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Roland-Garros: relief for Pair, tested negative for coronavirus

Benoît Paire, seeded n ° 23, will participate in Roland-Garros. The Frenchman, not spared by the coronavirus which had caused him to miss the US Open, tested negative. Benoît Paire has much to be relieved. His last coronavirus test is negative, as the French himself indicated, this...

Roland-Garros: The 1,000 spectators drawn

Two days before the Roland-Garros kick-off, the FFT expressed its regret after confirming the reduction in the tonnage from 5,000 to 1,000 spectators per day. The French Tennis Federation (FFT), organizer of Roland-Garros, "deeply regrets" the new reduction in its tonnage from 5,000 to 1,000 spectators per day, and...

Roland-Garros: Nadal will wear a watch at 900,000 euros

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its partnership with Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille, Rafael Nadal will wear the RM 27-04 model at Roland Garros, estimated at nearly 900,000 euros. Considering the price of his watch, Rafael Nadal will not have the right to be late on the courts. ...

Roland-Garros: the 1000 spectators gauge, “a blow” according to Forget

Guy Forget, director of Roland-Garros, recognizes that the 1,000-spectator gauge due to Covid-19 is a blow to the Paris tournament. The reduction, from 5,000 to 1,000, in the number of spectators allowed per day at Roland Garros, imposed by the government due to the upsurge of Covid-19 in...

Roland-Garros: Castex announces a drop in the gauge to 1,000 spectators

Prime Minister Jean Castex has confirmed that Roland-Garros (September 27 - October 11) will have to take place with a maximum of 1,000 spectators per day, in accordance with the new rules in force for gatherings in Paris. Accredited persons will not be counted in the gauge. Roland-Garros...

Roland-Garros: a Murray-Wawrinka duel at the start, a possible Nadal-Thiem half

The Roland-Garros draw (September 27-October 11) took place this Thursday. And promises some beautiful posters from the 8th, or even before. Andy Murray had not played on Parisian clay since 2017, and this magnificent semi-final lost in five sets against Stanislas Wawrinka. And guess what? For...

Roland-Garros still awaiting the number of authorized spectators

Guy Forget, director of Roland-Garros, explained this Thursday afternoon that he had not heard from the authorities about a move to a maximum of 1,000 spectators for the tournament, or a possible exemption to 5,000 people. And this within three days of the first Porte d'Auteuil matches. Roland-Garros...

Roland-Garros: Forget hopes for an exemption to accommodate 5,000 people

Guy Forget, director of Roland-Garros, hopes to benefit from an exemption to accommodate 5,000 people. But the threat looms large since the restrictive measures announced Wednesday by the government. Three days before the start of the main draw, the organizers of Roland-Garros do not know the number...

Death of Breonna Taylor: no police prosecuted, LeBron James and the NBA stars disgusted

The Kentucky attorney general said none of the police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American woman who was killed in her sleep in Louisville, would be prosecuted. What to arouse the anger and indignation of the NBA stars. Starting with LeBron James. ...

Tennis: before Roland-Garros, the big fear of Monfils in training

A few days before the start of Roland-Garros, Gaël Monfils was scared in training, by twisting his ankle. A small fall without consequence, a priori. Not in good shape on the pitch, after two successive eliminations in the first round of the Rome and Hamburg tournaments, Gaël Monfils...