Alcaraz new king of Roland-Garros, the Blues silent before the Euro, Roglic wins at the Dauphiné… The sports recap of the weekend

We know the new title holder at Porte d’Auteuil: a certain 21-year-old Spaniard, who intends to follow in the footsteps of the master of the place, Rafael Nadal.

From the end of Roland-Garros to the last preparation match for the Blues before the Euro in Germany, the weekend was lively on the pitches. In rugby, the end of the Top 14 season delivered its verdict, while Cyréna Samba-Mayela brought the first title to the French delegation at the European Athletics Championships in Rome on Saturday, before a shower of medals on Sunday .

Tennis: Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek at the top of Roland-Garros

He followed in the footsteps of his glorious elder Rafael Nadal. Winner in the final against Alexander Zverev in five rounds and 4h19 of effort, Carlos Alcaraz is the new king at Porte d’Auteuil.

The 21-year-old Spaniard, physically and mentally stronger on Sunday on the Philippe-Chatrier court, now has three Grand Slam titles to his name, after the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023.

In the women’s draw, the queen of the place is still called Iga Swiatek, who confirmed her supremacy at Roland-Garros and clay. The Pole won her fourth title, the third in a row, on Saturday, after a quick final (6-2, 6-1, 1h08 of play) against the Italian Jasmine Paolini, a neophyte at this level.

At 23 (which she celebrated during the tournament), the world number 1 follows in the footsteps of her idol Rafael Nadal, who also had four titles on Parisian ocher at the same age.

Football: Blues shy against Canada

For its last preparation match before the start of the Euro, Monday June 17 against Austria (9 p.m.), the France team was not completely reassured against Canada on Sunday (0-0). Despite a few situations at the start of the game, the Blues were unable to break the Canucks’ lock.

Among the satisfactions, William Saliba was excellent and could enter the debate for a starting place in central defense. On the other hand, in front, Olivier Giroud, very tense for his last match in France with the selection before his international retirement after the Euro, showed little or nothing.

Athletics: first medals for the Blues in Rome

She won the first French title with a bang. Cyréna Samba-Mayela won the 100m hurdles on Saturday evening, signing the best world performance of the year. With a time of 12”31, the native of Champigny-sur-Marne also improved the French record which she held and had already beaten in Clermont in the United States in May. A little earlier in the day, Auriana Lazraq-Khlass went to collect the first medal for the French delegation, with silver and a points record in the heptathlon.

On Sunday, several medals were added to the French tally, including those of gold from Gabriel Tual in the 800 meters and Alice Finot in the 3000 m steeplechase, or Agathe Guillemot, in bronze in the 1,500 meters.

Critérium du Dauphiné: Roglic’s happiness for eight seconds

He didn’t come far from another disappointment during the 8th and final stage of the Dauphiné criterium. Attacked by his pursuers in the general a few kilometers from the top of the Glières plateau, Primoz Roglic (BORA-hansgrohe) held on.

The Slovenian, who was more than a minute ahead of Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a bike) at the start of the day, Sunday, gritted his teeth to finally keep his yellow jersey for… eight seconds.

Already a winner in 2022, Roglic has shown that he will have to be counted on from June 29 for the start of the Tour de France in Florence. His main rival is already known: his name is Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates), winner of the last Giro. The outgoing winner Jonas Vingegaard (Visma – Lease a bike) has resumed training after his heavy fall on the Tour of the Basque Country at the beginning of April but his participation in the 2024 edition of the Grande Boucle has not yet been confirmed .

Rugby: Toulouse and Stade français in the semi-finals, Racing and La Rochelle hold on to the play-offs

A final multiplex with twists and turns before fixing the positions. The 26th and final day of the Top 14 regular season designated the last qualifiers for the play-offs on Saturday evening. Behind Stade Toulouse and Stade Français, directly qualified for the last four, Bordeaux, Toulon, La Rochelle and Racing will compete for the two remaining tickets.

The Ile-de-France residents will travel to the UBB pitch, while the RCT will host the Maritimes next weekend. At the bottom of the table, Montpellier will play the accession play-off against Grenoble, who fell in the Pro D2 final against Vannes. Champions and promoted, the Bretons climb into the elite for the first time in their history.

Formula 1: 60th career victory for Verstappen in Canada

At the end of an eventful race, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) managed to win his 6th Grand Prix of the season, the 60th of his career. Second on the grid despite a similar time to Briton George Russell (Mercedes) in qualifying, the Dutchman was not as imperial as usual, but he was smart enough to take advantage of the racing facts and the safety cars.

At the finish, he was ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell. On the French side, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, 9th and 10th respectively, scored important points for Alpine.