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The program, this Thursday
Court Philippe Chatrier (à partir de 15h) : Muchova (Rtc)-Sabalenka (Blr, 2) ; Swiatek (Pol, 1)-Haddad Maia (Bre, 14).
the favorite
Iga Swiatek, the world No. 1, crushes the top of the table. The Pole did not lose any sets and only let slip 15 games in 5 matches. Here she is in the last square. On her way, she will find the Brazilian left-hander Beatriz Haddad Maia (27 years old; seeded n ° 14) who has the particularity of having dominated her during the only meeting having opposed them (in the round of 16 in Toronto in 2022) .
The player worth watching
Karolina Muchova. Her range of shots, her gestures make the Czech, a fan of Roger Federer, a spectacular, attractive player. His tournament led to the floor after a resounding victory at the start against the Greek Maria Sakkari opened the doors to the last four in Paris (after a major semi-final at the Australian Open in 2021). Facing the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, she will leave with the outsider sign. But for the past few months, the role has suited him well: “At the end of last year, I was around 200 (in the WTA rankings). You have to aim for the moon to reach the stars. And so, I can be number 3, number 5, I'll just take it day by day, push myself, push my limits every time. And we will see where my limits will be one day, ”assures the only player in the last four not to be topped with seeded status. Sabalenka won her only match against Muchova, in the 2019 semi-finals at Zhuhau.
The number: 3.
The number of players from the last four of the women's singles who will play their first semi-final at Roland-Garros: Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia and Czech Karolina Muchova.
The story
Lendl in a tracksuit. The semi-finals of the men's tournament in 1986 were played in a bundled stadium crossed by the wind, capped by a threatening sky. Ivan Lendl (seeded n°1), unable to warm up, will keep his tracksuit bottoms throughout the match against American Johan Kriek (n°13). He will dominate Kriek 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 to go for the second of his three titles in Paris.
The phrase: spoon service.
It's a crafty service. A small forehand from below to destabilize the opponent. Nick Kyrgios or Alexander Bublik like to make them. The most famous was attempted by Michael Chang in 1989 in the round of 16 against Ivan Lendl at Roland-Garros. The young American, crippled with cramps, had mischievously surprised the triple winner of the tournament, disillusioned by the audacity and impertinence displayed. Winner in 5 sets, Chang would then prove irresistible and win the title (the only Grand Slam of his career) and remains the youngest winner of Roland-Garros (17 years and 3 months).
