Saturday's program at the Olympic Games!
This time, it's here! In just a few hours' time, the tennis events at the Paris Olympic Games will finally get underway, with the first duels of the first round.
Among the thirty or so singles matches scheduled for Saturday, there are already some interesting duels.
On the men's side, the favourites will be Djokovic against Ebden, Alcaraz against Habib, Medvedev against Hijikata, Tsitsipas against Bergs, Auger-Aliassime against Giron and Paul against Darderi.
There's also a first clash between Taylor Fritz and Alexander Bublik.
In the women's category, Swiatek takes on Begu, Paolini faces Bogdan, Ostapenko takes on Osorio, Collins faces Siegmund, Navarro takes on Grabher and Zheng faces Saville.
There will also be a clash of comebacks between Osaka and Kerber, scheduled for the evening session on the Chatrier.
Several Frenchwomen will also be in action, with Garcia making her debut against Cristian, Gracheva against Haddad Maia and Parry against Podoroska.
Last but not least, the Alcaraz/Nadal pair make their debut against the tournament's number 6 seeds, Argentinians Molteni and Gonzalez. The match is scheduled to take place on Centre Court in the early evening (around 7pm).
Matches start at 12 noon. So, happy Olympics to you all!
Programme de Jeux Olympiques du Saturday 27 July :
Court Philippe Chatrier à 11h00
Swiatek bat Begu 62 75
Djokovic bat Ebden 60 61
Kerber bat Osaka 75 63
Court Suzanne Lenglen à 11h00
Paolini bat Bogdan 75 63
Alcaraz bat Habib 63 61
Cristian bat Garcia 57 63 64
Medvedev bat Hijikata 62 61
Court Simonne-Mathieu à 11h00
Osorio bat Ostapenko 64 63
Haddad Maia bat Gracheva 64 46 60
Tsitsipas bat Bergs 76 16 61
Wawrinka bat Kotov 61 61
Court 14 à 11h00
Parry bat Podoroska 76 75
Auger-Aliassime bat Giron 61 64
Fritz bat Bublik 64 64
Court 7 à 11h00
Paul bat Darderi 63 64
Collins bat Siegemund 63 20 ab
Kostyuk bat Sun 64 63
Hassan bat Eubanks 64 62
Court 6 à 11h00
Draper bat Nishikori 61 64
Griekspoor bat Tsitsipas 62 63
Evans bat Echargui 62 46 62
Court 8 à 11h00
Navarro bat Grabher 62 60
Yastremska bat Pigossi 36 75 60
Machac bat Zhang 62 46 62
Court 9 à 11h00
Fernandez bat Muchova 61 46 62
Andreescu bat Tauson 62 63
Ofner bat Haase 75 62
Court 10 à 11h00
Zheng bat Errani 60 60
Navone bat Borges 62 62
Court 11 à 14h00
Schmiedlova bat Boulter 64 62
Court 12 à 11h00
Rus bat Gadecki 64 61
Court 13 à 11h00
Bucsa bat Martic 64 63
Shnaider bat Cocciaretto 62 75
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