Lucas Pouille is trying to find his best level after dark years (injuries and depression) that saw him plunge into the depths of the ranking. On Wednesday, he faces Britain's Cameron Norrie (13th) to try to reach the third round, a stage he has not reached in a Major since Wimbledon 2019.

"The hardest thing is to accept to start from where you are and not where you think you are," says Winogradsky. "He shows beautiful things, it must give him balm to the heart," he adds.