Before the “middle Sunday” marking the halfway point of the British tournament, the Tricolores are celebrating on Saturday. There will be four of them, including Ugo Humbert and Arthur Fils, claiming a place in the last 16.
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The London grass is getting ready to see the parade of French players. With the continuation of Ugo Humbert’s match against Brandon Nakashima, stopped by the rain on Friday, there will be four of them on the courts of Wimbledon, Saturday July 6. Lucas Pouille (212th), injured in the abdominals, threw in the towel before even the start of his match against Alex de Minaur (9th). Quentin Halys (220th), opposed to Holger Rune (15th), will have a lot to do against an opponent much superior to him on paper. For their first third round in a Grand Slam, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (58th) and Arthur Fils (34th) will have their cards to play against Emil Ruusuvuori (87th) and Roman Safiullin (44th).
Among the big names on the circuit, Novak Djokovic will have to be wary of Alexei Popyrin (47th), while Alexander Zverev will face a Cameron Norrie (42nd) supported by his home crowd. In the women’s draw, world number 1 Iga Swiatek will face Yulia Putintseva (35th), while Ons Jabeur (10th) will rub shoulders with Elina Svitolina (21st). Elena Rybakina (4th), winner at Wimbledon in 2022, will face former world number 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
