Second day &n; Roland-Garros with the match that everyone is waiting for between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev. The essentials Live Zverev's backhand ends in the net, and Nadal wins his service game. He unlocks his counter in this match and returns to normal. 2-1. On the Suzanne-Lenglen, Stefanos Tsitispas woné the second round faces à Fucsovics, first serious round for the Greek. Rafael Nadal is once again under pressure on his serve after another unforced error.
15:36 – Nadal Game (2-1 Zverev)
15:35 – Tsitsipas won the 2nd set
15:33 – 15-30 (2-0 Zverev)
15:28 – 0-30< /h3>
It's Zverev's turn to be in trouble. on his serve after a double fault;
15:26 – Break from Zverev
< p>Alexander Zverev takes the white serve of the Spaniard, in difficulty; on the strikes of the world number four.
15:23 – 0-30
< p>Already of the intensity in these first points between Nadal and Zverev, and the Spaniard is under pressure on his serve
15:22 – Nadal serving
Rafael Nadal serves first in this match.
15:21 – End of warm-up, the match will begin on Chatrier
The meeting of the day between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev will begin ;bump into a packed Philippe Chatrier court with a closed roof; due to the rain.
15:09 – Doubts about Nadal's physique
While the Spaniard returns after several months of absence, there remain doubts regarding his physical condition after the first tournaments on earth. This is also the first best-of-five-set match for the Mallorcan in two years.
15:06 – The Nadal's last Roland ?
In the event of defeat against Zverev, it is possible that we will no longer see the Spaniard on the center court of Roland-Garros. "There is a good chance that it will be my last. But I wouldn't say that I'm certain à 100% let it be the last one" he declared. a few days ago at a press conference.
15:05 – An epic semi-final< /h3>
The last confrontation between the two players dates back to the semi-final of Roland-Garros in 2022. While there was a set everywhere after more than three hours of play between the two men, Zverev had to win. give up with brokenness ankle while falling in the corner of the center court. This one has same where he will come in in a few minutes to find the man with 14 titles at Porte d'Auteuil.
15:04 – Tsitsipas is rolling
The second set is going well for Stefanos Tsitsipas who leads 3-1 with a break in advance against the Hungarian Fucsovics.
14:59 – The match of day in a few minutes
The meeting of the day between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev will start in a few minutes on the Philippe Chatrier court, under the roof and in front of stands certainly full to see the rematch of the semi-final of the 2022 edition.
14:57 – The matches still suspended
Due to the rain, the matches are still suspended, except on the Suzanne Lenglen and the Philippe Chatrier court with the roof.
Leolia Jeanjean was unable to do anything about this situation. world number one Iga Swiatek. The Polonaise distributedé the game and didn's leté that few points à the Frenchwoman, who lost 6-1 6-2 in one hour and one minute of play.
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The overloaded calendar does not change the dates of Roland-Garros which takes place from May 20, 2024 with the start of qualifying to Sunday June 9, 2024, the day of the men's final.
If the ticketing system remains as in previous years, tickets will now be 100% digital. . There will be three phases. The first tickets will be sold to club presidents then to licensees of the French Federationç tennis court, before the opening of the ticket office to the general public on Wednesday March 13 & 10am. You need to pay at least 39 € for access to the side courts during the main tournament, and 50 € minimum to have a place in the stands of the Philippe Chatrier court. Resales of places are also planned at the end of the year. as the tournament approaches and during the fortnight.
The overall allocation for Roland-Garros 2024 has been increased. unveiled on April 25, 2024. In 2024, the overall allocation is up 7.8% compared to the previous year. last year, and rose to a new level. 53.478 million euros according to the press release; of Roland-Garros.
Broadcasters of Roland Garros in 2024, France TV and Amazon Prime (s'subscribe & ;agrav; Amazon Prime Video) have renewed their contract until 2027. France Tétévisions will broadcast in full daytime matches whileAmazon Prime will broadcast the 11 night sessions from the first Sunday to the last Wednesday of the tournament. Unlike &agrav; Last year, Amazon Prime will no longer have the exclusivity matches on the Simonne Matthieu. The two media managed to reach an agreement. They will co-broadcast the semi-finals of the ladies' and gentlemen's singles draws, the ladies' and gentlemen's doubles and the mixed doubles final.