2023-06-07 13:38:38
The Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia qualified for the first Grand Slam semi-final following her victory once morest the Tunisian Ons Jabeur. She will find defending champion Iga Swiatek, winner of the remake of last year’s final at the expense of Coco Gauff.
The Roland-Garros quarter-finals end on Wednesday, June 7, with two matches in the women’s draw, then two matches in the men’s draw. Among the women, the first meeting of the final four will offer a duel between the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, authoritarian the day before once morest Elina Svitolina, and the Czech Karolina Muchova, surprise of the fortnight. For men, the dream confrontation at the announcement of the potential semi-finals will take place: in demonstration once morest Stefanos Tsitsipas, the world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz will face the other favorite of the fortnight, Novak Djokovic, more in difficulty to get rid of Karen Khachanov.
Entertainment on the Philippe-Chatrier court
At the start of the day, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia overthrew the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, following a fight of three sets (3-6, 7-6[5], 6-1). Defeated last year in the Roland-Garros final, the American Coco Gauff failed to take her revenge on the world number 1 Iga Swiatek, more than ever on her way to a third coronation on the ocher Parisian. Alexander Zverev, meanwhile, will face the surprise of these quarter-finals, the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
To conclude this day, spectators with tickets for the last night session will be treated to another confrontation between two Nordic players: the Norwegian Casper Ruud, 4th in the world, and the Dane Holger Rune, 6th in the world. A year ago, it was the Norwegian who triumphed at this same stage of the competition.
No more French among the juniors
The tricolor carnage never ends. Three French were on the courts, Tuesday, June 6, in the junior table, and none came out. In the boy’s draw, the last French representatives Antoine Ghibaudo and Paul Barbier Gazeu gave up their arms in the second round. In girls, Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah also lost at the same level. There was therefore only one French player still in the running. Opposed to the No. 6 seed, Astrid Lew Yan Foon finally lost in the round of 16 (6-4, 7-5). As with adults, there is no longer any French in the race at Roland-Garros among the juniors.
Pauline Déroulède is waiting for the world No. 1
In wheelchair tennis, there is only one Tricolor left in singles: the Parisian Pauline Déroulède. The Frenchwoman, who had never won a match at Roland-Garros before the start of the fortnight, is opposed to the Dutch world number 1 Diede De Groot. It will take a feat once morest the one who has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, including three at Roland-Garros (2019, 2021 and 2022).
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