Marko Hrastar 🇸🇮

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[Tumaini Carayol @tumcarayol]

Jack Draper has withdrawn from Queen’s as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. He is planning to return at Eastbourne, one week before Wimbledon.

Another tough blow unfortunately.

[Jeu, Set et Maths @JeuSetMaths]

📊 Pour la 1re fois depuis 38 ans, un joueur a remporté Roland-Garros sans avoir affronté un seul membre du Top 10 sur son parcours :

🎾 1988 : Mats Wilander 🇸🇪
▪️ 1/64 vs Cihak (N°113)
▪️ 1/32 vs Yunis (N°96)
▪️ 1/16 vs Zivojinovic (N°25)
▪️ 1/8 vs Agenor (N°30)
▪️ 1/4 vs E. Sanchez (N°15)
▪️ 1/2 vs Agassi (N°11)
▪️ Finale vs Leconte (N°14)

🎾 2026 : Alexander Zverev 🇩🇪
▪️ 1/64 vs Bonzi (N°95)
▪️ 1/32 vs Machac (N°43)
▪️ 1/16 vs Halys (N°90)
▪️ 1/8 vs De Jong (N°106)
▪️ 1/4 vs Jodar (N°29)
▪️ 1/2 vs Mensik (N°27)
▪️ Finale vs Cobolli (N°14)

✍️ Tous Grands Chelems confondus, c'est une première depuis le titre de Novak Djokovic à Wimbledon en 2022 :
▪️ 1/64 vs Kwon (N°81)
▪️ 1/32 vs Kokkinakis (N°79)
▪️ 1/16 vs Kecmanovic (N°30)
▪️ 1/8 vs Van Rijthoven (N°104)
▪️ 1/4 vs Sinner (N°13)
▪️ 1/2 vs Norrie (N°12)
▪️ Finale vs Kyrgios (N°40)

[TennisMyLife @TennisMyLife68]

🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev finally wins his first Slam in his 4th final

Now only 🇨🇿 Ivan Lendl and 🇬🇧 Andy Murray remain as players who lost their first 4 Slam finals in Open Era

🇨🇭 Roger Federer and 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz are the only ones who won all of their first 4

#RolandGarros

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska has changed her life at this year’s Roland Garros.

Her total career earnings before Roland Garros:

$864,030.

What she’s earned at this tournament:

$1,624,000.

Because the players don’t get the money til after the tournament, she was worried she wouldn’t be able to cover her costs for a hotel as she went further and further in the draw.

Polish company OSHEE had to step in and pay for the rest of her hotel fees.

It’s nothing short of heartwarming to see this happening to such a humble person who has overcome her share of struggles.

She overcame a battle with depression and stopped playing tennis entirely for a period to take care of her mental health.

She wasn’t sure if she’d ever come back to this sport.

Absolutely unreal story. 🥹

🇵🇱❤️

[Jacob Whitehead @jwhitey98]

Exclusive: The ITIA investigated one of tennis’ top stars over suspicious betting patterns in a match during the past two years.

It shows the sport’s reality - and why tennis is uniquely vulnerable to fixing.

Part six of @TheAthletic’s fixing series ⬇️

https://t.co/t0PvbSju5y

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

Over the last 20 years, only two Slams have produced first-time men's and women's champions:

2021 US Open (Daniil Medvedev, Emma Raducanu)
2026 Roland-Garros

[OptaAce @OptaAce]

20, 265 - Jakub Mensik (20y 265d at tournament start) has become the youngest Czech player in the Open Era to reach a Men’s Singles semi-final at a Grand Slam, surpassing Ivan Lendl (21y 79d) at Roland Garros in 1981. Historic.

#RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @atptour

[Nishi @nishikoripicks]

Zverev's Tie-break record at Roland Garros is 26-2. He has won his last 12 tie-breaks here.

One of the craziest stats in tennis.

[Pamela Maldonado @pamelam35]

A quarter of Fonseca's forehands over 100 mph. thats ABSURD

[Szymon Przybysz @SzymiPrzybysz]

Tenisiści, którzy pokonali Novaka Djokovicia, przegrywając z nim 0:2 w setach:

- Jurgen Melzer (2010)
- Joao Fonseca (2026)

Koniec listy.

Oba te mecze miały miejsce podczas Roland Garros.

