Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will be the protagonists of the eighth day of competition Roland Garros, that this Sunday the round of 16 will begin.
Swiatekwinner of three of the last four editions of the Parisian Grand Slam and top favorite to win the title, will face the Russian Anastasia Potapova in the first turn on the center court, at 6 in the morning in Argentina.
Next, Gauff, finalist in 2022 and champion of the last US Open, will face the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Then, it will be the men’s turn: Alcaraz He will face the Canadian Félix Auger Aliassime and in the night game, not before 3:15 p.m. Sinner He will clash with the controversial Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
Meanwhile, in other of the day’s notable matches, Stefanos Tsitsipas He will look for a new victory against Matteo Arnaldi, who has come to hit the big time by beating Andrey Rublev. AND Hubert Hurkacz, 8th seed, will cross with Grigor Dimitrov (10°). Both matches will be played on the Suzanne-Lenglen, the other of the Bois de Boulogne indoor courts. He will also play there Marketa Vondrousova (5th) against Olga Danilovic and Our Jabeur (8th) against Clara Tauson.
Francisco Cerúndolo, the only Argentine singles player left alive in the tournament, will have a rest, but there will be action from Albiceleste tennis players in doubles. María Lourdes Carlé, together with the French Diane Parry, she will face the Czech Marie Bouzkova and the Spanish Sara Sorribes Tormo in the second round of the Simonne-Mathieu.
Meanwhile, in mixed doubles, Andres Molteni and the Spanish Cristina Bucsa will face the Ukrainian Lyudmyla Kichenok and the Croatian Mate Pavic in the third round on court 7. AND Machi Gonzalez together with the Norwegian Ulrikke Eikeri they will be face to face with the Indonesian Aldila Sutjiadi and the American Jackson Withrow.