Rafael Nadal will challenge Popyrin for an appetizer. – press action / SIPA
Lots of French people on the courts, a big day at the Central with Barty, Nadal and Djoko at night.
Today’s poster
In his garden, Nadal opens his Parisian fortnight on the Chatrier. At the stroke of 4 p.m. a priori, just to take advantage of the best conditions. He’s already won the tournament 13 times, but it’s hard to get bored when Rafa has the opportunity to tear an opponent to pieces on Parisian ocher, even in the first round. Popyrin, a young hope of Australian tennis, will have the ambition to be something other than a short-lived, even to overthrow the ogre. After all, he won the junior edition of the Major in 2017.
The favorites of the day
The match of the evening, and therefore behind closed doors, had to return to world number one. Djokovic will try to get rid of Sandgren in the Parisian night, succeeding Nadal on the court. Rublev, seed number 7, will challenge the German Struff a little earlier. In women too, the number 1 will be on the court: Barty opens his week Porte d’Auteuil against the American Pera. And we must not miss the new darling of the circuit, Cori Gauff, 17 years old and already 25th in the world, opposed to the Serbian Krunic.
The French of the day
Get a wild card and shoot the number 5 seed, It’s no luck for Océane Babel who will have to do well against Svitolina. Ferro and Mladenovic will face two qualifiers, Liang and Schmiedlova. In bad shape, Chloé Paquet has to face Linette, 48th in the world. Quite a few boys in the running too: Bonzi, Pouille, Mannarino have their cards to play, Humbert and Monfils must justify their seeded status against Berankis and Ramos. And as a highlight, the duel of generations between Gaston and Gasquet.
Today’s weather
The hottest day of the week, it is announced up to 28 ° C at the strokes of 4 pm. With a bright sun, it is pleasant in the stands but it is less pleasant for players who have neither a boater nor a fan.
The daring bet of the day
What if Pliskova had retained the aftereffects of her Roman humiliation? Certainly she had gone to the final, but taking 6-0, 6-0, that leaves traces. Opposite, the Croatian Vekic has not played since the Australian Open. She should have a cool head and long teeth. Enough to worry about seed number 9?