Roland-Garros: Thiem eliminated by Schwartzman, suspicion of corruption in another match

Like a shadow above the Porte d'Auteuil.

The men's and women's tournaments at Roland Garros were obscured on Tuesday by the launch of an investigation for suspicion of a match-fixing.

The Paris prosecutor's office announced that it had opened an investigation for "organized gang fraud" and "active and passive sports corruption".

"Not very famous players"

According to the German newspaper

and the sports daily

, the

suspicious encounter pitted

the Romanian pair of Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig against the Russian-American duo Yana Sizikova and Madison Brengle on September 30, in the first round of the doubles tournament of the Parisian meeting.

"It's a first round match with players not very well known", simply confirmed to AFP a source within the National Gaming Authority (ANJ), which regulates games, horse racing and betting in France. sportsmen.

The investigation was opened on October 1.

On the strictly sporting side, the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, 14th in the world, qualified for his first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros after a marathon match against world No. 3 Dominic Thiem, won in five sets 7-6 (7/1), 5-7, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 and more than five hours.

Schwartzman (28) will face Rafael Nadal, twelve times winner of the Parisian Grand Slam, or the young Italian Jannik Sinner (75th) for a place in the final.

Double finalist out of Roland Garros and recent winner of the US Open, Thiem went three times two points from the match at the end of the fourth round before cracking.

A first for Podoroska

In the women's draw, Argentina's Nadia Podoroska, 131st in the world, became the first player from qualifying to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros, after eliminating the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (5th), 6-2, 6 -4.

Aged 23, Podoroska, who is playing for the first time in the main draw of the Parisian Major, will face Iga Swiatek (54th) or Martina Trevisan (159th and also from qualifying) for a place in the final.

The American Danielle Collins, 57th in the world, qualified for the quarter-finals by eliminating the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (35th) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and will face her compatriot Sofia Kenin for a place in half.

Results of the 10th day of the Roland-Garros tournament played on Tuesday:

Men's Singles (Quarter-finals):

Diego Schwartzman (ARG / N.12) beats Dominic Thiem (AUT / N.3) 7-6 (7/1), 5-7, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), 6-2

Ladies' singles (4th round):

Danielle Collins (USA) beats Ons Jabeur (TUN / N.30) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

Women's singles (quarter-finals):

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) beats Elina Svitolina (UKR / N.3) 6-2, 6-4