This is the last square. The two finalists in the men’s singles draw at Roland-Garros will be known after the two semi-finals, Friday June 7 (from 2 p.m., live on France 2 and france.tv). Three French people will also try to qualify for the final of the wheelchair tennis tournament, and Ksénia Chasteau, junior world number 1 in wheelchair tennis, is aiming for a first coronation at Porte d’Auteuil.
There will only be two left
It’s half time for the men. In the day’s lineup, Carlos Alcaraz will face Jannik Sinner, guaranteed to be world number 1 at the end of the fortnight. The two men have each lost a single set since the start of the tournament. The advantage is in Alcaraz in the confrontations, with five victories in nine meetings.
In the second rotation, Casper Ruud, exempt from the quarter-finals due to the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic, will try to overcome the mountain Alexander Zverev in a remake of last year’s semi-final. In 2023, the Norwegian won and deprived the German of a first final in Paris (6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in 2h09 of play).
French wheelchair tennis in the spotlight
The singles wheelchair tennis tournament was not a great success for the Blues, but there may be at least one in the doubles final. Frédéric Cattanéo, associated with Guilhem Laget, were beaten by the Japanese Takuya Miki and Tokito Oda (seeded number 2) 6-1, 6-1. Stéphane Houdet plays with Argentinian Gustavo Fernandez in the other semi-final, against the British Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid (seeded number 1).
Among the juniors, Ksénia Chasteau, world number 1, will face the American Maylee Phelps, on court no. 12 to win the first title in history. Winner of the 2023 US Open, the Frenchwoman dreams of the Paralympic Games and adding a Major to her list.
A final for Coco Gauff?
Sharply eliminated by Iga Swiatek in the singles semi-final, Coco Gauff can aim for another Roland-Garros final: that of the doubles. Already a finalist in 2022, she is associated with the Czech Katerina Siniakova and will face two compatriots: Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk on the Simonne-Mathieu court.
The other semi-final will see the Italian pair composed of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini – finalist against Iga Swiatek in the singles of the tournament on Saturday June 8 – face Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse.