The anticipation for the Olympic tennis on the fields of Roland Garros. After the last minute cancellation of Jannik Sinner and the replacement with Andrea Vavassorithe board takes shape with Nole Djokovic first seed. In the first round the Serbian will face the Australian Matthew Ebden. On the same side also Rafa Nadalengaged against the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. If he advances, the Spaniard will face Djokovic in the second round. On the other side of the draw, the recent winner of Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard debuts with the Lebanese Hadi Habib.
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First round, the Italians’ opponents
And the Azzurri? They are immediately engaged against the hosts. Lorenzo Musetti fishing Gael Monfils, Matthew Arnaldi finds Arthur SonIn the eighth finals Musetti could meet Taylor Fritzalready beaten at Wimbledon. The possible quarter-final against Alexander Zverev. While Arnaldi would meet Djokovic in the third round. Less fortunate draw for Luciano Darderi: will face the number 13 in the world, the American Tommy Paul. Vavassori, instead of Sinner, chooses the Spaniard Pedro Martinez.
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Cocciaretto vs. Schnaider
In the women’s draw, Jasmine Paulini wants to make Italy dream again. The Italian, seeded number 4, avoids Iga Swiatek and ends in the middle of Coco GauffIn the first round Paolini faces the Romanian Ana Bogdan. In case of passage, he could find the Russian again Mirra Andreevaalready defeated in the semi-final at Roland Garros. While Elizabeth Cocciaretto – on Swiatek’s side – finds Diana Schnaider. Per Lucy Bronzetti there is instead Woman Vekic.
Italian doubles at the Olympics
On the doubles front, the draw was unfortunate for Bubbles e Vavassoriengaged in the first round with Granollers e Carreno Envelope. Darderi-Musetti debut with the Chileans Jarry-Tabilowhile the blue ones Errani e Pauline find the New Zealanders Sun-Routliffe with the risk Gauff-Pegula in the semi-final.
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