Start of the round of 16 at Roland-Garros with the program including triple winner and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and world No. 3 Carlos Alaraz.
The essential
- Roland-Garros enters its second week with the start of the round of 16 on this busy Sunday at Porte d’Auteuil. As the curtain rises, Iga Swiatek was expeditious in demolishing Potapova, swept 6-0 6-0. After the world No. 1, Coco Gauff will try to qualify for the rest of the competition. Carlos Alcaraz will face the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime in the afternoon. Ons Jabeur, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov will also be on the courts.
- Only one Frenchman will be on the courts today, it is Corentin Moutet. The Parisian will have the difficult task of leading the night session against the world No. 2, Jannik Sinner.
- Follow the progress of the scores and the results live.
Live
12:09 – Vondrousova quiet (3-1)
Service game very easily won by the Czech who scores 4 points in a row and keeps her break on an opposing attack in the net.
12:06 – Finally a game for Danilovic (1-2)
With a superb cushioning shot, by fetching the ball very low, the Serbian stopped the bleeding and scored her first game since leading 4-1 in the first set. However, she is still one break behind.
12:04 – Swiatek undefeated since April 20
Impressive in the round of 16, Iga Swiatek scored a 16th victory in a row. The Pole, titled in Madrid and Rome, has been undefeated since April 20 and her defeat in the semi-final against Elena Rybakina in Stuttgart.
12:03 – Vondrousova comes through (2-0)
Danilovic was more aggressive and even got 3 break points but she did not manage to deceive the vigilance of a Vondrousova, solid when necessary. The Czech plays a 7th consecutive game and leads 2-0 in this second set.
11:56 – The break for Vondrousova (6-4 1-0)
Danilovic does not start the second set in the best way since she drops her serve for the 3rd time in a row and allows Vondrousova to take the early advantage.
11:55 – First set for Vondrousova (6-4)
Marketa Vondrousova has just scored 5 consecutive games to win the first set against Danilovic who seems to be suffering after a successful start to the match.
11:50 – Swiatek beats Potapova (6-0 6-0)
Iga Swiatek did not provide details on the Philippe-Chatrier court. The Pole gave the Russian no chance, totally overwhelmed by the power and accuracy of her opponent. In just 40 minutes, the defending champion reached the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros.
11:48 – Vondrousova breaks again
Voudrousova took a while to get into shape but now she plays a new game by taking the opponent’s serve for the second time in a row. She leads 5-4 and serves to win the first set.
11:45 – Swiatek one play from goal (6-0 5-0)
At T, Swiatek presses the first ball and Potapova commits the 16th direct error to allow the Pole to play an 11th game in a row.
11:44 – Double break from Swiatek (6-0 4-0)
Potapova is incapable of disturbing Swiatek and even less of keeping up with the pace of the world No. 1. The latter accelerates at leisure like on this last point where it locks her on her back and pushes her to make a mistake.
11:42 – Imperial serving
Iga Swiatek has only conceded 3 points on her serve since the start of the match despite a fairly meager first ball percentage (57%).
11:41 – Swiatek on the same pace (6-0 3-0)
The points go by at breakneck speed on the Philippe-Chatrier court and always in favor of Iga Swiatek. The Pole wins her white service game to confirm her break.
11:39 – Vondrousova pulls back together (4-4)
Trailing 1-4, Marketa Vondrousaova found her rhythm and played a third game in a row to get back to 4-4 against Danilovic.
11:38 – Eighth game in a row for Swiatek
Despite saving two break points, Potapova once again gave up her serve. The Russian hits hard but never puts a powerful Swiatek in difficulty, who plays moving forward and in the right areas. The Pole unfolds and leads 6-0 2-0.
11:36 – Potapova saves her first break point
On a bad attack in the center from Swiatek who continues to the net, Potapova pierces her along the line with her forehand and dismisses a first break point in this round of 16 which is one-sided for the moment.
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, women’s and men’s doubles and the mixed doubles final.