Roland-Garros: Forget’s focus on the balls of discord
Controversy at Roland Garros: the new tennis balls do not appeal to everyone. Rafael Nadal threw the first stone and after their matches, all players were invited to speak at a press conference. So much so that Guy Forget had to make an update in front of journalists on Tuesday.
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Roland-Garros: the astonishing speech of Giudicelli on the central court
Bernard Giudicelli spoke on the Philippe-Chatrier court, after the defeat of Kristina Mladenovic. The president of the French Tennis Federation, candidate for his own succession, addressed club presidents to defend his record, a few weeks before the election.
Surprising scene on Philippe-Chatrier court. In the wake of...
Roland-Garros: victim of a big refereeing error, Mladenovic left in the first round
Kristina Mladenovic did not pass the first round of Roland Garros, eliminated by Laura Siegemund (7-5 6-3). The Frenchwoman should have won the first round, without a refereeing error.
As often with the French in recent hours, disappointment and regret stand out during this Roland-Garros 2020. Kristina Mladenovic,...
Roland-Garros: Humbert released in the first round by the 122nd world
Main French chance since the elimination of Gaël Monfils on Monday, Ugo Humbert is also eliminated from Roland-Garros, already, after his defeat in four sets against the lucky-loser Marc Polmans.
The days go by and the blue sky is still waiting at the Porte d'Auteuil. 38th player in...
Roland-Garros: “We have the impression of being VIP”, the rare spectators try to take advantage of the tournament
Only 750 spectators, drawn at random, are allowed to attend Roland-Garros every day. RMC Sport went to meet these "lucky" few.
They were supposed to be 20,000, then 11,500, then 5,000. But following new announcements last week from Minister of Health Olivier Véran, only 1,000 spectators are...
Roland-Garros: Burel, the hope that wants to confirm
In the middle of the night, on court 7, Clara Burel, 357th in the world, had no notion of time. She was unaware that it was already Tuesday when she won the first match of her Grand Slam career against the Dutch Arantxa Rus (6-7, 7-6, 6-3). At 0h10, she threw herself in tears in her mother's arms.
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Roland-Garros: Moutet and Monfils crack… and you can hear it!
Without an audience, players' reactions at Roland Garros become perfectly audible. On Monday, the French Corentin Moutet and Gaël Monfils offered a few nuggets.
This is surely one of the only advantages of the almost closed-door imposed at Roland Garros: you can hear everything on the pitch. ...
Roland-Garros: when tennis is depressed
If the players are obviously happy to be able to play tennis again since mid-August, the constraints related to Covid-19 influence their morale. They can't wait to get back to their former life. Where their job was a celebration, sharing and emotions.
Most of the players who...
Roland-Garros: Clara Burel’s tears after her victory at 0h10
It was in the dead of night that the French Clara Burel obtained her qualification for the 2e Roland-Garros round at the expense of the Dutch Arantxa Rus (6-7, 7-6, 6-3).
This is one of the novelties of this Roland-Garros 2020. Shifted from spring to autumn because of the...
Roland-Garros: hecatomb for the French, everything smiles on the favorites …
From the sad disappointment of Gaël Monfils to the terrible elimination of Corentin Moutet, who surrendered after more than six hours of play, the French were not at the party this Monday at Roland Garros. Only a handful of players, led by the young dad Pierre-Hugues Herbert, was able to pull out of the game to support the favorites in the second round.
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