For the second consecutive season, the Roland-Garros tournament begins in special sanitary conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, where the first balls were exchanged in front of a limited audience. A first sunny day and already some surprises, especially with the exit from the first round of the Austrian Dominic Thiem, seeded n ° 4 and already twice finalists. Roger Federer showed the tip of his nose during an hour-long practice on the No.3 court, much to the delight of the fans, and the French did not make too much of a splash, except the young Enzo Couacaud who, invited by the tournament, was the first to qualify for the second round.
1. Naomi Osaka, who decided to boycott the conferences, won her first round against the Romanian Patricia Maria Tig.
2. The young Frenchman Enzo Couacaud on court n ° 9 beats Egor Gerasimov.
3. Former champion Mary Pierce checks out portraits she just took in the aisles of this tournament she won in 2000.
4. Frenchman Grégoire Barrère bows on Lenglen against Fognini.
5. Roger Federer’s training on court 3 ended amid a shower of autograph requests and selfies.
6. The young Frenchwoman Clara Burel loses her first lap, alone, between the beaten earth and the sky that she implores.
7. Virginie, the letterist of Roland-Garros, registered the first qualified for the second round of the men’s tournament: Enzo Couacaud, the young Frenchman.
8. The Roland-Garros selfie wall is one of the only places where you can hide.
9. End of the game for Gilles Simon. The French left Roland-Garros in the first round, beaten by the Hungarian Fucsovics.
10. Pablo Andujar lets his joy explode. On the center court, the Spaniard has just released Dominic Thiem, seeded n ° 4 of the tournament.
