Aryna Sabalenka – Coco Gauff this Saturday, Jannik Sinner – Carlos Alcaraz Sunday. This 124th edition De Roland-Garros will end in apotheosis with two opponent finals, the world’s 1 and 2 numbers, both in women and in men.
This dream epilogue is rather rare in the history of the tournament. It is indeed necessary to go back, 41 years back, in 1984 to see the number 1 and 2 worldwide compete in the final in the two tables.
That year, the posters of the Roland-Garros finals put Martina Navratilova, world number 1 in Chris Evert, his runner-up. In men, John McENROE, number 1 at ATP was opposed to number 2, Ivan Lendl. Navratilova and Lendl had won.
A page turns to men
In the other Grand Chelem tournaments you have to go back to a final to have a final in women and men between number 1 and 2 in the world. It was in 2013, at the US Open. Serena Williams (1st) had won against Victoria Azarenka (2nd) while Rafael Nadal (2nd) had beaten Novak Djokovic (1st).
In addition, the Sunday duel between Sinner and Alcaraz is already in history for another reason. It will indeed be the first final of Grand Chelem to see two players born to face beyond 2000. Sinner was born on August 16, 2001 and Alcaraz on May 5, 2003. This Friday, after his defeat, Novak Djokovic, born in 1987, was heard that he could Do not come back to play Roland-Garros.
