Now we know the posters of the last four of the women’s draw of the Roland-Garros tournament. After the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and the Czech Karolina Muchova, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia and the Polish Iga Swiatek won their respective quarterfinals on Wednesday 7 June. In the men’s draw, Alexander Zverev eliminated the Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry and will face the winner of the duel between Holger Rune and Casper Ruud in the semifinals.
- A year after the injury, Zverev returns to the semifinals
On 3 June 2022, Alexander Zverev’s cry of pain ripped through Central as they faced Rafael Nadal in the semi-final. One year and a few days after his ankle injury, the German will return to center court at the same level of competition.
27And He qualified for the World Cup on Wednesday by knocking out Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (49And) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and will face Danish prodigy Holger Rune (6And) or last year’s finalist, Norwegian Casper Ruud (4And), which collide in the evening.
- The beautiful story of Beatriz Haddad Maia
You created the surprise. Brazilian Beatrice Haddad Maia, 14 years oldAnd world player, validated her place for the semifinals of Roland-Garros, putting an end at the same time the path of the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, 7And world, Wimbledon and US Open finalist last year. The São Paulo native won in three sets – 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 – on a sun-kissed Philippe-Chatrier court.
At 27, Haddad Maia is the first Brazilian to access this phase of the Parisian Grand Slam since the beginning of the Open era, she who until then had never managed to get past the second round of a Major. He undertook the biggest feat of his career, hampered by four operations and a ten-month suspension for testing positive for anabolics in July 2019. His lawyers had managed at the time to prove that it was a pharmacy error that he provided food supplements.
“I am very proud of myself”the interested party whispered, incredulous, after 2:29 of the match.
- Iga Swiatek, always in control
The poster looked like deja vu: that of the 2022 final. Like last year, Iga Swiatek sent off Coco Gauff in straight sets (6-4, 6-2). The Pole, reigning champion and world number 1, was more solid and constant against an American full of desire and attack, but who is in a hurry and lacks clarity in the important moments.
“Quarter-finals are sometimes the toughest matches. Even if he is young [19 ans], she already has experience. I’m happy to be in the semifinals “Commented Iga Swiatek, on the pitch, after his victory. The 22-year-old, who had to give up the quarterfinals of the tournament in Rome a week before the start of Roland-Garros (pain in her right thigh), seems to be regaining her cruising speed: no sets lost in five games and only 5: 39 passes on the field.
She who has already won the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup twice (last year and in 2020) is now aiming for a third final at Porte d’Auteuil. For that, she will have to beat Beatriz Haddad Maia. The Brazilian won the only previous one (6-4, 3-6, 7-5), in Toronto (Canada), in August 2022.
