Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lived a quiet input field Sunday at Roland Garros where he dominated Swede Christian Lindell, 200 th World, in three sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.
Manceau, 15 th World, had disappointing results since returning in late March competition in Miami after four months of absence due to injury in his right arm. He hopes to revive at the Internationaux de France.
The final round achieved in Monte Carlo and Madrid are his best results this season. Tsonga will meet in the second round Mikhail Kukushkin Kazakh, 58 th , or Israeli Sela Dudin, 89 th
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Tsonga was “super happy” to enjoy the atmosphere of the Porte d’Auteuil when it reached the semifinals in 2013 and beat the Czech Republic in the semifinals of the Davis Cup in September 2014 with Richard Gasquet.
Wounded in the right arm in the final won by Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka in Villeneuve d’Ascq, the Manceau was removed from the circuit for four months.
The Davis Cup and his participation in an exhibition in Asia, soon after, had slightly damaged the image of the last French Grand Slam finalist for (Australian Open 2008), which received applause after her victory against Lindell. Since his return in late March competition, Tsonga had disappointing results, with only knockout (Monte-Carlo, Madrid) to put in the tooth. He hopes to raise at the Porte d’Auteuil where he was curtly beaten at this stage last year by Novak Djokovic, a finalist future.
Nicolas Mahut, his remaining two eliminations in the first round , reconciled with the clay by beating Belgium’s young (21 years) Kimmer Coppejans, 109th, in three sets 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). L’Angevin, more comfortable on grass, will face in the next round Ernests Gulbis, a semifinalist last year in search of trust. The Latvian, seeded 24 in Paris, had won only two matches this season before his success against the Dutchman Igor Sijsling (166 th World) in three sets 6-4, 6-4 , 7-6 (7/3).
Caroline Garcia, this is not a problem of trust that led to his defeat (3-6, 6-3, 6-2) face Donna Vekic the Croatian, 18 and 165 th World. It was the second loss in two years in the first round for the Lyon, who left the center court with wet eyes.
“I do not know if it’s a disappointment. It’s just that I am disappointed to be unable to play tennis here “, said the French girl (21 years), who started for the first time a major tournament seeded status ( number 31).
Swept year by Ana Ivanovic (6-1, 6-3) already on the central, Garcia has been inhibited by the pressure and challenge. “When I was told ‘You are about Philippe Chatrier’, I said ‘fine’. But I was fine to train all week on it, it remains different match “, she explained.
“ (Short) is great. I have often watched on TV. This represents Roland Garros. It’s too much + + for now for me to play in this field. Next year, I will ask to play on the number 9, hidden where no one! Or Jean-Bouin! “, she said, a little annoyed.
The elimination of French number 2 is a blow to the tricolor clan who also lost Paul-Henri Mathieu, opposite a large piece in the person of Japanese Kei Nishikori, seeded No. 5 (6-3, 7-5, 6-1).
Oceane Dodin, embarrassed right wrist after a good start against Japan’s Kurumi Nara (3-6, 7-5, 6-1) and Fiona Ferro, dominated by Brazilian Teliana Pereira (6-3, 6-2), accompanied him to the exit. Twelve other French track come into Monday with Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon.
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