After the dark day of Wednesday, three Frenchmen, the last in contention, are expected at Roland-Garros on Thursday. Most of the French players competing this Thursday will all wear the costume of "underdogs" (outsiders) In the private blue clan of Gaël Monfils, injured in the left wrist and forced to withdraw before his match against Holger Rune, the French chances will rest on Arthur Rinderknech.

Diane Parry will see the Russian prodigy Mirra Andreeva.