The program
Court Philippe Chatrier, from 11 a.m. Men's wheelchair tennis final: Hewett (GB, 1)-Oda (Jap, 2). From 15pm, women's singles final: Swiatek (Pol, 1)-Muchova (Rtc), followed by the men's doubles final: Dodig-Krajicek (Cro, USA)-Gilles-Vliegen (Bel).
To discover
- Roland Garros Men's Singles
- Roland Garros Women's Singles
The player worth a look
Iga Swiatek. The Pole (No. 1 seed), revelation of the 2020 France International, had announced that she would like to install on the circuit a certain regularity by taking inspiration, especially from Rafael Nadal. Three years later, she has succeeded in part of the bet. Installed at the top of world tennis, she was able to invent a sequel. His game, technique, endurance and will are models. Winner this Saturday, she would join Justine Henin who had won 3 titles in 4 years (between 2005 and 2007) at Roland-Garros.
The figure
1, Czech Karolina Muchova (26 years old; 43rd in the world) will experience her first Grand Slam final. Iga Swiatek will live the 4th of her young history, she who displays 100% success at this stage of the competition in Grand Slam (titled at Roland-Garros in 2020 and 2022 and at the US Open 2022).
The anecdote
On June 4, 1988, Steffi Graf transformed the final of Roland-Garros into a solo jumper, an ordeal for her young rival Natasha Zvereva (17 years old; world junior champion) beaten 6-0, 6-0 in... 34 minutes. A one-sided match, Natasha Zvereva managing to score only 13 points... The fastest final of the Open era. The fastest Grand Slam final since Wimbledon 1911.
The expression
Smash. The dunk of tennis. A high-flying gesture. A suspended moment, spectacular, which allows to express the power. To the delight of the spectators. Not Novak Djokovic's favorite move. Alexander Zverev missed 3 in a game (in the 3rd set of his semifinal against Casper Ruud). Carlos Alcaraz has, Friday, illustrated himself in power or finesse. Before being tortured by cramps.
