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Carlos Alcaraz can have a similar impact on tennis as Tiger Woods had on golf, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. Alcaraz, 20, is the world No. 1 and top seed at Roland-Garros as he seeks his second Grand Slam title and first on the famous red dirt in Paris.
Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has branded the decision not to stage any women’s matches in the night sessions of the French Open so far as “ridiculous”. Four days into the competition, all late matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier have been reserved for the men, a decision that has sparked debate with World No.1 Iga Swiatek, Wilander and Tim Henman weighing in with opinion. Ad It was an issue raised last year by Barbara Schett, who believed the WTA would speak to Roland-Garros organisers about what she felt was a disparity in the schedule, but alas, it remains a talking point in 2023.
Iga Swiatek’s use of the forehand has been compared to that of Casper Ruud after the two stars averaged the same speed for the shot at the 2023 French Open on Thursday. In analysing Swiatek’s 6-4 6-0 second-round victory over Claire Liu on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Eurosport’s Barbara Schett made the observation in The Cube that Swiatek’s average speed with the forehand was 129km an hour in the first set, matching Ruud in his win over Giulio Zeppieri. Ad “Wow, that is absolutely a surprise to me,” remarked former Roland-Garros winner Mats Wilander.
Mats Wilander believes Casper Ruud and Holger Rune could benefit from the French Open draw opening up following Daniil Medvedev’s shock exit, but he warned: “Literally anyone could go through”. Second seed Medvedev was one of the favourites to take the men’s singles title at Roland-Garros this year but suffered a stunning first-round defeat to world No. 172 Thiago Seyboth Wild on Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed the ‘party atmosphere’ of his opening French Open match more than anyone else, according to Eurosport expert Tim Henman, who applauded a ‘faultless’ win over Flavio Cobolli. The top seed from Spain brushed aside his unfancied opponent with a 6-0 6-2 7-5 victory that saw some outrageous shot-making from Alcaraz and served up a thrilling final set. Ad Alcaraz came flying out of the blocks by winning the first eight games in a row against the bewildered Italian, and former British No.
Novak Djokovic is the French Open favourite «in my eyes», reckons Mats Wilander, who also think the Serbian «can play until he's 40». That was the three-time French Open champion's view as he assessed Djokovic's prospects at the 2023 French Open in conversation with Tim Henman and Barbara Schett on Eurosport's 'The Cube'.
It was a captivating first day of action at the 2023 French Open, and Day 2 has just as much in store. Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, British No. 1 Cameron Norrie and home hope Caroline Garcia are among those taking to the red dirt on Monday, with ambitions of making a deep run at the second Grand Slam of the year.
Aryna Sabalenka will be a tough proposition for anyone at the French Open if the current warm conditions continue, reckons Barbara Rittner. World No. 2 Sabalenka spent just one hour and 11 minutes on court as she saw off Marta Kostyuk, and appeared to be in fine fettle despite her recent first-round loss at the Italian Open in the lead-up to Roland-Garros.