Axel May, edited by Gauthier Delomez / Photo credit: Matthieu Mirville / DPPI via AFP 06:40, May 27, 2023, modified at 06:43, May 27, 2023

At Roland-Garros, qualifying ended late Friday. Lucas Pouille and Fiona Ferro are the only two Frenchmen to have managed to make it into the main draws. These two athletes are trying to regain their former level after being marked by life.

The main draws of Roland-Garros 2023 are now known. Qualifying ended this Friday at the end of the day at Porte d'Auteuil. Out of 29 French representatives at the start, only two managed to cross them: Lucas Pouille and Fiona Ferro. Two athletes trying to regain their level after being marked by life. The Northerner had actually told in the columns of the newspaper L'Équipe to have fallen into depression. As for Fiona Ferro, she accuses her former coach of rape.

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Fiona Ferro, first French woman to qualify in 17 years

And it is the first name of the native of Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium, which was chanted by the public of court 14 Friday. Fiona Ferro became the first French woman in 17 years to reach Roland-Garros qualifying, enough to show a broad smile at the exit of the court. "It's always good when you're the last to stay, it's a bit like when you start a tournament and at the end there's no one left because it's the final and there are only two of us. There, this is not the case, but it is a satisfaction, "she says at the microphone of Europe 1.

This qualification for the final draw of Roland-Garros is "a bit of a rebirth", also explains the one who filed a complaint last year for rape against her former coach and who is trying to regain his level of yesteryear. In the stands, to witness his qualification, there was Lucas Pouille. Like Fiona Ferro, the Northerner, ex-top 10, fell into the depths of the rankings. He tries to get back on track: "I try to make the most of it and not always have a thought about what's next, about the consequences, about what this tournament will bring me in terms of points, money... I try to enjoy the moment and enjoy it a little, it's important."

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Lucas Pouille and Fiona Ferro join their 23 compatriots who were already guaranteed to play the first round of Roland-Garros from this Sunday.