Roland-Garros 2023 – In search of the precious sesame: Let’s go for the qualifications

The tournament before the tournament. For five days, the qualifications will deliver the 32 tickets for the main draw at Roland-Garros, 16 for men and as many for women. All under a very dry sky and mild temperatures, which will contrast with the appalling Roman weather of the last ten days.

A few big names are expected at the turn, especially in the men’s draw. Madrid semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev will be seeded number one. The German Yannick Hanfmann, quarter-finalist in Rome and semi-finalist in Houston, with victories over Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti this spring, is also one of the main customers on the starting line.

Mpetshi Perricard starts at 14!

The French, they will try to take advantage of the massive and often noisy support of the short annexes of the Porte d’Auteuil to amplify the tricolor contingent in the final table. The atmosphere is often fiery during qualifying, closer to that of the Davis Cup of the past than to a Grand Slam tournament. It’s up to them to make the most of it.

They will be twenty-nine to try their luck, 16 for men and 13 for women. There is a bit of everything, from returning veterans to young beginners, the prize in this area going to the youngest Daphnée Mpetshi Perricard, Giovanni’s little sister, aged only 14 and who does not have the slightest WTA point at this day. She will be opposed to the Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk, 216th in the world and “much” older at the height of her 19 years.

In the men’s draw of these qualifications, the mission promises to be complex for Pierre-Hugues Herbert who hit the jackpot with Aslan Karatsev. We will also find the winner of the junior tournament last year, Gabriel Debru. At 17, he received a wild card and will face the Dominican Nick Hardt, 218th in the world. In case of victory, Debru will face the winner of the duel Karatsev – Herbert in the second round. Remember that you have to win three matches to join the main draw at Roland-Garros.

The 1st round of the French

Pierre-Hugues Herbert – Aslan Karatsev
Gabriel Debru – Nick Hardt
Terence Atmane – Zdenek Kolar
Harold Mayot – Marc Polmans
Titouan Droguet – Andrea Vavassori
Enzo Couacaud – Filip Misolic
Anthony Ghibaudo – Norbert Gombos
Geoffrey Blancaneaux – Cem Ilkel
Arthur Gea – Liam Broady
Laurent LokoliEgor Gerasimov
Mathis Erhard – Flavio Cobolli
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg – Denis Kudla
Evan Furness – Emilio Gomez
Antoine Escoffier – Otto Virtanen
Dan Added – Maximilian Marterer
Lucas Pouille – Tomas Machac

The 1st round of the French

Audrey Albie – Arantxa Rus
Emeline Dartron – Ankita Raina
Chloé Paquet – Rosa Vicens Mas
Fiona Ferro – Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Lois Boisson – Nina Radovanovic
Alice Robbe – Priscilla Hon
Alice Tubello – Mona Barthel
Harmony Tan – Polona Hercog
Emma Lene – I Love You
Margaux Rouvroy – Sophia Kenin
Carole Monnet – Simona Waltert
Daphne Mpetshi Perricard – Kristina Dmitruk
Elsa Jacquemot – Paula Ormaechea