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Altmaier's emotion
The German Daniel Altmaier, did not hide his immense happiness after having the last word on the Suzanne-Lenglen against Jannick Sinner, seeded 8 (6-7 (0), 7-6 (7), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5) at the end of a fight of 5:30, the longest match of this edition 2023.... 79th in the world and eighth finalist in 2020, the German literally burst into tears a few seconds after the match ball. He relied in particular on the support of part of the public of the court Suzanne-Lenglen. The latter gave him a very long ovation and chanted his name after his marathon victory. In miraculous. In the fourth set, Altmaier saved two match balls on his opponent's serve, including one, with the complicity of the net, after a smash by his opponent.
Andreeva's freshness
The young Russian nugget Mirra Andreeva (143rd in the world), who plays at 16 years old her first Grand Slam tournament, marks the spirits Porte d'Auteuil. The Russian teenager did not lose a set at Porte d'Auteuil, including his three qualifying rounds. In the first round, she crushed American Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2, 6-1. On Court Simonne-Mathieu on Thursday, she did not do in detail against Diane Parry 6-1, 6-2) And to say that fourteen months ago, Andreeva was not yet classified. At 16 years and 1 month, Mirra Andreeva is the 7th youngest player to have qualified for the 3rd round of RG since 1990. His qualification for the third round already guarantees him a place in the top 100 at the end of Roland-Garros. But the prodigy sees much further. "I know Djokovic has won 22 Grand Slams so I would say 25 Grand Slams," she said with the carelessness of her 16-year-old.
Olga Danilovic can't be stopped
By dominating Italy's Jasmine Paolini (6-2, 7-5), the Serb won for the tenth time in a row, without losing a set. Winner of a secondary tournament in Spain, just before the France International, the 22-year-old Serbian continues her momentum. But against Ons Jabeur, seeded 7, the 105th player in the world will have to sign a feat to continue her crazy series.
Flops
There is no more French woman at Roland-Garros...
Opposed in the evening to Taylor Fritz, Arthur Rinderknech tries to save (a little) the homeland. Because in the women's draw, it's already over. As in 2019 and 2021. Last year, only Diane Parry, Léolia Jeanjean and Alizé Cornet reached the 3rd round. But Océane Dodin, 122nd in the world, did not exist against the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (7th) 6-2, 6-3. Just like Parry facing the Andreeva tornado. Only Caroline Garcia, 5th player in the world, could maintain the blue flame, but the Lyonnaise took her feet in the Parisian red carpet. Highlighting a little more the weaknesses and fragility of French women's tennis. Garcia's runner-up in 62nd place.
Sinner disappoints again
Announced as a future Grand Slam winner, world number 8 Jannick Sinner had a great opportunity to shine at Porte d'Auteuil, in a balding bottom of the draw. It's missed and well missed. The Italian, who remained on 19 consecutive wins in the first week of a Grand Slam, fell from high to Altmaier.
A men's draw more unbalanced than ever
It's open, very open. The draw had decided. The favorites would be at the top, the underdogs at the bottom. And the Sinners and Medvedevs are already gone. Good news, a priori for the other surviving big arms. Holger Rune didn't even have to play his match against Monfils, forfeit. And Casper Ruud, finalist of the last edition enforced the logic of the ranking against the Italian Giulio Zeppieri, still losing a set in the passage 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. The Norwegian has a clear path to the knockout stages, since he will face in the third round the Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (71st). But the qualifiers Ofner, Genaro Alberto Olivieri and Thiago Seyboth Wild, qualifiers still in contention at the bottom of the table, can still "depopulate" a bottom of the table that is now more reminiscent of an ATP 250 than a Grand Slam tournament ...
