DIRECT. Roland-Garros 2024: Tsitsipas goes ahead, Swiatek almost perfect, scores and results

Start of the round of 16 at home Roland-Garros Impériale, Iga Swiatek took place at the start of the day. Stefanos Tsitsipas took the lead over Arnaldi, just like Alcaraz faced à Ager-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. Stefanos Tsitsipas is experiencing serious difficulties in the face of a Matteo Arnaldi inspired by and extremely effective. For his part, Carlos Alcaraz faces a challenge. an Auger-Aliassime who has nothing to offer. lose.
• 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). Ons Jabeur and Grigor Dimitrov will also be on the courts.  
• Only one Frenchman will be on the courts today, it is Corentin Moutet. The Parisian will have the heavy task of hosting the night session against world No. 2, Jannik Sinner.
• Follow the progress of scores and results live. 

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Tsitsipas started the 4th set in the same way as he did in the previous one by entering the service from ;Arnaldi. The Italian is no longer able to achieve this. bear the comparison with an increasingly liberated Greek.

15:30 – Auger-Aliassime leaves the court

While they are at it 3-2 in the 2nd set, Auger-Aliassime asks à leave the court to receive treatment à the left leg. The match is interrupted for a few minutes.

Aggressive with his backhand, Tsitsipas insists twice along the line to force a fault from Arnaldi, late. The Greek easily won a 3rd set which he overcame. with his 18 winning shots against only 7 à a less dashing Italian.

On a timid cross attack from Auger-Aliassime who follows to the net, Alcaraz unleashes a backhand passing at the end of the race to pierce the Canadian along the line and seize his service.

15:23 – Arnaldi does not give the set (5-2)

Although deported off the court &agrav; left, Arnaldi succeeds in respond diagonally and force Tsitsipas to make a mistake. The Italian returns à 2-5 and forces the Greek à serve to win the 3rd round.

15:22 – Tsitsipas confirms (5-1)

On a direct error from Arnaldi, Tsitsipas wins his service game and leads 5-1. The Italian is under pressure in this 3rd set &agrav; upside down for him.

15:20 – Alcaraz picks up (2-2)

< p>With a beautiful serve-volley sequence, concludes with a jump smash. short cross, Alcaraz wins a hooked service game. Auger-Aliassime lacks initiative at the moment to push his opponent further.

The Greek passes the second and once again takes the service of a Arnaldi is definitely more successful, & the image of his huge mistake on a smash in the court and swung in front of him. at the bottom of the net. Tsitsipas leads to present 4-1 and has the opportunity to fly away.

15:10 – Tsitsipas quiet (3 -1)

The Greek knows no difficulty; to keep his face-off. Arnaldi's level of play has dropped; since the end of the tie-break.

15:06 – Alcaraz keeps the pace (1-1)

No difficulty for Alcaraz to start serving in the 2nd set.

15:05 – Auger-Aliassime starts in front (1-0)

Auger-Aliassime wins a fairly easy service game to start the 2nd set against Alcaraz.

15:03 – Arnaldi hangs on (1-2)

It was hard but the Italian managed to do it. keep his put into play despiteé 5 double break points for Tsitsipas. Arnaldi is on a tightrope at the start of the 3rd round.

On a second outside ball, Auger-Aliassime adjusts poorly his backhand return which escapes him in length and offers the first round to Alcaraz.

14:57 – Break confirmedé for Tsitsipas (2-0)

Tsitsipas does not miss the opportunity to gain some margin in the 3rd set and confirms his break.

Tsitsipas starts again very strongly in the 3rd set . On the momentum of winning the 2nd in the tie-break the Greek stole the lead. Arnaldi's throw-in.

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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 the full coverage of their contract until 2027. 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.