This Sunday June 9 marks the end of Roland-Garros 2024 with a tempting men’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
The essential
- This Sunday, June 9, the men’s final will be held from 2:30 p.m. with a meeting that promises to be breathtaking between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev.
- Iga Swiatek won the women’s final this Saturday, June 9 against Jasmine Paolini (6-2, 6-1).
- Follow the Roland-Garros finals live.
Live
14:10 – More playing time for Zverev
Since the start of this Roland-Garros 2024, Alexander Zverev spent 19h27 on the Parisian courts. This is 3 hours more than Carlos Alcaraz who spent 16 hours 23 hours on the pitch at Porte d’Auteuil since the start of the fortnight. It could count if the match lasts.
14:00 – A psychological ascendancy for Zverev
Before this Roland-Garros 2024 final, Alexander Zverev is riding a positive record in direct confrontations against Carlos Alcaraz. The German has beaten the Spaniard five times in nine confrontations. Carlos Alcaraz is therefore one victory behind. On the other hand, on clay, the latter leads 2-1. But in the grand slam, again, advantage goes to Zverev who leads 2-1.
13:50 – Zverev has never won a grand slam
This is still a big gap in Alexander Zverev’s career. The German is still chasing a first grand slam title. His Olympic medal and his Masters 1000 victories are certainly not enough to console the world number four.
1:40 p.m. – A first since 2004
This final between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev is already historic since it is the first time since 2004 that a Roland-Garros final will be played without a member of the Big Three (Roger FedererRafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic).
1:30 p.m. – A third grand slam title for Alcaraz?
This Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz sets out in search of a third coronation in a grand slam after his coronation at the US Open in 2022 and at WImbledon 2023. For his first final at Roland-Garros, the 21-year-old Spaniard can already expanding its excellent track record.
13:20 – The journey of Alexander Zverev
The German had a slightly more difficult Roland-Garros 2024 than his opponent of the day. Alexander Zverev has lost five sets since the start of the tournament and has notably played two matches in five sets. In the 3rd round he scared himself with a victory acquired in the super tiebreak of the last round against the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6). The next round he also had a five-set match against Holger Rune (4-6, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2).
13:10 – The journey of Carlos Alcaraz
The Spaniard reached his first Roland-Garros final during this 2024 edition. He came out of a big battle against Jannik Sinner in the semi-final with a victory in five sets (2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3). Before this meeting, he had lost only one set in the second round against the Dutchman Jesper De Jong (6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
The overloaded calendar does not change the dates of Roland-Garros which takes place from May 20, 2024 with the start of qualifying to Sunday June 9, 2024, the day of the men’s final.
If the ticketing system remains as in previous years, tickets will now be 100% dematerialized. There will be three phases. The first tickets will be sold to club presidents and then to licensees of the French Tennis Federation, before the ticket office opens to the general public on Wednesday March 13 at 10 a.m. You need to pay at least €39 for access to the side courts during the main tournament, and €50 minimum to have a place in the stands of the Philippe Chatrier court. Resales of places are also planned in the run-up to the tournament and during the fortnight.
The overall allocation for Roland-Garros 2024 was revealed on April 25, 2024. In 2024 the overall allocation is up 7.8% compared to last year, and amounts to 53.478 million euros according to the press release. of Roland Garros.
Roland Garros broadcasters in 2024, France TV and Amazon Prime (subscribe to Amazon Prime Video) have renewed their contract until 2027. France Télévisions will broadcast all of the day’s matches whileAmazon Prime will broadcast the 11 night sessions from the first Sunday to the last Wednesday of the tournament. Unlike last year, Amazon Prime will no longer have the exclusivity of matches on Simonne Matthieu. The two media outlets reached an agreement. They will co-broadcast the semi-finals of the women’s and men’s singles draws, the women’s and men’s doubles and the mixed doubles final.