14:36
Time for the drawing of lots for the gentlemen!
Table which promises to be extremely open. Who to succeed Novak Djokovic, crowned in 2023?
14:31
Iga Swiatek came to draw the men’s draw
In the absence of Novak Djokovic, competing at the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva, it is the world number 1 who will make the draw for the men’s tournament at Roland Garros.
«I’m very happy to be back here, I feel like home. It’s my first day of training today, the courts look perfect, I’m very happy. I worked a lot to be so consistent at the highest level. I arrive here with a lot of confidence and two titles in Madrid and Rome. With my team, we are on the right path but each tournament is different of course.»
14:28
The French draw
Caroline Garcia – Qualified
Clara Burel –
Diane Parry – Fiona Fero
Ocean Dodin – Kayla Day
Varvara Gracheva – Maria Sakkari
Alizé Cornet (wild-card) – Qinwen Zheng
Chloé Paquet (wild-card) – Diana Shnaider
Jessika Ponchet (wild-card) –
Elsa Jacquemot (wild-card) – Ana Bogdan
Kristina Mladenovic (wild-card) – Petra Martic
14:23
Caroline Garcia will face a qualifier!
Apparently a lenient draw for the French number 1, who inherits a qualified player.
Caroline Garcia
THOMAS COEX / AFP
14:22
Varvara Gracheva challenges Maria Sakkari
The Frenchwoman of Russian origin will also have a hard time facing the Greek, who reached the semi-finals of the French Open in 2021.
14:20
Alizé Cornet inherits Qinwen Zheng!
Difficult draw for the Frenchwoman, who is playing her last Roland-Garros. Cornet will face in the first round the No. 8 seed of the tournament, the Chinese Qinwen Zheng, recent finalist at the Australian Open.
Alizé Cornet ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
14:19
Iga Swiatek will face a qualifier
The world number 1 and defending champion inherited a qualifier. Ditto for Coco Gauff, seeded N.3.
14:18
Marie-José Pérec: “We want to make people dream with the Olympics”
“I am delighted, very honored to participate in this draw, especially in an Olympic year. For me, these are very strong moments. The Games are here, athletes will experience something unique. We talked about the Games for years, the flame arrived in Marseille, we feel the fervor of the population. We want to make people dream, that they are behind the athletes!”
14:15
Alizé Cornet and Clara Burel will face top seeds, a Fiona Ferro-Diane Parry duel
Even before the end of the draw, it is possible to say thatAlizé Cornet et Clara Burel will each inherit a seed. Same fate for Varvara Gracheva.
Also note the Franco-French duel between Fiona Ferro et Diane Parry.
14:12
Naomi Osaka is set
The former world number 1 will face the Italian Lucia Bronzetti.
Naomi Osaka TIZIANA FABI / AFP
14:09
Let’s go for the draw for the women’s draw!
128 players will fight to win the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup. Who to succeed the Polonaise Every Swiatek ?
14:05
Tribute to Marie-José Pérec, who will carry out the draw
Gilles Moretton, president of the FFT : “We are delighted to have you among us. You embody the values of tennis: perseverance, work and the quest for perfection.
14:04
A Roland-Garros stadium finally finished
Gilles Moretton, president of the FFT : “This 2024 edition is finally the definitive version of our stadium, which has been undergoing modernization work since 2010, we are finally arriving at a finished Roland-Garros, even if it is never finished.”
14:03
Gilles Moretton, president of the FFT: “Opening Week, a real popular success”
“Delighted to have you here and to welcome you to the heart of Roland-Garros. This is a key moment for the tournament, which has already started with Opening Week. I would like to pay tribute to Amélie Mauresmo who had the initiative to create this Opening Week, an incredible popular success. We are the only Grand Slam to have this particularity.”
13:57
Marie-José Pérec will carry out the draw
A few weeks before the Olympic Games, the triple Olympic champion (400 m in Barcelona in 1992, 200 m and 400 m in Atlanta in 1996) was chosen to draw the men’s and women’s tables at Roland-Garros this Thursday from the Orangery of Auteuil.
Marie-José Pérec VALERY HACHE / AFP
13:27
All the French women in the women’s table
While waiting for the qualifications, there are 11 Tricolores present in the women’s table.
Caroline Garcia (top seed)
Clara Burel
Diane Parry
Océane Dodin
Varvara Gracheva
Alizé Cornet (wild-card)
Chloé Paquet (wild card)
Fiona Ferro (wild-card)
Jessika Ponchet (wild-card)
Elsa Jacquemot (wild-card)
Kristina Mladenovic (wild-card)
Alizé Cornet ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
13:24
All the French men in the men’s table
While waiting for the qualifications, there are 16 Tricolores present in the men’s table.
Ugo Humbert (series tete)
Adrian Mannarino (top seed)
Arthur Fils (top seed)
Gaël Monfils
Arthur Cazaux
Arthur Rinderknech
Constant Lestienne
Corentin Moutet
Hugo Gaston
Luca Van Assche
Alexandre Muller (wild-card)
Richard Gasquet (wild-card)
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (wild card)
Harold Mayot (wild-card)
Terence Atmane (wild-card)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert (wild-card)
Ugo Humbert OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
13:20
Son, Humbert, Mannarino and Garcia, four seeded Blues
Winner last week of the Bordeaux challenger (second division pro tournament), Arthur Son, 31st player in the world, earned his place among the 32 seeds. He joins Ugo Humbert et Adrian Mannarino. Among the Blues, alone Caroline Garcia23rd in the world will also be somewhat protected in the draw.
Caroline Garcia
THOMAS COEX / AFP
13:15
Who is Rafael Nadal’s opponent in the first round?
The man with 14 Porte d’Auteuil crowns, who trained on Wednesday with Stan Wawrinka, will be the center of all attention this Thursday afternoon. « I would be seeded, I would not be calm about playing Rafa in the first round. It’s not funny. Even this Nadal », confided to us a few days ago, former French number 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Prime Video consultant for the fortnight.
Read alsoRoland-Garros: Rafael Nadal, last sips of earth
Falling back to… 276th place in the world, the king of Roland-Garros benefited from his protected ranking to enter the big picture, but not from a special status which would have allowed him to be seeded in Paris for his very likely last appearance. The master of the place could therefore face a top seed from the outset.
Rafael Nadal Wednesday on the Philippe Chatrier court Gonzalo Fuentes / REUTERS
13:13
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Welcome to this live commentary by Le Figaro of the draw of Roland-Garros. Start of hostilities at 2:00 p.m. from the Orangerie d’Auteuil.
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