debut time for a confused Djokovic and six Argentines looking to advance in Paris

After a Monday of strong emotions and maximum sadness for the debut and goodbye -forever?- of the Spaniard Rafael Nadalhe day 3 of Roland Garros This Tuesday’s highlight is the presentation of the number one and current champion of the men’s tournament, the Serbian Novak Djokovicwho will begin their journey in search of the Musketeers Cup with a duel against the local Pierre-Hugues Herbert (142º) in the night shift, from 3:15 p.m. in Argentina (ESPN and Star+), from the stadium Philippe Chatrierthe central court of the clay mecca.

Without having reached any final this season and with an erratic game at times, Djokovic, winner of 24 Grand Slam titles, appears in Paris as one of the greats. incognitos. Nole also knows that a premature defeat will mark the end of his reign on the men’s circuit, which will remain in the hands of the Italian. Jannik Sinnerwho already took a solid first step in Bois de Boulogne.

Also, among the highlights of the day, the other finalist of the 2023 edition, the Norwegian, will play his first round match on Tuesday. Casper Ruud (7th), who will also face the Brazilian on the main stage Felipe Meligeni Alves (137th). It will be the second match of the day at the Chatrier, which will open its doors for the duel between the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (8°) and the local Alize Cornet.

In the women’s team, it will also be the debut day for the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, second player in the WTA ranking, who will also have the honor of starting the tournament on the main court of the complex. On the other side of the network you will have the Russian Erika Andreeva (100th). It will be, approximately, from 10:15 in Argentina

There will be six Argentines who will have action on day 3 of Roland Garros, all with commitments from the first round and with the aim of emulating Francisco Cerúndolo y Sebastian Baezwho this Monday took the first step in the Parisian Grand Slam.

Maria Lourdes Carlé It will be one of those that will open the day from 6 in the morning in our country. He will face the Belgian Elise Mertens (25th) in the initial turn of court 7. In that same scenario, but in third place, the debut of Romanian Burruchaga in a main box of a major. The son of the world champion midfielder in Mexico 1986 will test himself against the experienced German Jan Lenard Struff, who these days, at 34 years old, appears in 41st place in the ranking.

He will also “get up early” Mariano Navone (31st), one of the best performing Argentines in 2024, who in the first turn on court 4, from 6 in the morning, will face the experienced Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, 32 years old and twice quarterfinalist in Paris. The 9 de Julio tennis player had the luxury of debuting in a Grand Slam as a seed. An unprecedented fact since 1973 when the official ranking was established.

Tomás Martín Etcheverry (28th) will have the tough task of matching its excellent performance in the 2023 edition when it reached the quarterfinals. Her first step will be in the second turn of the Suzanne Lenglen court against the talented Frenchman Arthur Cazaux, who is just 21 years old and is 77th in the ATP ranking. It will be around 8 in the morning in Argentina.

A little later and at the Simone Mathieu, the third most important stage in the complex, Federico Coria will have a demanding test against the American Taylor Fritz (12th), who usually has good performances on slow courts. On that same court, but in the last turn, he will present himself Nadia Podoroskasemi-finalist in the 2020 edition, in the middle of the pandemic, against the experienced Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (19°).

. Court Central (from 7 in Argentina):

Qinwen Zheng (CHN/N.7) – Alizé Cornet (FRA)

Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) – Casper Ruud (NOR/N.7)

Erika Andreeva (RUS) – Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/N.2)

Novak Djokovic (SRB/N.1) – Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA)

. Court Suzanne-Lenglen (from 6 in Argentina):

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Tomás Etcheverry (ARG/N.28) – Arthur Cazaux (FRA)

Magdalena Frech (POL) – Daria Kasatkina (RUS/N.10)

Daniel Evans (GBR) – Holger Rune (DEN/N.13)

. Court Simonne-Mathieu (desde las 6 de la Argentina):

Alex De Miñaur (AUS/N.11) – Alex Michelsen (USA)

Taylor Fritz (USA/N.12) – Federico Coria (ARG)

Madison Keys (USA/N.14) – Renata Zarazúa (MEX)

Victoria Azarenka (BLR/N.19) – Nadia Podoroska (ARG)

. Court 4 (from 6 in Argentina):

(first shift) Mariano Navone (ARG/N.31) – Pablo Carreño (ESP)

. Court 6 (from 6 in Argentina):

(fourth shift) Roberto Carballés (ESP) – Constant Lestienne (FRA)

. Court 7 (from 6 in Argentina):

(first shift) Elise Mertens (BEL/N.25) – María Lourdes Carlé (ARG)

(third shift) Román Andrés Burruchaga (ARG) – Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

. Court 9 (from 6 in Argentina):

Valentin Vacherot (MON) – Alexander Davidovich (ESP)

. Court 12 (from 6 in Argentina):

(first shift) Jaume Munar (ESP) – Roberto Bautista (ESP)

. Court 13 (from 6 in Argentina):

(fourth shift) Irene Burillo (ESP) – Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)

. Court 14 (from 6 in Argentina):

(third round) Katie Boulter (GBR/N.26) – Paula Badosa (ESP)