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Preamble
Salut tout le monde et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2024 – jour dix!
One of the brilliant things about these competitions is the stratospheric height of their bottom levels: however relatively bad it might be, two weeks of brilliant tennisers letting it all hang out is better than almost everything else that exists in the world.
However, a classic tournament requires classic matches, and we’re at that point now where our best players need to deliver. We’ve already enjoyed the first-week bonus of Iga Swiatek v Naomi Osaka, but today we’ve one potential jazzer followed by another.
We begin with Coco Gauff, who has everything – everything being a single Grand Slam title – that Ons Jabeur wants. On the face of things, the American’s form and newly-found equilibrium should be enough to hide her iffy forehand, but if her opponent hits a groove – and there’ve been hints – it’s far tricker to call.
Next up, we can expect Iga Swiatek, double defending champ, to find a way past Markta Vondrousova. But the Wimbledon champ is canny, unique, and improving through the rounds. This could easily be closer than expected.
And we’ll end our coverage with Jannik Sinner – another who’s hit a new level – against Griggzy Dimitrov. Baby Fed, as he was once known, didn’t hit the heights expected of him, but at 33 he’s still improving and will be well aware that chances like this one don’t come along often.
On y va!
Play: 11am local, 10am BST