If the weather permits, the program for the sixth day of the Roland Garros main draw, this Friday, promises to be enticing with the presence of two of the main favorites for the title - Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem - and the match of the last player. French contender, the young Hugo Gaston.
The Frenchwoman to watch: Caroline Garcia
Dean of the three Funny French Ladies still qualified in the 3rd round of Roland Garros - with Fiona Ferro, 23, and Clara Burel, 19 - Caroline Garcia, who will celebrate her 27th birthday on October 16, will try to show the way to his young compatriots by picking up his sesame for the second week of the tournament.
A qualification for the round of 16 which has eluded her since 2018. In front of her, Garcia will find the Belgian Elise Mertens.
If the Frenchwoman won their two duels, her opponent is currently the best ranked: 20th in the world against 45th for Garcia.
"It's hard to say if the fact of having beaten her gives me an advantage, confided at a press conference the former world No. 4 (in 2018).
Since the start of the tournament resumption, she has been very solid, she has won a lot of matches.
She is really efficient therefore in full confidence.
I think it's really an interesting game.
I know I'm going to have to be to the best of my ability.
The victory will certainly go to the most aggressive player, to the one who manages to put pressure on the other.
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Point by point!
One day after another
Ticket validated for the 3rd round 🤩 # RolandGarros #FlyWithCaro pic.twitter.com/e36zviKumW
- Caroline Garcia (@CaroGarcia) September 30, 2020
French to watch: Hugo Gaston
At the age of 20, Hugo Gaston is doing well despite himself the last French hopes in the men's table at Roland Garros.
But if the only French survivor at the end of the second round will be able to count on the presence of his family - his parents flew to attend the match - his mission promises to be very complicated.
The young Toulousain faces the Swiss Stan Wawrinka, world n ° 17 and winner at Porte d'Auteuil in 2015. Ranked 239th at ATP, the former world n ° 2 among juniors will have to achieve a feat to continue his good Parisian adventure.
“I will try to give the maximum, announced the person concerned at a press conference.
Have fun and enjoy it so you don't have any regrets at the end.
I'm very happy, I have a lot of room for improvement, it's interesting ... "
The flag bearer 🇫🇷 and champion 🎾 of the Youth Olympic Games of # BuenosAires2018, @ HugoGaston7 joined the students, journalists and champions gathered at the headquarters of @FranceOlympique for the # SPEM2019.
On the program: social networks!
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- France Olympique (@FranceOlympique) March 28, 2019
The match to follow: Ruud - Thiem
Considered one of the three main favorites for the final victory - just after Nadal and Djokovic - the Austrian Dominic Thiem will pass a first test this Friday.
If Casper Ruud, his opponent, is unknown to the general public, he is one of the players in form this year.
Son of the former tennis player Christian (39th player in the world in 1995), the current number 25 at the ATP became in February the first Norwegian to win an ATP tournament in Buenos Aires.
The confinement has not started to progress since Ruud, trained by his dad ... at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, reached the semi-final of the Masters of Rome in September, beating the Italian Berrettini (n ° 8) in the quarterfinals. .
He signed, there, his first success on a top 10 player. Thiem is warned.
THE MAIN MATCHES OF THE DAY
From 11 a.m.
Central Court
Ruud (Nor / n ° 28) - Thiem (Aut / N.3)
Halep (Rou / n ° 1) - Anisimova (EU / n ° 25)
GARCIA - Mertens (Bel / n ° 16)
Travaglia (Ita) - Nadal (Esp / n ° 2)
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Svitolina (Ukr / n ° 3) - Alexandrova (Rus / n ° 27)
Wawrinka (Sui / n ° 16) - GASTON
Zverev (All / n ° 6) - Cecchinato (Ita)
Siniakova (Rtc) - Bertens (Ned / n ° 5)
Court Simonne-Mathieu
Bouchard (Can) - Swiatek (Pol)
Sonego (Ita) - Fritz (EU / n ° 27)
Okra (Slq) - Schwartzman (Arg / n ° 12)
Trevisan (Ita) - Sakkari (Gre / n ° 20)
