The world numbers 2 and 3 will follow one another on the Philippe-Chatrier court to seek a place in the round of 16. The day will end with a clash between Carlos Alcaraz and Denis Shapovalov.
A day dedicated to those who dream of becoming caliph instead of the caliph. The third round at Roland-Garros, Friday June 2, is marked by the presence of a number of contenders for the final crown.
The observation is particularly consistent with the program of the center court where the American Jessica Pegula (n°3 in the world), the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (n°2), the Serbian Novak Djokovic (n°3) and the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz (n° 1) will show up. A serious outsider, the Russian Daria Kasatkina (n°9) will be in the first rotation on the Suzanne Lenglen court.
Other shocks promise sparks and could stretch out in length, such as the duel between Diego Schwartzman and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth rotation on the Suzanne-Lenglen or that between Lorenzo Musetti and Cameron Norrie on the Simonne-Mathieu.
The program of the Philippe-Chatrier court
From 11:45 a.m.
Elise Mertens (BEL/n°28) – Jessica Pegula (USA/n°3)
Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) – Aryna Sabalenka (BIE/n°2)
Novak Djokovic (SER/n°3) – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP/n°29)
Not before 8:15 p.m.
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/n°1) – Denis Shapovalov (CAN/n°26)
The program of the Suzanne-Lenglen court
From 11 a.m.
Peyton Stearns (USA) – Daria Kasatkina (RUS/n°9)
Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) – Andrey Rublev (RUS/n°7)
Sloane Stephens (USA) – Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Diego Schwartzman (ARG) – Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/n°5)
The program of the Simonne-Mathieu court
From 11 a.m.
Karen Khachanov (RUS/n°11) – Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
Anna Blinkova (RUS) – Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/n°17) – Cameron Norrie (GBR/n°14)
Karolina Muchova (RTC) – Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU/n°27)
The program of court 14
Not before 12 noon
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) – Anastasia Potapova (RUS/n°24)
Fabio Fognini (ITA) – Sebastian Ofner (AUT)
Juan Pablo Varillas (PER) – Hubert Hurkacz (POL/n°13)
The program of court 7
Schedule to be specified (3rd rotation)
Clara Tauson (DAN) – Elina Avanesyan (RUS)