Italian tennis player Lorenzo Sonego (ATP – 69th) and Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert (ATP – 223rd) took the first day of the competition at Roland Garros into the first hour of Monday, staying at the Simone Mathieu stadium for more than four hours, after which Sonego won in five sets and saddened the French fans.
He made it to the second round a little easier Novak Djokovic who also played against the local representative Giovanni Mpetshi Perricardo, and beat him in four sets (5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4).
It was Djokovic’s 82nd performance at the Grand Slam tournaments, which is set a new recordwhich he previously shared with Roger Federer. For the Serbian tennis player, who celebrated his 39th birthday two days before his first appearance, this is his 22nd consecutive appearance at Roland Garros.
Roland Garros, tennis players – 1st round
Alexander Blockx (Bel) – Coleman Wong (HKG) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Jakub Menšik (Czech Republic/26) – Titouan Droguet (France) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
Nuno Borges (Por) – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (Arg/23) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Miomir Kecmanović (Serb) – Fabian Marozsan (Maj) 7-6 (0), 6-3, 6-4
Hamad Međedović (Serb) – Yannick Hanfmann (Germany) 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4
Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) – Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Joao Fonseca (Bra/28) – Luka Pavlović (Fra) 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-2
DINO PRIŽMIC (CRO) – Michael Zheng (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Valentin Royer (France) – Hugo Dellien (Bol) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Novak Djokovic (Serb/3) – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France) 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) – Taylor Fritz (USA/7) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-1
James Duckworth (Aus) – Gabriel Diallo (Kan) 6-3, 4-1, submission
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spa/21) – Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Thiago Agustin Tirante (Arg) – Pedro Llamas Ruiz (Spain) 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-0
Karen Khachanov (13) – Arthur Gea (France) 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-0
Marco Trungelliti (Arg) – Kylian Jacquet (France) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
Federico Cina (Ita) – Reilly Opelka (USA) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-4
Quentin Halys (FRA) – Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3
Tomas Machač (Czech) – Zizou Bergs (Bel) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Alexander Zverev (Germany/2) – Benjamin Bonzi (France) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Roland Garros, female tennis players – 1st round
Tamara Korpatsch (Germany) – Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) 6-4, 6-2
Wang Xinyu (China/32) – Lilli Tagger (Out) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Daria Snigur (Ukr) – Clara Tauson (Dan/21) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
Peyton Stearns (USA) – Sofia Kenin (USA) 6-3, 6-3
Caty McNally (USA) – Ajla Tomljanovic (Aus) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
Belinda Bencic (Swi/11) – Sinja Kraus (Out) 6-2, 6-3
Marta Kostyuk (Ukr/15) – Olga Selehmeteva (Spa) 6-2, 6-3
Katie Volynets (USA) – Clara Burel (France) 6-3, 6-1
Magda Linette (Poland) – Tereza Valentova (Czech Republic) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9)
Sara Bejlek (Czech Republic) – Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-3, 6-2
Mira Andrejeva (8) – Fiona Ferro (France) 6-3, 6-3
Marina Bassols Ribera (Spa) – Emiliana Arango (Col) 6-3, 6-4
Francesca Jones (VBR) – Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
Marie Bouzkova (Czech/27) – Lucia Bronzetti (Ita) 6-3, 6-1
Magdalena Frech (Poland) – Gabriela Ruse (Ru) 7-6 (5), 2-1, surrender
Solana Sierra (Arg) – Emma Raducanu (VBR) 6-0, 7-6 (4)
Sorana Cirstea (Rum/18) – Ksenia Efremova (France) 6-3, 6-1
Hailey Baptiste (USA/26) – Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) 6-7 (7), 7-6 (6), 6-2
Wang Xiyu (China) – Danka Kovinić (CGO) 6-3, 6-1
Julia Starodubtseva (Ukr) – Ana Blinkova 6-3, 6-1
(Hina | Photo: X)
