GET READY, GET STARTED! Roland Garros, first day



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Roland Garros, the last tennis Grand Slam of this year, begins on Sunday.

That day, two of our tennis players will perform on the clay court in Paris.

They are Miomir Kecmanović and Nina Stojanović.

Miomir KecmanovićPhoto: V. Živojinović / RAS Serbia

Miomir Kecmanović

Between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm, Miomir Kecmanović and his rival, 12th seed, Diego Schwartzman, will appear on the field “Simon Matthew”.

It will be his first competitive duel, and although Kecmanović has been among the top 40 in the world for some time, the Argentine not only has more experience (and is seven years older, at 28), but recently won clay and the “king of the world. scum “in Rome. Rafael Nadal, and then he played for the title with Novak Djokovic. However, although the favorite, Schwartzman, will have a very motivated 21-year-old, who recently won the first title of his career and as he was once the best Junior in the world, he’s willing to prove on the biggest stage that he didn’t wander the planet until a year or two ago in peer competition.

Around the same time, on court 11, Nina Stojanović will play Czech Barbora Krejičkova.

Stojanović is better placed (91st on the WTA list, to 117th for her rival), but the Czech decided the only mutual match in her favor so far.

It was in January of this year, in Shenzhen, that Krejčikova triumphed with 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 5

In the main field, “Filip Shatrije”, the program opens at 11 am with Siner and Godan, followed by Halep – Soribes Tormo, Kontaveit – García, and in the afternoon program the gift of the day, the derby first-round winners between former Grand Slam champions Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray.

“Susan Lenglen” is performed on the field by Azarenka and Kovinić, as well as Rodionov – Shardi, Konta – Goff and, at the end of the program, Aleksandar Zverev and Denis Novak of Austria.

Novak DjokovicPhoto: Riccardo Antimiani / POOL / EPA;

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic should play on Tuesday, and the organizers should announce the exact time of his part of the draw on Sunday night.

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