Monday March 1
Watch out for overwork. A word of advice: do not follow the example of this Californian doctor who attended his trial for traffic violation on video while he was in the middle of a surgical operation. But be careful all the same to make it a minimum, under penalty of exposing himself to sanctions, like this Chinese condemned to 6,400 euros for non-participation in household chores. Instead, do like the tennis players and concoct a good little program, neither too light nor too busy, with two tournaments for the boys (Rotterdam and Buenos Aires) and two for the girls (Doha and Lyon). All this with a first shock on the side of Rotterdam: the victory of the ghost Kei Nishikori over Félix Auger-Aliassime.
Tuesday March 2
Veterans Day requires, Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga evoke the end of their career. Spoiler : it is not for now. Winner of a battle of nerves against Robin Haase in Rotterdam, Murray wonders out loud: ” Why should I stop gambling? Give me a good reason. Even with this hip I can compete with the best players in the world. I find that quite funny. “Not really the type to laugh, Andrey Rublev will go through there to tame the great Andy. For his part, Tsonga says he wants to leave ” on a huge match “. Why not at Roland-Garros with full spans of an audience won over to its cause? If Jo has the right to dream, so do we!
Wednesday March 3
In Rotterdam, again, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev bite the dust of entry, respectively against Alexander Bublik and Dusan Lajovic. On the other hand, impossible to stop Nishikori, this time winner of Alex De Minaur. Meanwhile, another Japanese is making the buzz: a certain Yusaku Maezawa, a wealthy businessman, announces that he has bought eight tickets for the first SpaceX flight to the Moon in order to offer them to eight budding astronauts. Return to earth, with the defeat in the form of handover of Alizé Cornet, in Lyon, against the young Clara Burel.
Thursday March 4
It’s over for Benoît Paire in Buenos Aires, beaten by the young Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, then 137th player in the world, after a match ended by an ostensibly voluntary double fault. Something else ? Yes, Benoît also spat on the court and sent some insults. Hardly defensible on this one, the Ben ‘. Nothing to see, but China announces at the same time its desire to generalize the practice of the anal test for the coronavirus for foreign visitors entering its territory. Nice, the welcoming committee at the airport.
Friday March 5
Today’s story comes from India, where an Indian declared clinically dead suddenly finds life on the autopsy table. Also alive, Kei Nishikori ends up losing in Rotterdam to Borna Coric and sees his ticket to the last square burn suddenly, like Clara Burel, beaten in Lyon by Fiona Ferro. Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, they play the relaxation card: swimming day for the first, photo shoot with her daughter Olympia for the second.
Saturday March 6
He is back. Who ? Roger Federer, of course! After an interminable absence, the Swiss will retouch a racket. It will be against Jérémy Chardy or Daniel Evans, who will bicker in the first round of the Doha tournament. Just a few more sleeps to take, come on. Jealous, Novak Djokovic makes an appointment with his fans for Miami, whose tournament will begin on March 22. Glitter still, in Doha, Petra Kvitova slams Garbine Muguruza in the final.
Sunday March 7
Epilogue of the other three tournaments of the week: while sports fans have their faces turned to the NBA All Star Game, from where Giannis Antetokounmpo left with the MVP label taped to the back, Andrey Rublev wins in Rotterdam, Diego Schwartzmann lifts a mate calabash in Buenos Aires and Clara Tauson, 18, shines in Lyon. Nothing as strong as the real event of this weekend: the interview given by Harry and Meghan – the good friend of Serena – to Oprah Winfrey, where it is evoked, jumble, suicidal thoughts, racism and denigration to justify the couple’s flight to the United States. Not bad this new season of The Crown.
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