The organizers of Roland Garros announced the program of the first day of the competition, Iryna Begu will make her debut on Sunday, May 28, at the Grand Slam in Paris.

Iryna BeguPhoto: Walter G. Arce Sr. / Zuma Press / Profimedia

Iryna Begu and Anna Bondar will play on Sunday in the first round of Roland Garros

Ranked 27th in the world, Begu will meet Anna Bondar (103 WTA – Hungary) on Sunday.

The match will be the fourth on court 12 (the first starts at 12:00), after two men’s games (Martinez vs. Grixpur and Arnaldi vs. Galan) and one women’s (Townsend vs. Potapova).

Thus, Irina’s game could start somewhere at 18:00 (Romanian time).

Know:

  • The winner of the match between Begu and Bondar will meet the winner of the match between Leila Fernandez (51 WTA) and Magda Lynette (21 WTA) in the second round.
  • Romania is also represented at Roland Garros by Sorana Kirstea (a first-round match with Jasmin Paolini) and Ana Bohdan (she will face Katie McNally).

Matches that will take place on the first day of Roland Garros 2023

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.