Roland-Garros: Garcia and Gaston only blue cloud, Nadal and Thiem qualified

Two small rays of sun in the midst of the grayness.

Caroline Garcia and Hugo Gaston were the only Frenchmen entered Wednesday to qualify for the third round of Roland-Garros.

Garcia arranged in two sets (7-6 [5], 6-2) from Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, while young Hugo Gaston, 20, continues his fine course after his victory in four sets over Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka ( 6-4, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.)

Garcia will face Belgian Elise Mertens for a place in the round of 16.

Hugo Gaston will face Swiss Stan Wawrinka, winner at Roland-Garros in 2015 and finalist in 2017.

Herbert comes close to the feat against Zverev

Pierre-Hugues Herbert came close to a resounding feat against Alexander Zverev, finalist of the last US Open.

The Alsatian led 6-2, 4-1 before losing the second and third sets, but managed to pocket the fourth to push the German to its limits.

Zverev finally won in five sets (2-6, 6-4, 7-6 [5], 4-6, 6-4) after almost four hours of fighting, leaving Herbert with great regret.

Benoît Paire did not manage to get his head out of the water and lost in four sets against the Argentinian Federico Coria, 99th in the world (7-6 [3], 4-6, 6-3, 6-1).

With the defeat of Paire, there is no longer any French seed in the men's table, the worst record at Roland Garros for 20 years.

Nadal and Thiem carefree, Serena Williams withdraws

Rafael Nadal, for his part, continued his walk in the gym, only letting four games escape against the American Mackenzie McDonald (236th), devoured 6-1, 6-0, 6-3.

The defending champion will face in the third round a completely different client: the Japanese Kei Nishikori, ex-world n ° 4 who has now fallen to 35th place.

Dominic Thiem, finalist last year, had to work to save three set points against Jack Sock, another American.

But the Austrian finally managed to get out in three sets (6-1, 6-3, 7-6 [6]), in 2:22.

In the women's table, the day was marked by the withdrawal of Serena Williams.

The American star, who was to face the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, preferred not to take risks due to an Achilles tendon strain contracted three weeks ago.

Simona Halep, winner in 2018 and one of the favorites of this edition, for her part easily dismissed the American Amanda Anisimova (6-3, 6-4).

Results of the 4th day of the Roland-Garros tournament played on Wednesday:

Men's singles (2nd round):

Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) beats Alexander Bublik (KAZ) 7-6 (10/8), 6-1, 7-5

Taylor Fritz (USA / N.27) beats Radu Albot (MDA) 6 -3, 6-2, 6-4

Norbert Gombos (SVK) beats Jurij Rodionov (AUT) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4

Diego Schwartzman (ARG / N.12) beats Lorenzo Giustino (ITA) 6-1, 7-5, 6-0

Stan Wawrinka (SUI / N.16) beats Dominik Koepfer (GER) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

Hugo Gaston ( FRA) beats Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-2

Casper Ruud (NOR / N.28) beats Tommy Paul (USA) 6-1, 1-6 , 6-3, 1-6, 6-3

Dominic Thiem (AUT / N.3) beats Jack Sock (USA) 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6)

Alexander Zverev (GER / N. 6) beats

(FRA) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4

Marco Cecchinato (ITA) beats Juan Ignacio Londero (ARG) 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2

Federico Coria (ARG) beats

(FRA / N.23) 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

Pedro Martínez (ESP ) beats Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3, 6-1, 6-0

Sebastian Korda (USA) beats John Isner (USA / N.21) 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Stefano Travaglia (ITA) def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6

(9/7), 4-6, 6-2

Rafael Nadal (ESP / N.2) beats Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-1, 6-0, 6-3

Women's Singles (2nd round):

Simona Halep (ROU / N.1) beats Irina Begu (ROU) 6-3, 6-4

Amanda Anisimova (USA / N.25) beats Bernarda Pera (USA) 6-2, 6- 0

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) beats Daria Gavrilova (AUS) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Iga Swiatek (POL) beats Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 6-1, 6-4

Maria Sakkari (GRE / N. 20) beats Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 7-6 (7/0), 6-2

Katerina Siniaková (CZE) beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4

Kiki Bertens (NED / N.5) beats Sara Errani (ITA) 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 9-7

Elina Svitolina (UKR / N.3) beats Renata Zarazúa (MEX) 6-3, 0-6, 6-2

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS / N.27) beats Astra Sharma (AUS) 6-3, 6-3

Elise Mertens (BEL / N.16) beats Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6-4, 7-5

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) beats Victoria Azarenka (BLR /N.10) 6-2, 6-2

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) beats Yulia Putintseva (KAZ / N.23) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2

Barbora Krejcíková (CZE) beats Barbora Strycova (CZE / N .32) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) beats Serena Williams (USA / N.6) (forfeit)