Roland-Garros 2023: discover the opponents of the French for the 1st round

Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: Matthieu Mirville / DPPI via AFP 17:44 pm, May 25, 2023

The draw for the first round of Roland-Garros 2023 was made this Thursday afternoon. The French thus know their respective opponents. Four Franco-French duels (three for men and one for women) will be on the program from Sunday. All the matches will be lived as a red thread throughout the day on Europe 1. A debrief will be available every evening of the fortnight in the Europe 1 Sport programme (every evening from 20 pm to 23 pm live on Europe 1). Adrian Mannarino (47th in the world) and Ugo Humbert (38th) will face each other, as will Arthur Cazaux (193rd) and Corentin Moutet (61st), as well as Richard Gasquet (50th) and Arthur Rinderknech (78th). In the women's draw, it is Océane Dodin (121st) and Selena Janicijevic (188th) who will be opposed.

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Top 15 for the French

Three Frenchmen, opposed to players from the Top 15 in the world, are also unlikely to survive this first round: Alexandre Müller (100th) opposed to the Italian Jannik Sinner (8th), eighth finalist last year, Constant Lestienne (69th) against the Russian Karen Khachanov (11th), eighth finalist also in 2022, and Benoît Paire (149th) who will face the British Cameron Norrie (14th). In addition, Gaël Monfils (386th) will have a complicated first round against the Argentine Sebastian Baez (44th) and Caroline Garcia (5th), lacking confidence, will make her debut against the Chinese Xiyu Wang (62nd).

The task also looks complicated for Arthur Son (112th) ahead of Argentina's Alejandro Davidovich (34th). In total, 27 Tricolores (18 for men and 9 for women) are engaged in the main draws of the Parisian Major. They can be joined by six others (3 men, 3 women) who play the third round of qualifying.

1st round of Roland-Garros:

In men

Benoît Paire (149th) - Cameron Norrie (GBR/14th)

Hugo Grenier (122nd, guest) - Marton Fucsovics (HUN/80th)

Luca van Assche (79th) - Marco Cecchinato (ITA/73rd)

Arthur Fils (112th, guest) - Alejandro Davidovich (ESP/34th)

Constant Lestienne (69th) - Karen Khachanov (RUS/11th)

Adrian Mannarino (47th) - Ugo Humbert (38th)

Arthur Cazaux (193rd, guest) - Corentin Moutet (61st)

Gaël Monfils (386th) - Sebastian Baez (ARG/44th)

Giovanni Mpetshi-Perricard (233rd, invited) - Qualified

Benjamin Bonzi (65th) - Thiago Monteiro (BRA/96th)

Richard Gasquet (50th) - Arthur Rinderknech (78th)

Alexandre Müller (100th) - Jannik Sinner (ITA/8th)

Grégoire Barrère (55th) - Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN/43rd)

Hugo Gaston (108th, guest) - Alex Molcan (SVK/83rd)

Quentin Halys (87th) - Guido Pela (ARG/421st)

Still competing in qualifying: Geoffrey Blancaneaux (161st), Laurent Lokoli (198th) and Lucas Pouille (670th)

Favorable draw on the side of the French

The French inherited a rather favorable first round. Caroline Garcia, the French No. 1, will face China's Xiyu Wang, 62nd in the WTA rankings, a player she has never played before. Alizé Cornet will play against Italy's Camila Giorgi (36th) in the world, a player she has not beaten since 2014. Invited by the organizers, Diane Parry will have a lot to do against the Ukrainian Anhelina Kilinia, 25th in the world in the WTA.

1st round of Roland-Garros:

In women

Kristina Mladenovic (165th) - Qualified

Diane Parry (77th, guest) - Anhelina Kalinina (UKR/25th)

Clara Burel (122nd, invited) - Sara Sorribes (ESP/132nd)

Océane Dodin (121st) - Selena Janicijevic (188th)

Jessika Ponchet (123rd, invited) - Nadia Podoroska (ARG/101st)

Léolia Jeanjean (129th) - Kimberly Birrel (AUS/111th, invited)

Alizé Cornet (59th) - Camila Giorgi (ITA/36th)

Caroline Garcia (5th) - Xiyu Wang (CHN/62nd)

Still competing in qualifying (3): Fiona Ferro (462nd), Alice Robbe (190th) and Elsa Jacquemot (175th)