Once the debuts are over, Roland Garros begins to raise the demand for the favorites. Among them, Carlos Alcaraz, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who, advancing through the same part of the table, coincide on the day of their matches. They will not be the only big names on a day when they will also … Read more
“I know him well, we played twice, in Rio, in my first ATP match, and in Umag, where I won my first title,” says Carlos Alcaraz about his next opponent at Roland Garros this Wednesday (around 3:00 p.m., Eurosport) Albert Ramos. It can be said that everything began for the Murcian against the Catalan, due … Read more
Spanish derby in the second round of Roland Garros. Carlos Alcaraz and Albert Ramos meet to continue advancing in the Grand Slam. The Murcian, after beating Juan Ignacio Londero; the Catalan, after doing the same against Thanasi Kokkinakis. Between the two, there are two precedents, both on land (Umag and Rio) and both with victory … Read more
Daniil Medvedev began his participation in Roland Garros, a tournament in which his balance until 2021 was 0-4, with a comfortable victory (triple 6-2 in 1h38) against Facundo Bagnis32-year-old Argentine and 103rd in the world, who played diminished, with a cumbersome bandage on his right thigh. The Russian had only played one match this season … Read more
The goodbye of one of the greats Very emotional scenes in the Chatrier. The game ended crying Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the middle of a tremendous ovation. He falls to Casper Ruud (6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-2 and 7-6 (0) in what is the last match of his career at Roland Garros but competing until the … Read more
Novak Djokovic, who was the first player to advance the possibility of points being frozen or deducted at Wimbledonin response to the tournament’s veto of Russian and Belarusian tennis players, fully supports the decision of the union that represents him on the circuit, the ATP, that there are not as many who count for the … Read more
Rafa Nadal could not have started his 18th consecutive participation in Roland Garros with a better foot. And worth the use of this set phrase, because the left, which has tormented him since the beginning of his career, did not bother him in his presentation at Philippe Chatrier against Jordan Thompson, whom he beat by … Read more
Rafa Nadal spoke yesterday of a meeting held on Saturday by the Spanish players present at Roland Garros, in which both he and Carlos Alcaraz participated. The reason for the meeting was the situation of Sergi Bruguera as captain of the Davis Cup team, since the Catalan has been the official coach of Alexander Zverev … Read more
Of a total of 17 participations, Stan Wawrinka had only been eliminated three times in the first round of Roland Garros. the Swiss, champion in Paris in 2015, today suffered the fourth defeat of his career in the first match on French clay, precisely against a local player, Corentin Moutet, number 139 in the world … Read more
Novak Djokovic, current Roland Garros champion, began his career in this edition of the tournament with a resounding victory against Yoshihito Nishioka. The Serb lost only four games in his debut (6-3, 6-1 and 6-0 in 1h58) despite committing 32 unforced errors and maintains his unblemished streak in the first round of the tournament: 18-0. … Read more