DIRECT. Roland-Garros 2024: Tsitsipas and Alcaraz meet, Swiatek almost perfect, scores and results

Start of the round of 16 at home Roland-Garros Imperial, Iga Swiatek inflicted a correction à his opponent. Stefanos Tsitsipas had more difficulty; face &agrav; a tenacious Matteo Arnaldi when Carlos Alcaraz wanderedé against Félix Auger-Aliassime.

The essentials

• Roland-Garros enters its second week with the start of the round of 16 on this busy Sunday. the Porte d'Auteuil. Ons Jabeur has entered the court, while Grigor Dimitrov should not be long.
• When the curtain was raised, Iga Swiatek was quickly by demolishing Potapova, swept aside 6-0 6-0. After a complicated start to the match, Marketa Vondrousova took the measure of Olga Danilovic, tired for her 7th match in the tournament, and advanced to the quarter-finals. nbsp;After the world n°1 and the Czech, Coco Gauff validatedé her qualification with an easy success against Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-1 6-2). Put in difficulty by a molten Matteo Arnaldi for two sets, Stefanos Tsitsipas was able to extinguish the Italian volcano by taking the 2nd set before giving him the lesson in the next two (3-6 7-6 6- 2 6-2 in 3h11'). The opposition facing à Félix Auer-Aliassime will have beené much simpler for Carlos Alcaraz who crushedé the Canadian in 2h20' (6-3 6-3 6-1).
• Only one Frenchman will be on the courts today, it is Corentin Moutet. The Parisian will have the difficult task of hosting the night session against world No. 2, Jannik Sinner.
• Follow the progress of scores and results live.

Live

16:38 – Tauson scores the first game (1-0)

On serve to start his first eighth& The fourth Grand Slam final, the Dane Tauson finished at the net with a backhand cross. She will take the lead in this first set.

16:36 – Swiatek's impressive stats

This morning, at the start of the day, Iga Swiatek only lost 10 points in her entire match against Iga Swiatek. Anastasia Potapova, massacred 6-0 6-0 in à barely 40 minutes. Conversely, the Polish woman won the race. 48 points.

As a demonstration, Carlos Alcaraz has a Félix Auger-Aliassime too pale and harmless to give the role ;eacute;reply (6-3 6-3 6-1 in 2h20'). The Spaniard outclassed his opponent planting 34 winning shots, including a drop shot delicately placed on the match point. Conversely, the Canadian committed 39 unforced errors for only 14 winning shots, easily summarizing his insufficient performance.

16:26 – Auger-Aliassime takes a break (1-5)

Auger-Aliassime hangs on and does what is necessary to win his entry and avoid a bubble in the 3rd round.

16:20 – Another game for Alcaraz (5-0)

On his baseline, Auger-Aliassime rolls up his forehand which hits him ;screw in length and width. A gross fault which allows Alcaraz to lead 5-0.

16:19 – Tsitsipas finds the quarters

It's been a year since Stefanos Tsitsipas last reached the quarter-final stage of a Grand Slam. Since Roland-Garros in 2023. He had been é stopped là by Carlos Alcaraz. This same Spaniard that he could justly find again in in the next round this year.

16:18 – Alcaraz rushes to victory (4-0)

Author of two double faults and a direct error going up à the volley on the last three points, Auger-Alissime offers his service on a plate and allows Alcaraz to lead 4-0 in the 3rd set.

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16:16 – Tsitsipas: "I had to move my butt& quot;

"I had to move my butt", laughed Stefanos Tsitsipas on the court after his victory against Matteo Arnaldi before analyzing his match. "It's one of the most beautiful comebacks I've made in my career. Momentum seemed to be constantly on his side at the start of the match and it was very frustrating. I felt like I was doing my best, forcing him to do my best. moved around but nothing seemed to work. My state of mind allowed me to come back I think today and turn the match around. At 4-5 when I broke it (in the 2nd set), I felt my greatest pleasure in a long time because I felt that I finally had a chance."

16:11 – Alcaraz escapes (3-0)

Carlos Alcaraz pursues his lone rider on the Philippe-Chatrier court whereù he has just achieved and confirmed the break at the start of the 3rd round. Auger-Aliassime is unable to shift gears to tickle the world No. 3.

On a final crosshanded backhand, while the court was open, the Greek signed his 64th winning shot and came to the fore. end of Matteo Arnaldi's resistance (3-6 7-6 6-2 6-2 in 3h11). Manhandled for almost two sets, the number 9 seed was able to reverse the course of the match by saving balls in two sets. nothing before rolling out face to face. an opponent who had lost rhythm and momentum.

16:01 – Arnaldi pushes back the deadline (2-5)

With a beautiful forehand attack along the line, the Italian saves his commitment. Tsitsipas will serve à present to validate his presence in the quarter-finals.

15:58 – Tsitsipas à a play from the goal (5-1)

Tsitsipas makes a beautifully held game where he will not have agreed than a point à his opponent who discusses more and more with his staff, à looking for a second wind.

15:54 – Shutdown for Arnaldi (1-4)

Respite for Arnaldi who has just succeeded in a game for the first time in a long time without being hooked.

Alcaraz decides everything on the Philippe-Chatrier court. The Spaniard is in control and accelerates whenever he wants. the image of this last game where he gave the pace on the opposing serve to take the 2nd set and break away (6-3 6-3).

15:51 – Tsitsipas ever closer (4-0)

From an outside service, Tsitsipas takes Arnaldi out of the court who in wanting to return crosses too much his return, which ends narrowly in the left corridor.

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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 exclusive rights to Amazon Prime matches on Simonne Matthieu.  The two media outlets 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.