End of the first round of Roland-Garros this Tuesday, May 28, and the 1st round proves difficult for the French. Djokovic is on court facing Herbert.
The essential
- The program for the end of the first round of Roland-Garros is once again tempting with two more Frenchmen involved. Lestienne is in difficulty. In the night session, Pierre-Hugues Herbert plays the defending champion Djokovic. Barrère bides his time against Bublik.
- Among the results of the day, the French Cornet and Mladenovic were eliminated. Cazaux, Mannarino and Mpetshi Perricard also left. Rinderknech avoided zero points. Sabalenka, validated her ticket for the 2nd round of Roland-Garros. Ruud and Rune also did not tremble.
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21:41 – Lestienne continues to hang on
Trailing two sets to nothing, the Frenchman has just broken in the third (4-5). It is used for the set.
9:40 p.m. – Djokovic holds his serve
The Serb’s face is quite closed, he does not seem satisfied with his feelings and in particular with his racket (3-3, in the second set).
9:39 p.m. – Barrère makes a perfect debut!
The Frenchman, very aggressive, went to get Bublik’s service (1-0)! We believe in !
9:38 p.m. – One last match in the women’s draw!
The British Boulter (n°28) faces the Spaniard Badosa.
9:37 p.m. – Barrère enters the track!
The Frenchman is facing Bublik. On his opponent’s first serve, Barrère obtains three break points.
21:34 – Djokovic continues to chase the score
Herbert no longer trembles on his serve, and continues his advance in the second set (2-3). It’s encouraging !
21:29 – Mpetshi Perricard is eliminated from Roland-Garros
The dark day continues for the Blues. Despite a lot of bravery, the Frenchman gave up in the last set against the experience of Goffin (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3). It was probably the best match of the day.
21:27 – Herbert shows character
The Frenchman defended a break point before taking his destiny into his own hands by going to the net. He continues to race in the lead, in the second round, against Djokovic (2-1).
21:26 – Mpetshi Perricard is breaking down in his duel
Goffin doesn’t look for winning shots, but he returns all the balls. The Belgian is two points from the match.
21:24 – Heavy disappointment for Mannarino
Impressive in the first set, the Frenchman, n°22 in the ATP, then suffered the return of Zeppieri (4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-2). He confirms that the clay court of Roland-Garros is definitely not his cup of tea.
21:23 – Mpetshi Perricard relies on help from the public
In the fifth round, although he was broken by Goffin, the Frenchman remained in the game (4-3).
21:22 – A new result at Roland-Garros
In just over 2 hours, Darderi defeated Hijikata (3-6, 6-7 6/8, 1-6).
21:21 – Herbert takes Djokovic’s serve
The Frenchman can clench his fist. He took the gamble on playing centrally, on Djokovic. It’s an interesting strategy (1-1 in the second set).
9:20 p.m. – Herbert gets two break balls
Djokovic’s last backhand ended up in the net.
21:19 – Goffin has a highway to the 2nd round of Roland-Garros
The Belgian has just confirmed his break with a shutout. Mpetshi Perricard took a blow to the back of the head.
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 a minimum of €39 for access to the side courts during the main tournament, and a minimum of €50 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.