Roland-Garros 2021: The 1st day LIVE

13h00: OSAKA GOES TO THE SECOND ROUND. Victory without shining but without trembling for the world number 2, who defeats Patricia Tig in 1h48, after winning the tie break of the second set (6-4, 7-6 [7-4]). The Japanese will face Romanian Bogdan in the next round.

12h51 : SET COUACAUD – For his first Grand Slam match, Enzo Couacaud is on cloud nine. The Frenchman managed to derail Gerasimov to afford the second set (7-6, 6-4).

12h40 : SET FOGNINI. There is no more match. Raised like a cuckoo after a failed start to the match, Fabio Fognini worked hard. Here he is with two sets in the bag against Grégoire Barrère (6-4, 6-1).

12:39 p.m .: KERBER OUTSIDE! Here is the first surprise. Seed number 26, Angélique Kerber takes the front door after her clear defeat against Anhelina Kalinina (6-2, 6-4) in 1h26 of play. This is the third year in a row that the German left Paris in the first round.

12h28 : FOGNINI DOMINANT – Things are looking bad for Grégoire Barrère. Having entered his match late, Fognini regained the upper hand and now leads 3-1 in the second set.

12h01 : SET FOGNINI – He is not seeded for nothing. Fabio Fognini reversed the trend to afford the first round at the expense of Grégoire Barrère (6-4).

12h00 : SET COUACAUD – In a fiery tie-break, won 7-3, the French took the advantage in this match.

11:59 am: OSAKA WINS THE FIRST SET – It is not yet an unplayable Naomi Osaka but the number 2 seed has managed to save itself from an extended first set despite Tig’s awakening. After 48 minutes, she wins the first set (6-4).

11:49 am: BIG FIGHT FOR COUACAUD – It’s already a first round with the knife for Enzo Couacaud. The French equalized at 5-5 against Gerasimov after a disputed and hung game. Nice atmosphere on court n ° 9.

11:38 am: KERBER OPENS HIS COUNTER – In great difficulty on this first round, Angélique Kerber, seed number 26, managed to stop the bleeding in this first round against Kalinina. The German is however down 5-1, serve to be followed for the Ukrainian.

11:33 am: THE PRESS CONFS, TO FORGET? Osaka has been in the spotlight in recent hours due to its deliberate choice to skip post-match press conferences. In question, a mental health that she wants to preserve she says. Such a surprising and widely commented choice is understandable. But perhaps the Japanese woman puts her finger on a real subject: is this ritual still useful? Attempt to answer.

11h30 : OSAKA MISE A CONTRIBUTION – Naomi Osaka was hooked on her first games but her takeoff in the first set is materializing. After 20 minutes of play, the Japanese now leads 3-0.

11:29 am: BUREL IN DIFFICULTY – On the Simonne-Mathieu court, on the other hand, Clara Burel is slow to get started. The young Frenchwoman is led 4-1 by Danka Kovinic.

11:25 am: GOOD DEPARTURES FROM THE FRENCH – The day started well for the French on the track. Faced with Fognini, Barrère broke from the start and managed, not without difficulty, to keep his throw-in (2-0). On court number 9, Enzo Couacaud also broke against Gerasimov (3-2, serve to follow).

11:10 am: THE MATCHES START – It’s Roland’s turn! In the first rotation, we will carefully observe Fabio Fognini against Grégoire Barrère on the Suzanne Lenglen as well as Clara Burel, opposed to Kovinic on the Simone-Mathieu.

10:58 a.m .: THE PROGRAM OF THE DAY – To start hostilities, Naomi Osaka will start on the Philippe Chatrier court. The number 2 seed will face Patricia Maria Tig. Among the big names on the program: Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev but also Stefanos Tsitsipas opposed to the French Jérémy Chardy for the last match of the day at the Central.

10:54 am: BIG SUN OVER PARIS – First important info: the rain should not disturb the good progress of the day this Sunday. A great sun reigns over the capital, with pleasant temperatures and relatively few cloudy passages to start this fortnight. What to start on the hats of wheels.

10h52 : Hello everyone and welcome to Eurosport for the first day of these French Open to follow live commented with us. Live matches, analyzes, hot moments and video debriefs will be on the program for this 2021 edition. So, are you ready? Let’s go.