Roland Garros, program and results today: Osaka promoted

In Paris the Slam on red is triggered: Fognini beats Barrere 6-4 6-1 6-4, the Austrian, the Greek and Zverev also on the field today. Osaka ahead in two sets, Cocciaretto eliminated

Paris is back and this time not even a year has passed: the last Roland Garros was played between the end of September and the beginning of October, just about nine months ago. Strange date, not the final image: Rafa Nadal with the cup in hand, the number 13 of his career. Now the French Grand Slam returns to its original location starting today and ending June 13th. Three Italians immediately took to the field: Fognini, Giannessi and Cocciaretto.

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Protagonists

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Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek are the reigning champions and main candidates to repeat, while Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty the antagonists to the throne. Roger Federer and Serena Williams the old lions attempting the last roars. To push Rafa and Nole also the recent experience at the Internazionale in Rome and as always, in addition to the bizarre Medvedev, the alternatives can be found in the usual Tsitsipas, Zverev, Rublev and Berrettini. This year, however, there is a small group waiting to explode definitively and given in great shape: scoreboard permitting, watch out for Ruud, Sinner or Karatsev. Among women, Barty and Swiatek are a step above players like Sabalenka, Kvitova, Pliskova or Svitolina. Osaka, Kenin and Andreescu arrive at a bad time instead. Maria Sakkari or Cori Gauff potential surprises. The oddity this year is, however, in the men’s draw: the big 3 are all on the same side, at the top. So no dream ending: Djokovic and Nadal could only meet in the semifinals.

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The public

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The numbers of infections in France help to be optimistic and so Roland Garros will be able to see some people again: during the first week up to 1,000 people on the main fields, 35% of the capacity for each as long as the thousand is not exceeded. The jerseys will open in the second week, when the total capacity will be 13,146 people per day, with the possibility of gathering up to 5,000 on the Philippe Chatrier. All tennis players will undergo a tampon every 4 days and will concentrate in two official hotels: possibility to get out of the bubble for an hour a day maximum and just to do physical activity.

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The program

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Traditions do not touch: Paris remains the only Grand Slam that starts on Sunday. Saturday 12, from 3 pm the women’s final, Sunday from the same time the men’s one. However, a historical novelty is added: a night session on the two main fields, starting at 20.

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Awards and TV

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The champions will pocket 1,400,000 euros, 12.5% ​​less than last year. The total prizes of the tournament amount to 34,367,215 euros, almost 4 less than the 2020 edition which had already been weakened by the pandemic. Roland Garros will be broadcast by Eurosport, channel 210 and 211 of the Sky package, while you can follow results, live updates, statistics, insights and videos on Gazzetta.it

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