On Tuesday, May 30, the first round of the Grand Slam tournament ended in Paris. There were 40 first round matches: 20 for men in the bottom half of the bracket and women in the top half. World No. 1 Iga Sviontek, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 2021 US Open winner Daniil Medvedev and Russia’s Andreev sisters entered the fray. However, not all of them made it to the second round. But first things first! Let’s take a look at the layouts, schedule and tournament grids.
Results of the 3rd day. May 30, Tuesday
Daniil Medvedev fought for 4 hours and 15 minutes with Brazilian Thiago Wild, ranked 172nd, but ultimately lost to him in five sets. For the Russian, this defeat is doubly insulting, because in addition to fighting for the prestigious trophy and solid prize money, he also fought for the title of the first racket in the world according to the results of the tournament. But alas. Then came Gustavo Kuerten’s heir.
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In addition to Medvedev, another seeded man lost that day: the Serbian Miomir Ketsmanovich (31). In total, throughout the first round, the tournament lost eight seeded tennis players, a quarter of the total. And the main loss in their ranks is, of course, Daniil Medvedev. As for the other highly ranked players, Kasper Ruud (4), Holger Rune (6) and Taylor Fritz (9) confidently won their opening matches on Tuesday.
Men. 1st round Ruud (Norway, 4) – E. Ymer (Sweden, Q) – 6:4, 6:3, 6:2. Vavassori (Italy, Q) – Kecmanovic (Serbia, 31) – 5:7, 2:6, 7:6, 7:6, 7:6. Zverev (Germany, 22) – Harris (South Africa, SR) – 7:6, 7:6, 6:1. Zeppieri (Italy, Q) – Bublik (Kazakhstan) – 6:0, 4:6, 4:6, 6:3, 7:5. Wild (Brazil, Q) – Medvedev (Russia, 2) – 7:6, 6:7, 2:6, 6:3, 6:4. Rune (Denmark, 6) – Eubanks (USA) – 6:4, 3:6, 7:6, 6:2. Fritz (USA, 9) – MMO (USA) – 6:2, 6:1, 6:1. Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 28) – Skatov (Kazakhstan, Q) – 6:0, 6:3, 6:2. Further:
In women, the Andreev sisters made their tournament debut that day. And if 16-year-old Mirra started off successfully, defeating American Alison Riske, then 18-year-old Erica lost in three sets to another US representative, Emma Navarro.
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Two-time champion and world number 1 Iga Sviontek started the tournament with confidence. Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina (4), Corey Gauff (6) and Ons Zhaber (7) also advanced. But six more seeded tennis players lost that day, including slam champions Victoria Azarenka (18) and Barbora Kreychikova (13). In total, after the first round, the women’s grid lost 14 seeded tennis players, that is, almost half.
Women. 1st round M.Andreeva (Russia, Q) – Risk (USA) – 6:2, 6:1. Xinyu Wang (China) – Bouzkova (Czech Republic, 31) – 6:4, 7:6. Parry (France, WC) – Kalinina (Ukraine, 25) – 6:2, 6:3. Jaber (Tunisia, 7) – Bronzetti (Italy) – 6:4, 6:1. Danilovich (Serbia, Q) – Beindl (Ukraine) – 6:3, 6:2. Gauff (USA, 6) – Masarova (Spain) – 3:6, 6:1, 6:2. Tsurenko (Ukraine) – Kreychikova (Czech Republic, 13) – 6:2, 6:4. Paolini (Italy) – Kirstya (Romania, 30) – 7:5, 2:6, 6:2. Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 4) – B.Frukhvirtova (Czech Republic, Q) – 6:4, 6:2. Swiatek (Poland, 1) – Bushke (Spain) – 6:4, 6:0. Andreescu (Canada) – Azarenka (Belarus, 18) – 2:6, 6:3, 6:4. Martic (Croatia) – Rogers (USA, 32) – 3:6, 6:3, 6:2. Navarro (United States, World Cup) – E.Andreeva (Russia, LL) – 6:2, 3:6, 6:4. Further:
Schedule of the 4th day. Interesting matches Wednesday May 31
On Wednesday the second round will begin in singles. 32 matches will be played: 16 for men in the top half of the group and women in the bottom half. On this day they will play Carlos Alcaras (1), Novak Djokovic (3), Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), Andrei Rublev (7), Karen Khachanov (11) and Alexander Shevchenko.
Men. 2nd round 12:00 p.m. Tsitsipas (Greece, 5) – Carballes-Baena (Spain) 1:30 p.m. Wawrinka (Switzerland) – Kokkinakis (Australia, WC) 15:30. Khachanov (Russia, 11) – Albot (Moldova, Q) 15:30. Mute (France) – Rublev (Russia, 7) 3:45 p.m. Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Daniel (Japan) 5:00 p.m. Musetti (Italy, 17) – Shevchenko (Russia) 9:15 p.m. Djokovic (Serbia, 3) – Fucovic (Hungary) Details:
The women will have a Belarusian derby – Irina Shimanovich – Arina Sobolenko (2), as well as a Russian derby – Lyudmila Samsonova (15) – Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (SR). Six more tennis players from Russia will also play matches: Anastasia Potapova (24), Daria Kasatkina (9), Anna Blinkova, Varvara Gracheva, Kamilla Rakhimova and Elina Avanesyan (LL).
Women. 2nd round 12:00 Hunter (Australia, Q) – Svitolina (Ukraine, SR) 12:00. Ostapenko (Latvia, 17) – Stearns (United States) 12:45. Giorgi (Italy) – Pegula (USA, 3) 13:30. Sheriff (Egypt) – Potapova (Russia, 24) 1:30 p.m. Samsonova (Russia, 15) – Pavlyuchenkova (Russia, SR) 2:00 p.m. Vondrousova (Czech Republic) – Kasatkina (Russia, 9) 2:00 p.m. Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – Zheng Qinwen (China, 19) 14:15. Garcia (France, 5) – Blinkova (Russia) 15:30 Shimanovich (Belarus, Q) – Sobolenko (Belarus, 2) 15:30. Stevens (United States) – Gracheva (Russia) five pm. France (Poland) – Rakhimova (Russia) 5:30 p.m. Zhanjan (France, World Cup) – Avanesyan (Russia, LL) Further:
Roland Garros takes place from May 28 to June 11 in Paris. You can follow the games in our text broadcasts and “Championship” materials.
