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ROLAND GARROS – Five of the spots in the main draw were decided on Thursday (the originally scheduled day for the final round, but for the Wednesday that pushed a lot of matches back).
So 11 remain, including James Trotter, who represents Japan but has Canadian connections with his girlfriend being Canadian former player Isabelle Boulais, and his coach this week her mother, Patricia Hy-Boulais.
Looking for a spot are two veterans who have been there – 2005 junior champion Marin Cilic and South Africa’s Lloyd Harris. But only one can make it, even if Cilic would have a good shot at a lucky loser spot.
(Paris is six hours ahead of EDT).
Court Suzanne-LENGLEN (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
2. Nikoloz BASILASHVILI (GEO) vs [WC] Geoffrey BLANCANEAUX (FRA)
3. [19] Yannick HANFMANN (GER) vs Titouan DROGUET (FRA) OR [WC] Arthur GEA (FRA)
COURT 14
2. Filip Cristian JIANU (ROU) vs [WC] Clement TABUR (FRA)
3. Luca VAN ASSCHE (FRA) vs Henrique ROCHA (POR)
COURT 7
3. Lukas KLEIN (SVK) vs Ugo BLANCHET (FRA)
COURT 6
1. [2] Alexander SHEVCHENKO (KAZ) vs. Filip MISOLIC (AUT)
3. [8] Marin CILIC (CRO) vs Lloyd HARRIS (RSA)
COURT 8
2. [12] Juan Manuel CERUNDOLO (ARG) vs [18] Daniel Elahi GALAN (COL)
COURT 9
1. Federico ARNABOLDI (ITA) vs. Maximilian MARTERER (GER)
2. James TROTTER (JPN) vs Benjamin HASSAN (LBN)
COURT 12
1. [29] Federico GOMEZ (ARG) vs [PR] Giulio ZEPPIERI (ITA)
Decided Thursday
Matteo GIGANTE (ITA) def [10] Elmer MOLLER (DEN) 63 76 (5)
Kyrian JACQUET (FRA) def. Jurij RODIONOV (AUT) 62 62
Pablo LLAMAS RUIZ (ESP) def Vilius GAUBAS (LTU) 60 36 62
[11] Ethan QUINN (USA) def. [24] Thiago AGUSTIN TIRANTE (ARG) 63 46 76 [10-5]
Albert RAMOS-VINOLAS (ESP) def Andrea COLLARINI (ARG) 62 61
