Tuesday’s day also had the participation of Giles Simon, who, like Jo Wilfried Tsonga, had announced his retirement from tennis a few months ago. Unlike the born in Le Mans, this one managed to emerge victorious from his duel in the first lap.
Full day of tennis in Paris. Monday’s suspensions due to weather problems, plus the matches already scheduled, turned Tuesday into a veritable tennis marathon. And it was not only Garin’s victory over Paul or Tsonga’s moving farewell to professionalism, but also a large number of matches that caught the attention of the thousands of fans who came to watch the second Grand Slam of the season.
But the one that has probably caught the most attention is the encounter between Stefanos Tsitsipas (4th) and Lorenzo Musetti (66th) . Everyone who dominated the Philippe Chatrier expected to see a duel in which the Greek made it clear that he was already able to face a great one, but the truth is that he was almost left out in the first round.
Facing an adult rival, who squeezed him with every backhand he sent, the world number four couldn’t find the way, even leaving two sets on the scoreboard . These were very difficult times for the Swiss, who was very close to saying goodbye. But he knew how to react. He regained his concentration and became more aggressive, gradually settling into Musetti’s mind.
Ultimately Stefanos won 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2 , managing to get out of trouble. The Italian, on the other hand, breaks down again, which is logical given his age, but has happened to him many times on the circuit.
the favorites advance
The women’s draw saw a lot of action on Tuesday, giving the matches of Aryna Sabalenka (7th), Simona Halep, Paula Badosa (4th) and Karolina Pliskova (8th).
In the case of the Spaniard, her match was a tennis exhibition. Incredibly loose and a speed higher than its rival, Badosa showed why she is world number four . Without fail, he took the game by force 6-2 and 6-0, in 54 minutes of play .
Halep, Sabalenka and Pliskova, on the other hand, had to fight to secure their passage to the second round. All three stretched their match to the final set but managed to overcome the issues.
Sabalenka will face Madison Brengle (57th ), Pliskova will face local Leolia Jeanjean (227th) and the Romanian, former world number one, will face Qinwen Zheng, 74th in the world ranking.
Simon celebrates his last Roland Garros
Gilles Simon (158th) had also announced that he would end his tennis career at the end of the season, so many supporters settled in the Suzanne Lenglen during the last shift to see their compatriot from 37 years old play what. could be his last match at Roland Garros.
Incredibly, he came back two sets and defeated Pablo Carreño Busta (18th) by partials 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 1-6 and 6-4 triggering the madness of those who stayed until dawn in Paris to see the end of the meeting.
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