They fired two big chunks as they entered the Roland Garros tournament in Paris. Toulouse licensees Hugo Gaston and Benjamin Bonzi will have to come up against top seeds from Sunday. Hugo Gaston (68th player in the world), who made us dream in 2020 until the round of 16, will face the Australian Alex de Minaur (21st). The Gardois Benjamin Bonzi (53rd player in the world) will try to bring down the American Frances Tiafoe (27th).
The main draw of Roland Garros begins this Sunday, May 20.
3rd round objective for our consultant Paul-Henri Mathieu
The two players dismissed from the Stade Toulousain tennis club are all the more expected this year as the French number one Gaël Monfils has withdrawn and the golden generation of French tennis is preparing to leave the court. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will play his last tournament in Paris.
Benjamin Bonzi and Hugo Gaston will therefore be the two highest ranked Frenchmen behind Messin Ugo Humbert (45th). So the pressure will be on them. But you have to be patient for Radio France tennis consultant Paul-Henri Mathieu. “We often talk about generational lows. They have nothing to do with it. You have to be patient because it takes time. They arrived a little later on the circuit. They have more and more regular results. These two players have really an interesting margin of progression. There are other steps to be taken. Being in the second week would be a nice surprise. But already, if the two players manage to climb to the third round, it would be a good performance. Because those who usually make it to the third round are the top seeds.”