Should we expect something from the French at Roland Garros?
The more the years pass, the less we want to ask the question.
Barring a miracle, or almost complete positivity of foreign players in Covid-19, Yannick Noah, male winner in 1983 and Mary Pierce, titled twenty years ago, can sleep soundly.
Their succession will wait ...
Gaël Monfils, the best armed of the Tricolores in the standings (world n ° 9) appears very unprepared in the fall.
The Parisian, who feeds each year on the spring magic of his fetish tournament and a family reunion to erase a wobbly preparation, has as much spleen as spin in his racket.
“To be honest, I'm sad,” sums up the French No. 1, who remains on two defeats in the first round since his resumption.
This is not the Roland-Garros I dreamed of… ”First element of response Monday against the fantastic Kazakh Bulbik.
With Tsonga in early retirement, Pouille in repeated convalescence, Gasquet who has no other ambition than pleasure or Pair who goes mad by alternating positive and negative tests, the blue-white-red picture is colored rather dark gray.
Especially since the Blues will not be able to count on the public to galvanize them.
Mladenovic in the fog
Ugo Humbert, 22 and 41st at ATP, just found out he loved the dirt when he reached the quarterfinals in Hamburg after dismissing Medvedev.
But the Chilean Garin (n ° 20) looms in the second round ...
For girls, the outlook is not much brighter.
Caroline Garcia takes a test this Sunday against Estonian Kontaveit (n ° 17) and Kristina Mladenovic has not reappeared on a court after her improbable disqualification in doubles at the US Open as a contact case of Pair.
Fiona Ferro has not played a game since winning the title in Palermo in early August.
Obviously, a great adventure cannot be ruled out.
It is better to avoid betting too much on it.
But this Roland-Garros promises to be so special ...