Alcaraz qualified in three sets against Sebastian Korda while Corentin Moutet produced a magnificent match to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros for the first time in his career.
The essential
- Superb performance from Corentin Moutet who qualified for the round of 16 at Roland-Garros by eliminating Sebastian Ofner in four sets. The poster for the night session between Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda saw the Spaniard’s victory in three sets after a lively and spectacular match.
- In the other matches of the day, the step was too high for Chloé Paquet, opposed to Marketa Vondrousova on the Simonne Matthieu court. She lost in two sets 6-1 6-3. Among the favorites, Sinner and Tsitsipas qualified without problems, as did Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek. Sensation on the other hand with the defeat of Andrey Rublev against Matteo Arnaldi in three sets.
- The rain, however, prevented all the matches from being played, and the Dimitrov-Berg, Shapovalov-Hurkacz and Shelton-Auger-Aliassime meetings will end on Saturday.
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23:32 – The rest of Saturday’s program
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- Qinwen Zheng (7) vs. Elina Avanesyan
- Hubert Hurkacz (8) against Denis Shapovalov: 6/1 7/6 2/1 (to be finished)
- Bianca Andreescu vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Jezef Kovalik vs. Holger Rune
- Taylor Fritz vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
Short number 14:
- Alex De Minaur vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Zizou Bergs vs. Grigor Dimitrov: 3/6 1/2 (to be completed)
- Elina Svitolina vs. Ana Bogdan
- Facundo Cerundolo vs. Tommy Paul
Finally a singles match is planned on court number 7, with Mirra Andreeva against Peyton Stearns
23:23 – The program for this Saturday
The rest of the third round will take place tomorrow, with a busy schedule and matches to finish due to rain this Friday. On the Philippe Chatrier court, Rybakina will open the day against Mertens, before the meeting between Sabalenka and Badosa. Alexander Zverev will play in the third rotation against Griekspoor while the poster for the night session will pit Novak Djokovic against Lorenzo Musetti.
Five matches on the Lenglen are planned, including at eleven o’clock the last Frenchwoman in the running Varvara Gracheva against Begu. Ben Shelton and Félix Auger-Aliassime will then finish their match interrupted by rain. Medevedev will play in the third rotation against Tomas Machac, followed by a duel between two Americans: Madison Keys and Emma Navarro. Finally, a land duel in the last rotation between Tomas Martin Etcheverry and double finalist Casper Ruud.
23:12 – Alcaraz concludes in three sets
Very solid match from the world number three against Sébastian Korda who played at a very high level for two sets, before slowing down a little in the last set. The Spaniard will face Denis Shapovalov or Hubert Hurkacz in the next round.
23:10 – Corentin Moutet advances to the round of 16
It’s an ace on the second ball that sends Corentin Moutet into the round of 16 at Roland-Garros! He will be the only Frenchman in the second week.
23:09 – Three match points for Moutet
Moutet draws Ofner to the net again and offers himself three match points, this time on his serve.
23:09 – Three match points for Moutet
Moutet draws Ofner to the net again and offers himself three match points, this time on his serve.
23:08 – Ofner keeps his faceoff
The Austrian saves a match point but manages to win his service game. Moutet now serves for the match.
23:07 – Korda remains alive
Sebastian Korda keeps his service game and forces Alcaraz to finish on his serve.
23:05 – Match point for Moutet
Ofner tries the drop shot but the Frenchman is on top and offers himself a match point.
23:02 – Alcaraz flies away
The Spaniard leads 5-2 and forces Sebastian Korda to serve to stay in the match.
23:01 – Moutet one game away from the eighth
Service game mastered by the Frenchman, who serves the fire and leads 5-0.
23:00 – Korda makes it through
The American still had to save break points, but he remained alive in this third set. He still has a break to go.
22:59 – 4-0 Moutet
The Frenchman continues in stride and leads four games to nothing in this fourth round.
22:58 – Break ball for Moutet
What defense from Corentin Moutet on this second ball from Ofner. The Australian is surprised and it’s a break point.
22:55 – Korda still in difficulty on his serve
New cushioning from Alcaraz to offer himself a double break point.
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The overloaded calendar does not change the dates of Roland-Garros which takes place from May 20, 2024 with the start of qualifying to Sunday June 9, 2024, the day of the men’s final.
If the ticketing system remains as in previous years, tickets will now be 100% dematerialized. There will be three phases. The first tickets will be sold to club presidents and then to licensees of the French Tennis Federation, before the ticket office opens to the general public on Wednesday March 13 at 10 a.m. You need to pay a minimum of €39 for access to the side courts during the main tournament, and a minimum of €50 to have a place in the stands of the Philippe Chatrier court. Resales of places are also planned in the run-up to the tournament and during the fortnight.
The overall allocation for Roland-Garros 2024 was revealed on April 25, 2024. In 2024 the overall allocation is up 7.8% compared to last year, and amounts to 53.478 million euros according to the press release. of Roland Garros.
Broadcasters of Roland Garros in 2024, France TV and Amazon Prime (subscribe to Amazon Prime Video) have renewed their contract until 2027. France Télévisions will broadcast all of the day’s matches whileAmazon Prime will broadcast the 11 night sessions from the first Sunday to the last Wednesday of the tournament. Unlike last year, Amazon Prime will no longer have the exclusivity of matches on Simonne Matthieu. The two media outlets reached an agreement. They will co-broadcast the semi-finals of the women’s and men’s singles, women’s and men’s doubles and the mixed doubles final.
