Second day at Roland-Garros with the big debuts of Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and especially Rafael Nadal.
The essential
- The first round of Roland-Garros began yesterday, Sunday May 26, French number one, Ugo Humbert was eliminated as soon as he entered the fray by the Italian Sonego. The good news came from Richard Gasquet who set Suzanne-Lenglen on fire by winning in 3 rounds against Coric. Corentin Moutet, Alexandre Müller, Caroline Garcia and Chloé Paquet also qualified.
- This Monday, the rest of the first round promises with the debut of Jannik Sinner, the Polish triple title holder Iga Swiatek and especially the undisputed king of Roland, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal who is expected around 3 p.m. on Chatrier.
- Follow all scores and results live.
Live
11:30 – Gaston saves a break point
Hugo Gaston saves a break point against the American Shelton and therefore maintains his break lead in this first set, 4-2.
11:27 – Update on the side courts
We are in the middle of the first set on most courts. On 5, Shevchenko has the break against Karatsev and leads 2-1. 3-1 for Paolini against Saville on court number 7. On court number 12, the Korean Kwon leads 4-1 against Ruusuvori and on court 13 Day has the break against her compatriot Baptiste. She leads 4-2.
11:26 – Vondrousa unfolds
The Czech makes short work of Masarova and already leads 5-0 in 20 minutes of play.
11:25 – The break for Auger-Aliassime
The Canadian presses with his forehand and cracks Nishioka diagonally.
11:24 – Break confirmed for Sinner
The Italian ensures and leads 3-1 in this first set.
11:23 – One everywhere between Auger-Aliassime and Nishioka
In good shape at the moment, Auger-Aliassime must ensure his entry into contention at this Roland-Garros.
11:22 – The break for Sinner
Christopher Eubanks already cracks in this first set and drops his serve against the world number two.
11:21 – Saville returns
The Australian recovers her serve and comes back to two everywhere in this first set.
11:19 – Gaston’s break!
Hugo Gaston got into his match well and took advantage of Ben Shelton’s small errors to already lead the score, 2-1 service to follow for the Frenchman.
11:18 – The entry break for Paolini
The number 12 seed ideally begins his tournament by taking the service of Saville.
11:16 – Eubanks wins first game
The American will take the lead in this first set.
11:14 – The first play for Shelton
In a Davis Cup atmosphere, Ben Shelton wins his throw-in while Hugo Gaston is already well blocked at the back of the court.
11:10 – Vondrousova on the Simonne Mathieu
The Czech, seeded number 5 of this Roland, opens the ball on the Simonne Mathieu court. She leads 1-0 after a first game won easily.
11:06 – Already a big atmosphere between Shelton and Gaston
On court number 14, Hugo Gaston faces a very difficult opponent with the American Ben Shelton, seeded number 15. But the Frenchman will be able to count on an incredible atmosphere.
11:05 – Start of warm-up
Jannik Sinner and Christopher Eubanks have entered the courts and are starting their warm-up.
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, women’s and men’s doubles and the mixed doubles final.