Roland Garros: where the predictable and the absurd go hand in hand
If you thought that women’s tennis at Roland Garros 2024 was going to be a smooth ride for the favorites, Löis Boisson has just thrown that script out the window with the elegance of someone dusting off a racket from the 90s. The Frenchwoman, 361st in the ranking (yes, you read that right), decided that today was a good day to make the bettors cry and send home Jessica Pegula, number three in the world. As? With a great game that makes you question if you really know anything about tennis. Sets of 3-6, 6-4 and 6-4, and an audience at the Philippe-Chatrier that chanted her name as if she were the new Maria Sharapova (but with a French accent, of course).
Coco Gauff: the winning machine that no one can stop
While Boisson signed his feat, Coco Gauff remained the final boss of the tournament. The American, who already has more presence in the Roland Garros quarterfinals than you do in the gym, crushed the Russian Yekaterina Aleksándrova with a resounding 6-0 and 7-5. Now he will face his compatriot Madison Keys, in a duel that promises more tension than a family WhatsApp group. Gauff, at 20 years old, already plays as if she has three lifetimes of experience, and seems determined to turn this tournament into her unauthorized biography.
But let’s go back to the local heroine. Boisson, after leaving everyone with their mouths open, blurted out in his interview: “I hope to win, right?”. Phrase that perfectly sums up the spirit of tennis: half confidence, half what have I gotten myself into?. The Frenchwoman is now the only representative of her country in the competition and will face Mirra Andreeva, another young promise who will surely not underestimate her rival after this show.
Dembelé and La Orejona: when football invades the clay
As if tennis wasn’t enough, Ousmane Dembelé appeared at Roland Garros as if he were in a Netflix crossover. The PSG striker, recently crowned champion of the Champions League, paraded the trophy around the court in front of an already euphoric audience. Between Boisson’s victory and the presence of Dembelé, French fans experienced a surge of patriotism that not even the best croissant could match. The player, in rockstar mode, even started singing “Ici c’est Paris!”, because what better time for an improvised karaoke than when you have an Orejona in your hands?
In summary: Roland Garros 2024 gives us an unpredictable cocktail of tennis, historic surprises and elite football cameos. What more could you ask for? Ah yes: this has only just begun.
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