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Nadal and Thiem easy, Monfils out and Moutet loser magnificent: what to remember from the 2nd day of Roland-Garros

2020-09-28T18:29:45.268Z


Quiet entries for the favorites Nadal and Thiem, the disappointment of Monfils and the lost marathon of Moutet: what to remember from the second day of Roland-Garros.


At Roland-Garros

Nadal and Thiem, the 2019 finalists roll out

Rafael Nadal, against Belarusian Egor Gerasimov, dispatched in three sets (6-4, 6-4, 6-2), and Dominic Thiem, who made good use of Marin Cilic (6-4, 6-3, 6 -3) got off to a good start in their tournament on Philippe-Chartier court, with the roof open for the Spaniard and closed for the Austrian who said he appreciated the autumn conditions at the start of the tournament.

“I'm used to it, I know these conditions, especially in Austria.

There are many days that look like this.

This is nothing new to me.

It helps me against players like Marin. ”

Monfils did not withstand the Bublik tornado

The Kazakhe, his lead service, his cushioning in shambles and his services with a spoon made Gaël Monfils bend, insufficiently prepared for the Parisian fortnight.

On the Suzanne-Lenglen court, the physically too short Frenchman never gave the impression of being able to reverse the trend against the talented but inconstant giant (1.98m) from the East.

A semi-surprise given the last disappointing performances of the Parisian: two defeats in the first round, in Rome and Hamburg in recent days.

For the first time since 2005, the Monf 'disappears on the first lap. 

Moutet, disappointed marathon man

The publisher of Porte d'Auteuil rushed to court n ° 14 to witness an endless showdown between Corentin Moutet and Lorenzo Giustino, resulting from qualifications.

The French ended up giving in after 6:05 minutes of play with a last unbreathable set of three hours (6-0, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 16-18)!

A meeting which will remain as being the second longest in the history of the tournament behind the indebted Santoro-Clément of 2004 (6:35).

The Blues in dispersed order

Various fortunes for the Blues engaged this Monday with the qualifications of the young dad Pierre Hugues Herbert, Hugo Gaston against his compatriot Maxime Janvier.

Océane Dodin could not do anything at the start of the day against Petra Kvitova.

Other Tricolors are on track under the spotlights on the stadium: Adrian Mannarino against Ramos-Vinolas, Alizé Cornet against Chloé Paquet) in particular. 

Outfit of the day for Fabio Fognini

Since the start of the tournament, players have paraded on the grounds with several layers of clothing to face the showers, the wind, and the chilly temperatures of this September.

Special mention to Fabio Fognini who landed on the Simonne-Mathieu court with a magnificent black jogging which made its small effect.

An outfit for the warm-up, which did not bring luck to the Italian out of form and released in four sets by Mikhail Kukushkin.

While Fabio Fognini gave us his most beautiful jogging in @PNLMusic mode



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- We Are Tennis France (@WeAreTennisFR) September 28, 2020

Statement of the day: Alexander Zverev and his preparation on a boat

Alexander Zverev's little phrase escaped us on Sunday night, late after his qualification against Novak (7-5, 6-2, 6-4).

The German returned to a press conference on his express preparation for Roland-Garros.

“I was on a boat in Monaco, I didn't do anything at all and I came straight here and trained in Paris.

And now I'm going to play, hopefully six more matches, and we'll see. "

For now, the sea air is doing well at the number 6 seed who will face Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the next round.

Men's singles (1st round):


Jiri Vesely (CZE) beats Liam Broady (GBR) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2


Alexander Bublik (KAZ) beats Gaël Monfils (FRA / N.8) 6- 4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3


Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) beats Emilio Gómez (ECU) 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3


Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) beats Corentin Moutet (FRA) 0-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 18-16


Hugo Gaston (FRA) beats Maxime January (FRA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-3


Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) beats Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN / N.19) 7-5, 6-3, 6-3


Casper Ruud (NOR / N.28) beats Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 6-1, 6-3, 6-1


Tommy Paul (USA) beats James Duckworth (AUS) 6-2, 6-3, 6-2


Jack Sock (USA ) beats Reilly Opelka (USA) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3


Dominic Thiem (AUT / N.3) beats Marin Cilic (CRO) 6-4, 6-3, 6-3


Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA ) beats Michael Mmoh (USA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3


Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) beats Fabio Fognini (ITA / N.14) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-0


Pedro Martínez (ESP) beats Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 7-5, 6-4, 6-0


Mackenzie McDonald (USA) beats Steven Diez (CAN) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6- 4


Rafael Nadal (ESP / N.2) beats Egor Ge

rasimov (BLR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

Women's Singles (1st round):


Bernarda Pera (USA) beats Catherine Bellis (USA) 7-6 (7/3), 6-1


Amanda Anisimova (USA / N.25) beats Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 6-2, 6 -0


Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) beats Barbara Haas (AUT) 6-3, 7-6 (7/1)


Iga Swiatek (POL) beats Markéta Vondrousová (CZE / N.15) 6-1, 6-2


Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) beats Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS / N.28) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1


Katerina Siniaková (CZE) beats Lauren Davis (USA) 7-6 (7/5), 6-2


Sara Errani (ITA) beats Mónica Puig (PUR) 6-2, 6-1


Kiki Bertens (NED / N.5) beats Katarina Zavatska (UKR) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0


Elina Svitolina (UKR / N.3 ) beats Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 7-6 (7/2), 6-4


Renata Zarazúa (MEX) beats Elsa Jacquemot (FRA) 6-1, 6-2


Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) beats Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6- 3, 6-3


Serena Williams (USA / N.6) beats Kristie Ahn (USA) 7-6 (7/2), 6-0


Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP / N.11) beats Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 7-5 , 4-6, 8-6


Christina McHale (USA) beats Karolína Muchová (CZE / N.22) 6-2, 6-4


Petra Kvitová (CZE / N.7) beats Océane Dodin (FRA) 6-3, 7 -5


Jasmine Paolini (ITA) beats Aliona Bolsov

a (ESP) 6-4, 6-3


Shuai Zhang (CHN) beats Madison Keys (USA / N.12) 6-3, 7-6 (7/2)

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