This Wednesday will be an important day for the organizers.
It will mark the start of a more flexible tournament with the health protocol.
While only 5,388 lucky people could so far walk the aisles of Roland-Garros, the tournament will now be able to accommodate up to 13,146 people, including 5,000 spectators on the Philippe-Chatrier court which will be the venue for the four main matches of the day.
The American Coco Gauff will launch a day which will therefore end with the 10th and last late night session, at 8 p.m. and which will finally be open to the public.
Coco Gauff, watch out for the phenomenon
They are under 18 and are ranked in the Top 400 #WTA:
🇨🇿 Linda Fruhvirtova (2005, N ° 355)
↪️ Eliminated in the 2nd round of Juniors
🇺🇸 Robin Montgomery (2004, N ° 350)
↪️ Qualified for the 1 / 8 for Juniors
🇺🇸 Coco Gauff (2004, N ° 25)
↪️ Qualified for 1/4 of ... Seniors pic.twitter.com/dkLYg3ticF
- Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) June 7, 2021
She will have the honor of launching the day.
Since her breathtaking debut at Wimbledon in 2019 at the age of 15, Cori "Coco" Gauff had not really confirmed expectations.
But this year, the American is aiming for the last four at Roland Garros and to settle permanently among the top of world tennis.
The world number 25 faces the Czech Barbora Krejcikova (33rd).
"It means a lot to me, especially because I had already lost twice in the round of 16 of the Grand Slam, so it feels good to have managed to pass this obstacle", she explained after her success (6-3, 6-1) on the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (n ° 26).
At 17, she is the youngest player to reach quarterfinals at Roland Garros since Nicole Vaidisova in 2006.
22 v'la Swiatek
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Winner last year without letting slip a single round, Iga Swiatek now remains on a series of 22 sets won consecutively on Parisian clay. The young Polish, who celebrated her 20th birthday on May 31, will be the favorite of this quarter-final against the surprise guest of the quarter-finals, the Greek Maria Sakkari (18th), scorer in two sets (6-1, 6-3) of the American Sofia Kenin, last member of the top 5 in the race and unfortunate finalist last year, in 8th. "It's not every day that we are in the quarter-finals in Grand Slam, in singles and doubles in addition, I am really proud to play well", she rejoiced after the match. Note Swiatek, who now listens to Led Zeppelin to motivate herself before her matches, is also qualified for the semi-finals of the women's doubles.
Nadal reunites with Schwartzman
15. For the 15th time in his career, @RafaelNadal has qualified for the 1/4 finals of #RolandGarros.
For the 9th time, he did not concede a single set to achieve this.
pic.twitter.com/RkRf0xpJhz
- Game, Set and Maths (@JeuSetMaths) June 7, 2021
We meet once again !
It has become a tradition in recent years.
A Roland-Garros without a duel between Rafael Nadal (35 years since June 3) and Diego Schwartzman (28 years) would not really be a Roland-Garros.
In 2018, the two men had already faced each other in the quarter-finals and the little Argentinian (1.70 m) had taken a set from the king of ocher.
Last year, in the semifinals, the Spaniard, however, left only crumbs (6-3, 6-3, 7-6) to his opponent.
Nadal also remains on 35 sets won consecutively Porte d'Auteuil (since the one lost in the final against Dominic Thiem in 2019).
Still in the race to win a 14th title in Paris and a 21st in the Grand Slam, will be the big favorite of this quarter.
Djokovic at the 8 pm games
Never any quit from @DjokerNole 🏃♂️
The world No.1 launches the shot of the day by @ oppo # RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/jLGzEaXSgm
- Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2021
Finally ! The 10th and final evening session of the tournament will finally be open to the public. Until now these famous night sessions broadcast on Amazon Prime Video fought in a sad Philippe-Chatrier court empty of supporters. Due to the relaxation of health measures - including a curfew now at 11 p.m. - this will not be the case for this last of the season. The match will even be brought forward to 8 p.m. so that the spectators can see the end of the duel at the top between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini. If the world number 1 suffered in the 8th against the young Italian Lorenzo Musetti (6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 4-0, aban), his opponent of the day will have spent a round without playing due to Federer's forfeit. Last representative of the beautiful generation of "Squadra Azzurra" of the ATP circuit,Berrettini could well play the spoilsport.
Wednesday's program
Court Philippe-Chatrier
From 11am
Gauff (EU / n ° 24) - Krejcikova (Rtc)
Sakkari (Gre / n ° 17) - Swiatek (Pol / n ° 8)
Nadal (Esp / n ° 3) - Schwartzman (Arg / n ° 10)
Not before 8 p.m.
Djokovic (Ser / n ° 1) - Berrettini (Ita / n ° 9)