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Salut à tous et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2026 – neuvième jour!
And devinez quoi? It’s different banger absolu!
We statesman pinch an intriguing lucifer connected Chatrier, Flavio Cobolli opening to found himself arsenic a second-week staple. His all-round game, erstwhile on, is cleanable for nan clay connected which he was raised, a operation of vicious onslaught and tenacious defence, and successful Zach Svajda, he faces an force he knows he should beat, but besides 1 successful terrific form.
Opening connected Lenglen, meanwhile, we’ll bask Anastasia Potapova, possibly starting to make bully connected her imaginable – to get here, she dismissed Coco Gauff, nan defending champion – against Anna Kalinskaya, looking to spell heavy successful a slam for nan first time. This is nan biggest lucifer of some of their lives.
All nan much truthful fixed waiting for them successful nan past 8 is either Diane Parry aliases Maja Chwalinska, 2nd connected Lenglen and besides enjoying their best-ever awesome performance. And, arsenic we move into nan afternoon, Madison Keys – nan 2025 Australian Open winner, words it ne'er gets boring to type – takes connected Diana Shnaider, pinch Naomi Osaka aliases Aryna Sabalenka awaiting nan winner.
After which, nan men return centre stage, each of them seeking to profit from nan opportunity of a life fixed a tie now missing Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Chances are, Matteo Berrettini, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Frances Tiafoe person each spent clip processing and reconciling nan likelihood that they were improbable to realise dreams of winning a biggun that, successful their youth, seemed not only realistic but likely.
Except present they are, taking connected Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Alejandro Tabilo and Matteo Arnaldi respectively, nan state of opportunity struggling against nan weight of unit arsenic they activity to make themselves immortal.
Chouette! On y va!
