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LeMonde
30-06-2025
- Sport
- LeMonde
Wimbledon: Frenchman Bonzi knocks out former world No. 1 Medvedev in first round
Benjamin Bonzi during his match against Russian Daniil Medvedev in the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in London, June 30, 2025. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP The first shock upset on the grass courts of Wimbledon came on Monday, June 30, as the main draw of the tennis tournament got underway: Russia's Daniil Medvedev, former world No. 1 and a two-time recent semifinalist at the event, was eliminated in his opening match by France's Benjamin Bonzi. World No. 64 Bonzi won in four sets, 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, against the current ATP No. 9. Medvedev, who won the US Open in 2021 and was a recent finalist on the grass courts of Halle, Germany. At 29, Bonzi claimed the second top-10 victory of his career. On Court No. 2, Bonzi, who hails from Nîmes, started strongly, serving well and showing remarkable composure on big points (7-6, 7-2). Medvedev then raised his level, mixing up angles and increasing the power of his shots, and took the second set as anticipated (6-3). The third set proved decisive: Closely contested, it ultimately went to the Frenchman (7-6 [7-3]). Valentin Royer advances after Stefanos Tsitsipas retires Seizing his first chance to pull ahead in the fourth set, Bonzi relied on his excellent footwork to earn two match points (6-2). Medvedev, hampered by unforced errors, conceded defeat in the opening round. He totaled 12 double faults – compared to just one for Bonzi – and 47 unforced errors. The Nîmes native equaled his best result at Wimbledon. Another French player through to the second round is Valentin Royer, who came through qualifying. The 24-year-old from the western Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, ranked No. 113 in the ATP rankings, advanced after Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas, the tournament's No. 24 seed, was forced to retire with a back injury. Royer was leading two sets to love (6-3, 6-2) after just an hour and 10 minutes of play. He will next face Adrien Mannarino (No. 123), who defeated Australia's Christopher O'Connell (No. 77) in straight sets. This guarantees that at least one French player will reach the third round of the London tournament. In the women's draw, France's Diane Parry, age 22 and world No. 118, progressed to the second round. On Monday, she overcame Croatian Petra Martic, ranked No. 138, in three sets (4-6, 6-3, 6-2). She will face either Russia's Diana Shnaider (the No. 12 seed) or Japan's Moyuka Uchijima, world No. 72, in the next round. Mouna El Mokhtari Translation of an original article published in French on the publisher may only be liable for the French version. Reuse this content
LeMonde
31-05-2025
- Politics
- LeMonde
What is France's 'Black code' and why hasn't it been repealed?
France's code noir, or Black code, was a set of articles drafted during the 17 th century by the powerful first minister of state Jean-Baptiste Colbert and completed by his son, Jean-Baptiste Antoine Colbert. Commissioned by King Louis XIV, its purpose was to regulate the lives of enslaved people and their masters in the French Caribbean colonies. For example, several paragraphs detail punishments for escape attempts as well as the obligation for slaves to adopt Catholicism. Slavery was abolished during the French Revolution in 1794, then reinstated by Napoleon in 1802, and finally abolished again in 1848. However, the Black code itself was never formally repealed. French Prime Minister François Bayrou has promised its repeal, in what would be a symbolic act of remembrance. Le Monde explains how this legislation regulated human trafficking during the French colonial era. Read more Subscribers only French government faces calls for slavery reparations Chloé Denis, Olivier Escher (motion design) and Diana Liu Translation of an original article published in French on the publisher may only be liable for the French version. Reuse this content
LeMonde
26-05-2025
- Politics
- LeMonde
French President Macron denies being slapped by his wife in Vietnam
"We were squabbling," and "joking." On an official visit to Vietnam, French President Emmanuel Macron responded to the controversial video that seemed to show his wife, Brigitte, slapping him before they exited the presidential plane in Hanoi. "You can make a video say a lot of stupid things (...) For the past three weeks, there are people who watched videos and think that I shared a bag of cocaine, that I went head to head with a Turkish president and now, that I'm having a fight with my wife," he said. "None of this is true. Yet all three videos are real." Read more Subscribers only How the Elysée adapted its communication style to tackle Macron cocaine rumor Le Monde's video desk Translation of an original article published in French on the publisher may only be liable for the French version. Reuse this content
