The program of the first day at Roland Garros has been set » When Sorana Cîrstea and Gabriela Ruse play

Article by David Istrate – Published on Saturday, 23 May 2026 22:51 / Updated on Saturday, 23 May 2026 22:52
Sorana Cîrstea (36 years old, 18 WTA) and Gabriela Ruse (28 years old, 75 WTA) found out the field on which they will perform on Sunday, May 24, on the first day of this year's edition of Roland Garros. The two Romanians were scheduled in the second half of the day.
Two players from Romania will enter the court on Sunday, May 24, at Roland Garros: Sorana Cîrstea and Gabriela Ruse.
Sorana Cîrstea will play on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, Gabriela Ruse will play on court 12
The 36-year-old tennis player will perform on the Suzanne-Lenglen court, the second most important in Paris, and will have Ksenia Efremova as her opponent (17 years old, 625 WTA). Cîrstea's game was scheduled to be the last on this field, so it will take place after 5:30 p.m.
Starting at 12:00, the following matches will be played on Suzanne-Lenglen: Karen Khachanov vs. Arthur Gea, Hailey Baptiste vs. Barbora Krejcikova and Taylor Fritz vs. Nishesh Basavareddy.
Instead, Ruse will play on court 12, against Magdalena Frech (28 years old, 49 WTA)after 4:00 p.m. The confrontation will be the third of the day, following the duels James Duckworth vs. Gabriel Diallo and Tomas Machac vs. Zizou Bergs.
On Sunday, the first games will be played on the Philippe-Chatrier field. Starting at 12:00, the following games will be played on the main court in Paris: Sinja Kraus vs. Belinda Bencic, Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alexander Zverev, Mirra Andreeva vs. Fiona Ferro and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Novak Djokovic
Emma Răducanu (23 years old, 37 WTA) will play the third match on court 13, after Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante and Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Nuno Borges. Britannica meets Argentinian Solana Sierra (21 years old, 64 WTA).
Sorana Cîrstea trained today, May 23, at the Simonne Mathieu arena, playing a set with Elena Rybakina, the second player in the world. The Kazakh prevailed 6-4, but the semi-finalist from Rome brilliantly faced the Australian Open champion.
The program of the first day at Roland Garros/Photo: X (Jose Morgado)



