This Wednesday, May 31, the two French numbers 1 were eliminated from the Roland-Garros tournament at home. Caroline Garcia and Ugo Humbert stop in the first week.
Caroline Garcia, world number 5 and best French chance of the Parisian fortnight, was eliminated in the second round by Russian Anna Blinkova (56th) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 who needed nine match points . Reached the Top 5 thanks to a hair-raising second half of the season in 2022, including a title in Cincinnati, a semi-final at the US Open – her first Grand Slam – and a triumph at the Masters at the end of season, Garcia (29), lost confidence, has struggled to live up to his new status since the start of 2022.
Ugo Humbert (40th in the world) was dominated by the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (48th) 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) Wednesday May 31 in the second round of Roland-Garros in the warm atmosphere of the court 14 which has been so successful for his compatriot Lucas Pouille.
If the public played its part, it was not enough to save Humbert, 24, who never managed to take the service of his opponent during the first two sets. When he finally got there, at the very start of the third set, he couldn’t prevent Sonego from immediately picking up. The two men then kept their faceoffs until the tie break in which Sonego did not shake.
Of the 28 French people competing in the main draw, ten were still engaged in the second round.
With AFP