Rain has wreaked havoc more than a few times at Roland Garros. There is a two-speed tournament: normality on the courts Philippe Chatrier and Suzanne Lenglenboth have retractable roofs that cancel out the meteorological factor that inevitably affects other fields.
This double direction in the competition is an advantage for large numbers, which do not move from the main stadiums, and cause imbalances in the calendars.
While Carlos Alcaraz He slept peacefully on Friday, with qualification for the round of 16 sealed under the center cover, his next opponent had to return to work this Saturday as he had no way to compete due to the rain.
The Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and the American Ben Shelton They star in one of the pictures of shame at Roland Garros. After eight o’clock in the evening, desperate to start their third round match, they decided to go it alone due to the ineffectiveness of the organization.
The playing field on Court 7 was in good condition, but two tennis players noted that water had accumulated underneath the tarps used to cover the court. Fishermen collect them themselves but they remain submerged. They are dangerous to step on and also a problem to wet the balls.
Auger-Aliassimea champion of Davis cup former world top-10, and Ben Shelton, US Open semi-finalist and one of the new sensations of world tennis, used towels to dry the tarps. With the help of the ball boys and the supervision of the referee.
A bit ridiculous, even the tournament director, the former French tennis player Amélie Mauresmo, He was more concerned about the competition of the last tennis player from his country in the men’s group, Corentin Moutetwhich he protected by moving his duel Sebastian Ofner at the Suzanne Lenglen Rink.
The Frenchman went to the second round, Auger-Aliassime and Shelton They can only play 39 minutes. A storm led to the cancellation of the day on the outer slopes, which reached 9 p.m.
This Saturday, early morning, Auger-Aliassime and Shelton They would resume the duel at 5-4 and serve for a set for the Canadian. Urgent to play Sunday’s best against Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros arranged for the continuation to take place at Suzanne Lenglen, with a roof.
Source: La Verdad
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