Paris (AFP)
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will in turn discover the Roland-Garros Central, protected by its retractable roof, on Tuesday for the third day, also marked by the entry into the running of the Czech Karolina Pliskova.
Unbeaten this season, if we except his disqualification for a gesture of humor at the US Open, Djokovic will start the tournament with a first round a priori largely within his reach, against the Swede Mikael Ymer, 80th player in the world.
Pliskova, 4th in the world, also arrives widely favorite for her first match of the fortnight against the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (172nd), but in an uncertain state of form after her retirement in the final in Rome for a left thigh injury.
The two finalists of the previous tournament on clay in Hamburg, Monday, also make their debut in Paris: winner in Germany, the Russian Andrey Rublev (12th) will have to follow up against the American Sam Querrey (48th).
The Greek Stefanos Tsisipas (6th) will have a more affordable opponent, the Spaniard Jaume Munar (109th).
On the French side, Richard Gasquet, Gilles Simon and Grégoire Barrère are all already at the foot of the mountain, respectively opposed to the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut (10th), to the Canadian Denis Shapovalov (11th) and to the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (20th).
Pauline Parmentier will start the last Roland-Garros of her career against Russian Veronika Kudermetova (42nd).
The program of the main matches of the 3rd day (from 11 am French):
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Court Philippe-Chatrier
Mayar Sherif (EGY) - Karolina Pliskova (CZE / N.2)
Laura Siegemund (GER) - Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)
Novak Djokovic (SRB / N.1) - Mikael Ymer (SWE)
Denis Shapovalov (CAN / N.9) - Gilles Simon (FRA)
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Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) - Matteo Berretini (ITA / N.7)
Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) - Sofia Kenin (USA / N.4)
Jaume Munar (ESP) - Stefanos Tsisipas (GRE / N.5)
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR / N.8) - Jessica Pegula (USA)
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Court Simonne-Mathieu
Jennifer Brady (USA / N.21) - Clara Tauson (DEN)
Sam Querrey (USA) - Andrey Rublev (RUS / N.13)
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP / N.10) - Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) - Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)
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Short N.4
Donna Vekic (CRO / N.26) - Irina Bara (ROU)
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Short N.5
Cristian Garin (CHI / N.20) - Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER)
Zarina Diyas (KAZ) - Ons Jabeur (TUN / N.30)
Julia Georges (GER) - Alison Riske (USA / N.19)
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Short N.7
Elena Rybakina (KAZ / N.14) - Sorana Cirstea
Quentin Halys (FRA) - Marcos Giron (USA)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) - Harmony Tan (FRA)
Short N.9
Dusan Lajovic (SRB / N.22) - Gianluca Mager (ITA)
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Short N.13
Harold Mayot (FRA) - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP)
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Short N.14
Ugo Humbert (FRA) - Marc Polmans (AUS)
Fiona Ferro (FRA) - Heather Watson (GBR)
Grégoire Barrère (FRA) - Grigor Dimitrov (BUL / N.18)
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