The first round of the French Open begins Sunday at Porte d’Auteuil.
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The first racket shots of the main draw of the 2022 edition of Roland-Garros will finally resonate. Several headliners make their debut on this first day, Sunday May 22, Porte d’Auteuil. On the Philippe-Chatrier court, Ons Jabeur, one of the current in-form players, opens the ball against the Polish Magda Linette. The Tunisian won the first set (6-3).
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Only Frenchwoman for the moment on the court, Harmony Tan lost the first set against the Colombian Camila Osorio. On the men’s side, former finalist Dominic Thiem is also struggling against the Bolivian Hugo Dellien, while the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov largely took over the American Marco Giron (6-1).
On this same court, at the end of the day, the sensation of this first part of the season, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, will be opposed to the Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero. The world number 3, Alexander Zverev, the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the American Coco Gauff are also expected.
Among the Habs, Clara Burel will have a hard time facing Maria Sakkari (world number 3), as will Kristina Mladenovic, opposed to the finalist of the US Open 2021, Leylah Fernandez. Quentin Halys will find the giant John Isner. Other Blues in the running: Carole Monnet, and Grégoire Barrere.
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