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Tsitispas and Zverev, the spoilers
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Winner of his first Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo, beaten by nothing in the Barcelona final by Rafael Nadal and in the quarterfinals in Rome by Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas has established himself as one of the players most capable of shaking up the Porte d'Auteuil hierarchy behind the Nadal-Djokovic duo.
It remains to be seen in what state of freshness the Greek will approach the Parisian Grand Slam.
The 5th in the world has thus decided to add the Lyon tournament to its copious program this week as a preparation for Roland-Garros.
Alexander Zverev
Beaten in the second round in Monte-Carlo and Munich, he had a slow start to the season on gravel before taking off in Madrid.
Author of a dream week, where he dominated three tops 10 in a row (Nadal, Thiem, Berrettini), Alexander Zverev won a fourth Masters 1000 in his career and recalled that he was a future world number one in power.
Dominated by the German in their last three encounters, the last of which was in Madrid, Rafael the Spaniard set the record straight in Italy by dominating Zverev in two sets.
Nevertheless, the latter has scored points and promises to be an outsider in Paris.
Especially since he no longer seems to feed complexes in the Grand Slams (he was notably a finalist of the US Open 2020).
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Djokovic wants to upset Nadal
Although dominated by Nadal in the Italian Masters 1000 final (7-5, 1-6, 6-3), Novak Djokovic has regained confidence in sight of Roland-Garros. After his early exit in Monte-Carlo (round of 16) and a surprising home defeat in the semi-final at home in Belgrade against Aslan Karatsev, the man with the 18 Grand Slam titles seems in Rome to have found the sacred fire that hosted it in Australia at the start of the season. “
I was happy to face Rafa because it is the ultimate challenge on clay, even more in the final. There is nothing better before Roland-Garros. I am happy with my state of mind and my desire to win. Of course, I'm disappointed that I lost, but I'm happy with my level. It had been a long time since I had felt like this on clay.
"He will have to be at the peak of his confidence and concentration anyway, if he wants to bring down the ogre from the earth"
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French tennis in the hard
In Rome, for the first time in 17 years and the Masters 1000 in Hamburg, no Frenchman has passed the first round. In Madrid, only Pair had won a match. In Monte-Carlo, Pouille lost in the round of 16. In the ATP 250, it is not much better. The best French performance remains a quarter-final in Estoril for Humbert and Moutet. The latter is also a quarter-finalist in the ATP 500 in Barcelona. Skinny, very skinny. Between a leader Gaël Monfils, still recovering (he made his return to Rome and lost in the first round after three months of absence) a pair in distress, former wounded or out of shape (Tsonga, Gasquet, Simon), a Humbert still too tender on earth, the picture is hardly brilliant. For girls, it's just as worrying. With the best performance,Fiona Ferro quarter-finalist at the WTA 250 in Istanbul…
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Defending champion Iga Swiatek is ambitious
After eight magical months, Iga Swiatek, who has just entered the top 10 (9th), emphasizes with ambition:
“I'm really proud of myself because I'm starting to be more consistent, that was my goal from the start.
I feel like I'm making huge strides in this area.
It was a bit frustrating after Roland Garros, because sometimes you can't see the result of your work.
Obviously winning a Grand Slam is great, but after that comes the ranking, so I'm really proud to be in the top 10, because I always wanted that.
The objective is to go further… ”
To dream of a double, it will be necessary to get rid of the Slovak Kaja Juvan in the 1st round and then avoid the possible pitfalls Anett Kontaveit (seed n ° 30) and Garbine Muguruza ( n ° 12), a former laureate like her.
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Rafael Nadal big favorite of the men's table
The king of Roland-Garros now has his statue, in stainless steel, 3 meters high and 5 meters wide, inaugurated Thursday in the Parisian enclosure, and still the same status. The steadfast favorite “at home” Porte d'Auteuil. Never in the history of tennis has a player soared over a surface and a tournament. Rafael Nadal is 13 titles at Roland Garros in 16 participations and two small defeats in 102 games. Winner from 2005 to 2008, from 2010 to 2014 then from 2017 to 2020, the Spaniard is seeking a 21st Grand Slam coronation which would allow him to exceed Roger Federer's record. With Stefanos Tsitsipas, the ogre of the earth is the only one to have gleaned two titles this year on ocher (in Barcelona and Rome) before this 2021 edition. In Spain, he saved match points in the final against Tsitsipas and, in Italy,he dropped a set to Novak Djokovic, on the last step, after saving match points in the 8th against Shapovalov. But in the end, it is (almost) always he who wins. The quarterfinals defeats against Andrey Rublev in Monte-Carlo and Alexander Zverev in Madrid sowed a slight doubt, as did his nine sets conceded in his four preparation tournaments. The boss has been jostled, but to bring him down on his land, he will have to be huge.The boss has been jostled, but to bring him down on his land, he will have to be huge.The boss has been jostled, but to bring him down on his land, he will have to be huge.
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The world number 2, Naomi Osaka begins this Sunday at 11 am her tournament against the Romanian Tig.
Fognini seeded number 27 is against the Frenchman Grégoire Barrere, 122nd in the world.
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