RG Live: Thursday May 28

Thursday update

On Lenglen Dani Vallejo has taken the third set off French teen Moise Kouame 6-3 so it's game on over there.

Hubert Hurkacz has just taken the opening set off Frances Tiafoe on Court 14, and Argentina's qualifier

Facundo Diaz Acosta has just finished off 18th seed Learner Tien on Court 6.

Players already through and into the round of 32 include Noami Osaka, Iva Jovic, qualifier Jaime Faria, Zach Zvajda and Oleksandra Oliynykova to make it four women from Ukraine into the third round.

Thursday results

Second set for Kouame

French 17-year-old Moise Kouame has taken the second set against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo on a packed Court Suzanne-Lenglen - he rightly looks quite pleased with himself. If he takes the third, he'll be through to the third round and an encounter with Chile's Alejandro Tabilo, who received a walkover in the second round with the withrawal of Valentin Vacherot.

Over on Chatrier, Sinner is a set and double break up against Juan Manuel Cerundolo as the clock has just ticked over the hour mark. He's on course for a third-round clash with either Martin Landaluce or Vit Kopriva.

Third round berth for Osaka

Those outfits seem to be working... No.16 seed Naomi Osaka is through to the third round in Paris for the first time since 2019 with a 7-6(1), 6-4 win over Croatian Donna Vekic.

She will now face American 18-year-old Iva Jovic, who beat her compatriot Emma Navarro earlier today.

Birrell's table-turning

Having lost the first set 6-3, world No.83 Australian Kimberley Birrell, who saw off No.5 seed Jessica Pegula in the first round, has taken the second set 6-0 against Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova.

This is Birrell's first foray into the second-round in Paris, and if she wins this, it'll equal her best result at a Grand Slam - a third-round appearance in Melbourne in 2019.

Jovic through

Iva Jovic has defeated US compatriot Emma Navarro 6-0, 6-3 over on Court 14 to move into the third round and a meeting with either Donna Vekic or Naomi Osaka. At the moment this looks like that might be No.16 seed Osaka, who is currently one set up, but it's early days.

We'll keep you posted.

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Capturing all the action

All the images you'll see on rolandgarros.com are captured by our team of incredibly talented photographers. Here's a selection from just one of them - the master of light and movement Pauline Ballet.

Vacherot out

World No.19 Monaco's Valentin Vacherot has withdrawn.

Jovic and Kouame bringing the heat 🔥

No.17 seed Iva Jovic is motoring over on Court 14 against former world No.8 Emma Navarro, taking the first set 6-0 in less than 30 minutes.

On Court Suzanne-Lenglen, exciting French teenager world No.318 Moise Kouame, who downed Marin Cilic in the first round, is a set up against Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo.

Over on Court 13, Australian Adam Walton, who dispatched No.6 seed Daniil Medvedev in the first round, is down a set against the USA's Zachary Svajda, while another giant-killing Australian - Kimberley Birrell, who beat No.5 seed Jessica Pegula in the first round - is in action on Court 10 and is currently a set down against Ukraine's wonderfully tattooed Oleksandra Oliynykova.

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Court style

Naomi Osaka starts the day with another stunning outfit as she takes on Donna Vekic over on Court Simonne-Mathieu.

What happened on Wednesday

On a hot and balmy Day 4 in Paris, second-round matches got underway, shaking things up in the men’s and women’s singles draw.

Our reporters once again slapped on the sunscreen and headed out to see what was going on. 

Chris Oddo started his day on Court Simonne-Mathieu, watching No.11 seed Belinda Bencic - playing in her first Roland-Garros since becoming a mother to daughter Bella - take a 6-4, 6-0 win over the USA’s Caty McNally. He finished his day on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, as a “crisp, lively and efficient” Casper Ruud booked his spot in the third round. And like all good reporters, Chris has a very enquiring mind - when he wasn’t watching tennis he set out to find out how this week’s heat is transforming the clay.  

Dan Imhoff took his seat on  Chatrier first up to watch Czech lefty Sara Bejlek try unsuccessfuly to find a way past Iga Swiatek. He then got into the carnival mood and joined the exuberant crowds on Court 14 as Brazil’s Joao Fonseca came back from two sets down to beat Croatian Dino Prizmic.

Alex Sharp watched Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva clinch the biggest win of her career as she downed No.2 seed and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina. He then sat down for a chat with the world No.55 to find out what she really thought about it all. An excellent multitasker, he also kept a watching eye on Novak Djkovic, who was busy over on Chatrier amassing more records as he beat Frenchman Valentin Royer. 

Our regular night-owl Victoria Chiesa was on the case as the lights came on for Alexander Zverev’s 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Tomas Machac. 

With so much going on on Wednesday, Lee Goodall had quite a lot to sum up in his daily wrap. 

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Getting ready...

Welcome to Day 5! 

It’s the concluding day of second-round matches, and by tonight we’ll know who’s made it through to the last 32 of the men’s and women’s singles draws. Men’s No.1 Jannik Sinner aims to reserve his spot today, kicking things off on Chatrier at 12:00 when he takes on the challenge from Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Tonight on the main show court, French No.22 seed Arthur Rinderknech meets Italy’s world No.6 Matteo Berrettini.

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But before that, things get going on the rest of the courts at 11:00, including Juan Manuel’s older brother No.25 seed Francisco, who is in action on Court Simonne-Mathieu against Frenchman Hugo Gaston. Other seeds on court today include Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Ben Shelton and Naomi Osaka.

Keep checking back for all the updates.

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