Arina Sabalenka didn't want to answer questions about her home country Belarus after beating compatriot Irina 7-5, 6 in the second round: 2 Shimanovich Photo: AFP/Emmanuel Dunant
World No. 2 Arina Sabalenko refused to answer questions about her ties to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a tense press conference on Wednesday.
Speaking at Roland Garros, after the second round 7-5, 6-2 victory over compatriot Irina Shimanovich, champion of the Australian Open, which Belarus helps to support, saying: «No one in this world, neither Russian athletes nor Belarusian athletes, supports the war.»
However, when asked specifically about her ties to Lukashenka and about the letter she allegedly signed in support of the president in 2020, Sobalenko replied “no comment.”
When asked if she would “condemn the fact that Belarus is attacking Ukraine with missiles,” Sobolenko again did not answer the question. “I have no comments for you, so thank you for your question,” Sobolenko replied, adding: “You have received enough answers from me.”
Dates of the French Open
The action at Roland Garros has begun. on Sunday, May 28. The tournament will end on Sunday, June 11.
Show Court Thursday Play Schedule
(Game starts at 10:00 AM BST unless otherwise noted, number prefix indicates seeding):
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (10:45)
Giulio Zeppieri (Italy) v 4-Kasper Ruud (Norway)
1-Iga Swiatek (Poland) v Claire Liu (USA)
< p>Ocean Dodin (France) v 7-Ons Jaber (Tunisia)
(not earlier than 19:15)
22-Alexander Zverev (Germany) vs. Alex Molchan (Slovakia)< /p>
COURT SUSANNE LENGLEN
4-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Linda Noskova (Czech Republic)
8 — Jannik Sinner (Italy) — Daniel Altmeier (Germany)
Julia Grabher (Austria) — 6 Coco Gauff ( USA)
Arthur Rinderknech (France) – 9 Taylor Fritz (USA)
COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU
Kyla Day (USA) ) v 20-Madison Keys (USA)
Dian Perry (France) — Mirra Andreeva (Russia)
Aslan Karatsev (Russia) — 12-Francis Tiafoe (USA)
(not earlier than 15:00)
23. Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina) — Yannick Hanfmann (Germany)
French Open 2023 draw: Men's singles draw French Open 2023: Women's singles draw How to watch the French Open 2023 on TV
In the UK, Eurosport holds the rights to broadcast live from Paris. 273 hours of live TV will be shown on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, complementing the digital offering on Discovery+ and the Eurosport app, where each match will be available to watch live throughout the tournament.
Each qualifying, wheelchair, junior and legends match will be available to watch live.
The Eurosport presentation team includes multiple Grand Slam winners Mats Wilander, Chris Evert and John McEnroe who will join Alex Corretja, Laura Robson and Alize Lim in Paris. Casper Ruud, world No. 4 and 2022 finalist, will also share his thoughts. Tim Henman and Barbara Schett will be reporting from Cube's mixed reality studio in London, followed by a live broadcast from Paris of the tournament's semi-finals.
To watch Discovery™, the Entertainment and Sports Pass costs £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year.
In the US, the tournament is broadcast on ESPN.
When will the 2023 French Open final take place? Women's final
Women's final will take place on June 10.
Men's final
The men's final will take place on June 11.
Credit: Getty Images/Mustafa Yalcin Which UK players are participating?
Cameron Norrie — the only Brit left in singles after Jack Draper pulled out of the match against Thomas Etcheverry with a shoulder problem and Dan Evans was eliminated in the first round, losing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Australian Tanasi. Kokkinakis.
Due to a terrible qualifying tournament and the absence of Emma Răducanu due to injury, Brits are noticeably absent from the women's field. For the first time since 2009, no Briton has made it into the main draw of major tournaments.
Why isn't Andy Murray playing in Paris?
Andy Murray pulled out of the French Open this year to prioritize the grass court season in preparation for Wimbledon.
Murray lost in the first round of the Italian Open and once again left the clay ahead of schedule after the defeat. To Stan Wawrinka at the ATP Challenger event in Bordeaux.
Clearly, the 36-year-old is still thinking about which tournaments to target, and they could include Surbiton from June 4th to 11th and then Queen's from 19 June. -25.
What is the French Open prize pool?
The total French Open prize pool is €49.6m (£43.2m), up 12.3% from 2022. The men's and women's singles champions will each take home €2.3m (£2m) while the finalists will earn €1.15m (£1m).
Who is the defending champion?
B last year, Rafael Nadal became the first man to win a 22nd singles title after beating eighth seed Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. .
Sventek solidified her status as the world's best female player when she beat Gauff, who was playing in her first major singles final, 6-1, 6-3.
Which is better? latest odds?
Betting on Roland Garros? Find the best French Open betting deals and free bets
Men's Singles:
- Carlos Alcaraz 7/5
- Novak Djokovic 2/1
- Holger Rune 7/1
- Jannik Sinner 9/1
- Kasper Ruud 14/1
Women's singles :
- Iga Swiatek 8/11
- Arina Sobolenko 11/2
- Elena Rybakina 7/1
- Ons Zhaber 22 /1
- Elena Ostapenko 28/1
Odds correct as of May 30
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