupt end 6-2, 6-0 Tuesday in the first round against the Swedish Rebecca Peterson (87th in the world). Falling to 465th after a break of several months following a complaint for rape and sexual assault against his former coach, Ferro had animated the week of qualifications by managing to join the final table, evoking a “rebirth”.

But his adventure ended abruptly on court 14, the scene of his victories last week. The former 39th in the world, however, got a break point from the first face-off from Peterson, who was finally saved. In the process, it was the Swede who took over the service of the 26-year-old Frenchwoman. It was then the beginning of the fall for Ferro, overwhelmed by the accuracy of Peterson (17 winning shots) and too clumsy (34 unforced errors).

His recent results still offer Ferro a rebound that brings hope for the rest of his career.

12 French on the courts this Tuesday

The outgoing finalist, world number 4 Casper Ruud, opens the third day of the Paris fortnight on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, against the Swede from qualifying Elias Ymer. Follows the outgoing finalist, world number 6 Coco Gauff, opposed to the Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (71st).

12 French players will play their first round on Tuesday, notably Gaël Monfils, who has recently returned to the circuit after a seven-month absence: he was given the honors of the evening session to face the formidable Argentinian Sebastian Baez (42nd ). Fiona Ferro (against Peterson), Hugo Gaston (against Molcan) and Clara Burel (against Sorribes) will follow one another on court number 14 from 11 a.m. 100% French duel between Richard Gasquet and Arthur Rinderknech at the end of the program on the Suzanne-Lenglen court.





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