After several weeks of clay court action, the European tour ends in Paris con Roland Garros. The French capital is looking for champions in the most important competition that takes place in the city and will be held from May 26 to June 9. With the table already defined, each player knows his rival and the possible crossings if he advances to the round.
The draw left very disputed crosses and with candidates for the title who will have to face each other prematurely. Without going further, Rafael Nadaltop winner of the competition with 14 titleswas paired with Alexander Zverevcurrent number four in the world and current champion of the Rome Masters 1000. The two met in the semifinals of the same tournament in 2022, which ended with victory for the Spaniard, because the German left the court due to injury.
Jannik Sinner, N° 2 of the ATP Rankings and champion of the Australian Open 2024the competition against the American will begin Christopher Eubankswho is within the top 50. On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz You will have to wait to meet your rival, since it will be known in the next few hours.
While he competes in the Geneva tournament and measures forces with the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor for the quarterfinals, Novak Djokovic look out of the corner of your eye at the Roland Garros crossings. Nole, last champion in Pariswill begin to defend the title against the Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert. The world number one wants to start Roland Garros in the best way and go in search of his fourth conquest.
Novak Djokovic, after winning the last Roland Garros. Photo: AP / Christophe Ena, File
The crosses of Argentine tennis players
Francisco Cerúndulo, number 23 in the ranking, has just lost in Lyon against the local Hugo Gaston. Therefore, he wants to quickly change the page and will seek victory against the German. Yannick Hanfmann. Pedro Cachín He didn’t have much luck in the draw and will have to face Tommy Paula heavyweight of the contest.
Another of the Argentines who did not benefit was Federico Coria. In his bass drum the North American played Taylor Fritz in first round. Without a doubt he will have a very difficult start at Roland Garros. In the case of Tomas Etcheverry (28) the situation is different: the people of La Plata will be measured with Arthur Casauxwho will try to impose home rule.
The Buenos Aires native Mariano Navone will clash against the Spanish Pablo Carreno Bustawho won the bronze medal in the last Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Thiago Tightwho has just fallen quickly in Lyon, will face Pedro Martínez, also Spanish. Meanwhile, Sebastian Baez He must wait for his opponent, who will arrive from qualifying.
Beyond the debut, the road seems complicated for almost everyone. In the third round, Cerúndolo could meet Djokovic, Etcheverry against Ruud and Navone against Medvedev. Báez, the fourth seed, could extend his stay a few more days, playing in the round of 16 against Sinner. All of them if logic is respected, of course, a factor that is not always imposed at Roland Garros.
Sebastián Báez, Argentine tennis player. Photo: EFE/EPA/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
Who will the Argentine tennis players play against?
In the women’s Roland Garros, Maria Lourdes Because the seeks to quickly turn the page after its defeat in Morocco. will face Elise Mertensfrom Belgium. Nadia Podoroska forces will collide against Victoria Azarenkawho in the past knew how to be number 1 in the world for a year.
The third Argentine to compete at Roland Garros is Julia Riera. The native of Pergamino burst into tears after qualifying, after passing the three qualifying matches. It will be the first time in 16 years that Argentina has three women in the main draw of a Grand Slam. The last time was at the 2008 Australian Open with Gisela Dulko, María Emilia Salerni and Clarisa Fernández.
Julia Riera, who qualified for the main draw at Roland Garros for the first time. Photo: Patrick HAMILTON / AFP
2024-05-23 17:40:07
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