Sixth day at Roland GarrosFriday May 31. After another day punctuated by rain, the spectators at Porte d’Auteuil met two French people, Corentin Moutet and Chloé Paquet, on the Simonne-Mathieu court, which had become the land of tricolor miracles, with two French victories at his assets in the last round. Among the favorites, Coco Gauff will be the first to enter the Philippe-Chatrier court, before giving way to Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz in the night session.
French people who dream of eighth grade
After a catastrophic 2023 edition where no Frenchman managed to reach the third round, Corentin Moutet and Chloé Paquet will have the opportunity to dream of the round of 16, which would be a first since 2020. The Frenchman, Alexander Shevchenko on Thursday, returns to his favorite court on Friday to face the 45th player in the world, the Austrian Sebastian Ofner. For Chloé Paquet, on the other hand, the step seems higher, with a duel against the Czech Marketa Vondrousova, seeded n°5.
Iga Swiatek to sweep away doubts
The Pole, world number 1 and undefeated on clay this season, came close to elimination against the Japanese Naomi Osaka, after discarding a match point in a duel lasting almost three hours. She will have to do better against the 19th player in the world, the Czech Marie Bouzkova, whom she will face in the third rotation on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz in night session against Korda
The Spaniard is one of the other favorites who should reassure their fans during this third round. Jostled by the Dutchman Jesper de Jong, 176th in the world, during the second round, he needed a little over three hours to overcome the man who was playing his first Roland-Garros at the age of 23. Absent because of his painful forearm in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, then in Rome after an elimination in the quarter-finals in Madrid, Carlos Alcaraz arrived in Paris with only three victories obtained during the European tour on ocher.