ROLAND-GARROS
20 May - 9 June 2024
As it happened: June 1
Follow along as we bring you updates from around the grounds at Roland-Garros 2023
©Julien Crosnier / FFTBonne nuit from Paris!
American No.9 seed Taylor Fritz closed out the day with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Arthur Rinderknech in 2hr 50min on Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Here's our diary from a busy Day 5, headlined by 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who said her long-term dream in tennis would be to surpass Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam tally and aim for 25 major titles.
10:50pm Zverev through in straights
German No.22 seed Alexander Zverev moved into the last 32 with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Slovakian Alex Molcan in a night-session clash on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Through to the third round here for a seventh time in eight appearances, Zverev will face off with American No.12 seed Frances Tiafoe, who dismissed qualifier Aslan Karatsev in four sets.
9:30pm Andreescu into R3 for the first time
Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has stormed into the Roland-Garros third round for the first time in her career with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over American Emma Navarro in a mere 69 minutes.
Andreescu, who had never made it past the second round in any of her previous three appearances in Paris, will face Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko for a place in the last 16.
7:55pm Gauff sets up Andreeva clash
Last year's finalist and No.6 seed Coco Gauff set up a mouthwatering third-round meeting with 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva with a smooth 6-2, 6-3 victory over Austria's Julia Grabher in 68 minutes.
The third round will be an intriguing showdown between two talented teens - one of which is already established as a top-10 player in both singles and doubles, and another who is up-and-coming and at the start of what promises to be an incredible journey.
6:40pm Jabeur breezes through
Tunisian No.7 seed Ons Jabeur punched her ticket into the third round with a 71-minute 6-2, 6-3 victory over Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin.
The Wimbledon and US Open finalist will next face Olga Danilovic, who defeated Jasmine Paolini.
6:20pm Altmaier upsets Sinner in marathon
World No.79 Daniel Altmaier picked up the second top-10 win of his career - and second at Roland-Garros - with a heroic 5hr 26min victory over No.8 seed Jannik Sinner.
Altmaier saved two match points in the fourth set to force a decider then claimed a crucial break of serve in the fifth to put himself in the position to serve for the victory. Just like Sinner couldn't close in the fourth, Altmaier got broken as Sinner levelled for 5-5. But Sinner wasn't able to hold serve and Altmaier got a second chance to serve out the match.
Sinner saved four match points - one with a killer passing shot like Altmaier did in the fourth set - but Altmaier converted his fifth opportunity to complete the upset 6-7(0), 7-6(7), 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 and reach the third round in Paris for the second time in three appearances.
TGIF
The schedule for Day 6 is out and it features Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, all on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with Carlitos headlining the night session in a third-round showdown against Denis Shapovalov.
Dimitrov into seventh RG third round
As Sinner and Altmaier grind through their marathon on Chatrier, their third-round opponent Grigor Dimitrov has his feet up following a 2hr 49min straight-sets victory over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori.
The 29th-ranked Dimitrov has advanced to the third round on Parisian clay for the seventh time in 13 appearances.
5:09pm Altmaier snags 92-minute fourth set
Sinner is going the distance against Altmaier, who has saved two match points and has broken the Italian No.8 seed as he was serving for the victory to force a tiebreak and take the match into a decider. We're 4hr 15min into this contest and the fifth set is about to start.
© Philippe Montigny/FFT5:06pm Swiatek books Wang meeting
World No.1 Iga Swiatek eased into the Roland-Garros third round for the fifth time in as many appearances, defeating American Claire Liu 6-4, 6-0 in 1hr 29min.
Two-time champion Swiatek, who has made the fourth round or better in all her previous participations in Paris, next takes on China's Wang Xinyu.
4:40pm Altmaier saves match points
With Sinner serving for the victory at 7-6(0), 6-7(7), 6-1, 5-4, Altmaier saves two match points - one with some sensational defence and a showstopping passing shot - and breaks the Italian to draw level for 5-all.
4:00pm Sinner pushed by Altmaier
No.8 seed Jannik Sinner split two tiebreak sets with Germany's Daniel Altmaier before taking a 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 lead over the world No.79 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Altmaier is looking for his second top-10 win at Roland-Garros. In 2020, he beat No.8 Matteo Berrettini for the biggest win of his career. In their only previous meeting, in the first round at last year’s US Open, Sinner prevailed in five sets over the German.
3:10pm Ruud squeezes through
No.4 seed and last year's runner-up Casper Ruud battled for over three hours before overcoming Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the second round action today.
The 24-year-old Ruud will next face Zhang Zhizhen or Thiago Agustin Tirante.
Shapovalov a 'huge, huge fan' of Alcaraz
There's a fun first-time match-up set for Friday: Carlos Alcaraz v Denis Shapovalov.
Here's what Shapovalov said about the world No.1 ahead of their highly-anticipated third-round clash.
© Julien Crosnier/FFT2:14pm Zeppieri takes the third
Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri is putting up a great fight against Casper Ruud and has taken the third set, but still trails the No.4 seed 3-6, 2-6, 6-4. Onto a fourth here on Chatrier!
© Julien Crosnier/FFT1:47pm Ruud in control
No.4 seed and last year's finalist Casper Ruud is up two sets on Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Zeppieri is one of nine qualifiers to reach the second round, the most at Roland-Garros since 2020.
1:35pm Day knocks out Keys
American world No.138 Kayla Day has picked up a fifth consecutive win on Parisian clay - three in qualifying and two in the main draw - dismissing her compatriot No.20 seed Madison Keys 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
The 23-year-old from Santa Barbara will square off with Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in the next round.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT1:16pm Upset alerts!
A few seeds are in trouble on various courts at the moment.
No.18 seed Alex de Minaur is down 6-3, 7-6(2) to rising Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry over on Court 14.
World No.138 Kayla Day is serving for the win against former Roland-Garros semi-finalist and No.20 seed Madison Keys on Court Simonne-Mathieu.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Diana Shnaider has split sets with No.14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia on Court 7.
12:34pm Rybakina extends run
Despite two double faults when closing out, No.4 seed Elena Rybakina continues her run of form, sealing her 30th win of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 second-round win over 18-year-old Linda Noskova.
Rybakina extends her unbeaten run to eight matches, following her title in Rome and first round victory over qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova. She’ll now face Spanish world No.132 Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Bonjour à tous!
Hello everyone and welcome to Day 5 at Roland-Garros. Second round action of men's and women's singles resumes today with last year's finalist Casper Ruud opening proceedings on Court Philippe-Chatrier against Italian qualifier Giulio Zeppieri at 11:45am.
Play on all other courts begins at 11:00am, with Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina kicking things off on Court Suzanne-Lenglen against former Roland-Garros junior champion Linda Noskova.
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