Nadal, Garcia, Paire, Herbert: five reasons to follow the fourth day of Roland-Garros

2020-09-29T20:29:39.879Z

Start of the second round with Rafael Nadal on the track, and several French expected after the poor results of the start of the tournament in the French camp.

For a success in three rounds of Rafael Nadal

Even if he was very critical of the new Wilson balls which replaced Babolat (his equipment supplier), Rafael Nadal did not seem very disturbed for his entry into contention against Gerasimov on Friday.

The Spaniard should easily bite Mackenzie McDonald, who has almost no reference on clay.

Anything other than a three-set victory would be a surprise.

For an expected confirmation from Caroline Garcia

Caroline Garcia signed a good performance for her entry into the competition at Porte d'Auteuil by offering herself the scalp of a seed, Anett Kontaveit.

The French must confirm against an opponent, a priori, less solid, the Belarusian Sasnovich, 96th player in the world.

Good news the Saint-Germanoise leads 3-0 in her direct confrontations against this opponent.

The meeting should take place late, at the end of the day on the Suzanne-Lenglen court.

For a surprise from dad Pierre-Hugues Herbert

The Frenchman, who has been a dad for a few days, arrived beaming at a press conference after his convincing victory in the first round against Mmoh.

Can he afford Alexandre Zverev at the end of the day on Philippe-Chatrier court?

The odds are slim but Zverev, even if he crushed Novak in the first round, admits that he is not necessarily playing well.

The German did a very short preparation on clay in Paris after having had a good time in Monaco on a boat.

It's up to Herbert to take advantage of it.

For the pleasure of seeing Benoît Paire thwart the predictions

"Everyone is putting me by the wayside, as if I had already lost, but I did not lose."

What if Benoît Paire was the surprise that nobody expected on the French side?

The Avignoner strolled in the first round against the Korean Sonwoo by posting a very satisfactory level of play.

If the confidence is there, the seeded No.23 can easily overcome the obstacle Coria, 99th player in the world, younger brother of the impassive Guillermo, finalist of the 2004 edition.

To better know Jannik Sinner, the Italian hope

Will the great hope of Italian tennis confirm the excellent impression left after his victory over David Goffin at the opening of the tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier?

The young Benjamin Bonzi, 227th player in the world, will have a lot to do to overshadow the transalpine.

Ranked 227th on the circuit, the Frenchman has already successfully completed his fortnight by completing the first lap.

But the appetite comes with eating ...

Wednesday's program:

Court Philippe-Chatrier

Elina Svitolina (UKR / n ° 3) - Renata Zarazua (MEX)

Tatiana Pironkova (BUL) - Serena Williams (USA / n ° 6)

Mackenzie McDonald (USA) - Rafael Nadal (ESP / n ° 2)

Alexander Zverev (ALL / n ° 6) - Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Court Suzanne-Lenglen

Stan Wawrinka (SUI / n ° 14) - Dominik Koepfer (ALL)

Jack Sock (USA) - Dominic Thiem (AUT / n ° 3)