Sunday, June 9, 2024 marked the coronation of the new king of Roland-Garros, Carlos Alcaraz.
Summary
The new king of Roland-Garros is once again Spanish. At 21, Carlos Alcaraz won the
final of the Parisian Grand Slam tournament in five sets against Alexander Zverev. In a tense final, where the two players alternated between good and bad, it was ultimately the Murcia native who had the last word, winning in 4h19 6/3 2/6 5/7 6/1 6/2. This fortnight at Roland-Garros was also marked in the men’s draw by the performance and withdrawal of the now former world number one Novak Djokovic. First a third round against Lorenzo Musetti that ended at the end of the night, then a round of 16 on one leg, once again in five sets with an injured Djokovic, but who managed to beat Facundo Cerundolo with a colossal effort. It was too much for the Serb, who had to withdraw before his quarter-final against Casper Ruud due to a broken meniscus in his right knee. Italian Jannik Sinner took advantage of this to take the throne at the top of the ATP rankings, having been eliminated in the semi-finals of the tournament by Carlos Alcaraz.
Swiatek imbattable
In the women’s competition, Iga Swiatek won the Roland-Garros tournament for the third consecutive time, the fourth in five years. Her most closely fought match was ultimately her second round against former world number one Naomi Osaka. The Japanese pushed Swiatek to the third set, and even earned herself a match point. After that, the Polish player was impressively in control, dropping only 17 games in five matches. In the final, she largely dominated the surprise of the fortnight, the Italian Jasmine Paolini, 6/2 6/1. At 28, the number twelve seed reached a Grand Slam final for the first time in her career, but the step was too high for the one who now has 35 victories and two small defeats at Roland-Garros. “Nadalesque” statistics.
A sacred Frenchman
Finally, a Frenchman lifted a trophy at Roland-Garros this year. It was Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who won the mixed doubles title alongside Germany’s Laura Siegemund. After his doubles title alongside Julien Benneteau in 2014, this was his second title at Roland-Garros. This fortnight was also a farewell tournament, with Alizé Cornet’s last participation in the women’s event, retiring at the age of 34 after more than 1,000 matches on the WTA circuit and 69 consecutive participations in Grand Slam tournaments, a record. It was also perhaps Rafael Nadal’s last Roland-Garros. While the 14th-ranked Spaniard, who won at Porte d’Auteuil, left doubts hanging over his retirement, there is a good chance that his first-round defeat against Alexander
Zverev may be his last match at Roland Garros. He could, however, return to Paris for the Olympic tournament next July, in doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.
If the ticketing system remains the same as in previous years, tickets will now be 100% paperless. There will be three phases. The first tickets will be sold to club presidents and then to members of the French Tennis Federation, before the ticket office opens to the general public. It costs at least €39 to access the side courts during the main tournament, and at least €50 to have a seat in the stands of the Philippe Chatrier court. Resales of seats are also planned in the run-up to the tournament and during the fortnight.
The overall prize money for Roland-Garros 2024 was revealed on April 25, 2024. In 2024, the overall prize money is up 7.8% compared to last year, and amounts to 53.478 million euros according to the Roland-Garros press release.
Roland Garros broadcasters France TV and Amazon Prime (subscribe to Amazon Prime Video) have renewed their contract until 2027. France Télévisions will broadcast all of the day’s matches whileAmazon Prime will broadcast the 11 night sessions from the first Sunday to the last Wednesday of the tournament. Unlike last year, Amazon Prime will no longer have exclusivity on the matches on the Simonne Matthieu. The two media have reached an agreement. They will co-broadcast the semi-finals of the women’s and men’s singles, the women’s and men’s doubles and the mixed doubles final.
2024-06-10 07:00:00
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