📸: Eurosport

#zkortu | #RolandGarros

[Luca Brancher @LucaBeck]

Rafael #Jodar and Joao #Fonseca are the first players from 2006 class to reach a Slam Round of 16.

1990 | Australian Open 2011| 🇨🇦 Milos Raonic
1991 | Australian Open 2014🇧🇬 Grigor Dimitrov
1992 | Wimbledon 2011 | 🇦🇺 Bernard Tomic
1993 | US Open 2014| 🇦🇹 Dominic Thiem
1994 | Wimbledon 2016 | 🇫🇷 Lucas Pouille
1995 | Wimbledon 2014 | 🇦🇺 Nick Kyrgios
1996 | Roland Garros 2017| 🇷🇺 Karen Khachanov
1997 | Wimbledon 2017 | 🇩🇪 Alexander Zverev
1998 | Wimbledon 2018 | 🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas
1999 | US Open 2017| 🇨🇦 Denis Shapovalov
2000 | US Open 2020| 🇨🇦 Félix Auger-Aliassime
2001 | Roland Garros 2020| 🇮🇹 Jannik Sinner
2002 | Roland Garros 2021 | 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Musetti
2003 | US Open 2021 | 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz
2004 | Wimbledon 2024 | 🇫🇷 Arthur Fils
2005 | Australian Open 2025| 🇺🇸 Learner Tien
2006 | Roland Garros 2026 | 🇧🇷 João Fonseca, 🇪🇸Rafael Jodar

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Saturday singles schedule at #RolandGarros with Cobolli-Tien opening Chatrier and Auger-Aliassime vs. Nakashima at night.

Moise Kouamé (surely his request) on Lenglen. Osaka-Jovic, Sabalenka, Faria-Tiafoe as well.

[Lorena Popa 🕵️‍♀️🎾 @popalorena]

Roland Garros really deserves to be sued, she was lucky it wasn't something serious but for real... what's the point of those things on court? Write the name Lacoste on that banner behind and that's it, they risk player's health for sponsors.

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Results of the 'official' practice sets (with umpires and scoreboard) today at #RolandGarros:

Sinner d. Blockx, 6-2

Fritz d. Kecmanovic, 6-1

Svitolina d. Pegula, 6-4

Rybakina d. Cirstea, 6-4

Zakharova d. Blinkova, 6-0

Tubello d. Krejcikova, 6-4

More to come...

[Marko Hrastar 🇸🇮 @Markohrastar]

[Q] Rodionov vs. Rinderknech

Organizers should get extra security (on court!) for this one. Jurij notorious hothead, Arthur always tries to get under opponents skin and will surely pump the crowd up.

#RolandGarros

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

#RolandGarros 2026, Men's Singles qualifiers placed:

[Q] Prado vs. Landaluce
[Q] Rodionov vs. Rinderknech
[Q] Faria vs. Shapovalov
[Q] Faurel vs. Vacherot
[Q] Pellegrino vs. Cobolli
[Q] Diaz Acosta vs. Zheng
[Q] Samuel vs. De Minaur
[LL] Wong vs. Blockx
[Q] Nava vs. Carabelli
[Q] Safiullin vs. Ruud (!)
[Q] Herbert vs. Sonego
[Q] Pavlovic vs. Fonseca
[Q] Zheng vs. Prizmic
[Q] Dellien vs. Royer
[Q] Llamas vs. Tirante
[Q] Jacquet vs. Trungelliti
[Q] Cina vs. Opelka

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Yep.

For the first time EVER in this tournament, the top players will likely wanna play the night sessions...

Gonna be brutal:

[Danny Miche🎾 @dannymiche]

Con 23 semanas de embarazo, Camila Giorgi sigue entrenando para su regreso al circuito WTA en 2027
Se la ve espléndida

[Univers Tennis 🎾 @UniversTennis]

🚨 Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸 va déjà manquer son troisième tournoi du Grand Chelem pour blessure à 23 ans. 🤕

🇦🇺 Open d’Australie 2023
🇫🇷 Roland-Garros 2026
🇬🇧 Wimbledon 2026

De son côté, Jannik Sinner 🇮🇹 n’en a manqué aucun depuis ses débuts à l’US Open 2019. ❌

[Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 @christophclarey]

This says it all on the #tennis pathway

From @jaimeoncins40 via @jon_wertheim