2023-06-01 23:24:57
As in 2021, there will be no French in the third round of Roland-Garros: after the defeats Thursday June 1 of the last two French women in the running in the women’s table, Diane Parry and Océane Dodin, Arthur Rinderknech bowed to his round. In a Davis Cup atmosphere at the limit of reason, the 78th in the world gave way shortly after 11:00 p.m. to the American Taylor Fritz (8th) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.
After the package, the night before Gaël Monfils victim of a wrist injury during his breathtaking first round on Tuesday, and the defeats of Diane Parry and Océane Dodin, Rinderknech was the last hope to see a Frenchman in the third round. But there will be no Blue in the third round of the men’s draw.
Double absence
This has only happened once in the Open era, in 2021 and that year no French woman made it past the second round either. Never had such a double absence so early in the tournament been recorded before in the Open era.
Arthur Rinderknech, very loudly supported from the start by the public at the Suzanne-Lenglen court, took the lead in the first round against Fritz. But the American then regained his efficiency on serve and dominated the rest of the game.
No French in the third round
Among women, the case had been heard since the beginning of the evening. There will be no French in the third round at Roland-Garros, as in 2021, 2019, 1986 and 1981, counting only the Open era (since 1968).
On the Simonne-Mathieu court, buried in the greenhouses of Auteuil, Diane Parry (79th) was stopped dead 6-1, 6-2 by the young Russian nugget Mirra Andreeva (143rd), who is playing her first Grand Slam tournament at 16 years old. In the first round, the 20-year-old Frenchwoman had nevertheless signed a good performance by dominating the 26th player in the world and recent finalist in Rome, the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (26 years old) 6-2, 6-3.
In turn, on the Philippe-Chatrier court, Océane Dodin (122nd) was dominated by the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (7th) 6-2, 6-3. At 26, Océane Dodin was playing a second-round match at Roland-Garros for the second time after 2017, but she never made it past this stage of the tournament or another Grand Slam.
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