Roland-Garros: Monfils “played badly and badly managed the moment”
French number 1, Gaël Monfils was eliminated in the first round of Roland-Garros on Monday by the Kazakh Alexander Bublik (6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3). He is going through a bad time with three eliminations from his entry in the running in three tournaments.
Gaël Monfils struggled to find...
Roland-Garros: Herbert “undefeated as a father”
Young dad, since last week, the French Pierre-Hugues Herbert won his qualification for the second round of Roland-Garros on Monday.
This is the first victory for "P2H" since he is a father of little Harper. Pierre-Hugues Herbert easily qualified on Monday for the second round of Roland...
Roland-Garros: Stress, trauma … how the bubble can make players crack
Since the resumption of tournaments and championships, the health bubble imagined to preserve competition has also put the mental health of top athletes to the test. In tennis, the phenomenon is striking, as we will still be able to see at Roland-Garros. And calls for awareness.
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Roland-Garros: Nelson Monfort causes the interruption of a match … by speaking too loud
Surprising scene this Sunday at Roland Garros. The game between John Isner and Elliot Benchetrit was interrupted for a few moments. At issue: the famous journalist Nelson Monfort was live on France Televisions and annoyed the players by speaking too loudly, perched at the top of a terrace overlooking the court.
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Roland-Garros: wind, rain … Goffin not convinced by the roof of the Central
Belgian David Goffin felt the wind and humidity on the center court at Roland Garros on Sunday despite the new roof deployed.
David Goffin would have done well without this "honor". The Belgian became the first prestigious seed (No. 11) to be eliminated at Roland Garros on...
Roland-Garros: Pair at the rendezvous, from the big ones to the mat … the results of the first day
The 2020 edition of Roland-Garros officially launched this Sunday. Yet not spared by the coronavirus, Benoît Paire spent a round. The other French people have known various destinies, while the top seeds have already fallen.
Pair succeeds in entering
Tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of August...
Roland-Garros: Azarenka forces an interruption because of the cold and the rain
Victoria Azarenka protested against the playing conditions at Roland Garros from the start of her first round match. The Belarusian forced an interruption.
"It's getting ridiculous". The Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, finalist of the last US Open, refused to wait in the cold on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, while...
Roland-Garros: the frustration of spectators who lost their tickets in the draw
The drawing of lots carried out to sort the spectators authorized to go to Roland-Garros during the fortnight caused a lot of frustration and incomprehension among the losers.
Roland-Garros looks sad. The Porte d'Auteuil tournament, usually set up in the spring, began this Sunday in the gray and...
Roland-Garros: a “sound of silence” on France Televisions in the face of the lack of public
Faced with the impression of emptiness left by the gauge of 1,000 spectators authorized per day to attend Roland-Garros, France Télévisions will have to adapt. This Sunday, Le Parisien indicates that the official broadcaster of the tournament has found a trick with the "sound of silence", already used during the US Open.
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Roland-Garros: conditions, favorites, French chances … the keys to the tournament
The Roland-Garros main draw begins this Monday. In a particular health context, with a new roof on the central, the 129th edition of the Parisian Grand Slam is that of all unknowns.
The conditions: the players in their bubble
The players have made a point since the resumption of...
