For his last Roland Garros, Gilles Simon, 37, prolongs the adventure and the pleasure by qualifying for the third round. On the Philippe Chatrier court, the Nice got rid of his opponent of the day the American Steve Johnson in 3 sets (7-5, 6-1, 7-6 (5)). He advances to the third round for the first time since 2018.
The native of Nice, who is playing his last season, signs his 500th victory on the professional circuit. After his first round won heroically at the end of the night, he won this time in force and without trembling in a center court on fire.
The sequel will get tougher for Gilles Simon, he finds in the next round the Croatian Marin Cilic, seeded number 20.