Roland Garros—Paris, France
Last year’s finalist Casper Ruud reached the third round of the French Open on Thursday in Paris, dispatching Giulio Zeppieri 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Ruud, who has had an up-and-down season, will next face Zhizhen Zhang.
No. 6 seed Holger Rune also advanced to the third-round when Frenchman Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw with a wrist injury. Rune will take on Genaro Alberto Olivieri for a place in the fourth round.
The match of the day saw Daniel Altmaier need five hours and 26 minutes to oust No. 8 seed Jannik Sinner 6-7(0) 7-6(7), 1-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.
Elsewhere, tournament dark-horse Tomas Martin Etcheverry upset No. 18 seed Alex de Minaur 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3. The Argentine, who has made two finals this year, will next face Borna Coric or Pedro Cachin.
On the women’s side, reigning Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina ousted Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-3 and will next face Sara Sorribes Tormo.
No. 14 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced earlier in the day, but No. 20 seed Madison Keys wasn’t as lucky. The former US Open finalist was defeated by country woman Kayla Day, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Women’s top seed and defending champion Iga Swiatek eased Claire Liu 6-4, 6-0 and will next face Wang Xinyu on Saturday.
Friday’s schedule in Paris will feature Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Novak Djokovic.
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Second-round results:
(4) Casper Ruud Defeats Giulio Zeppieri 63 62 46 75
(6) Holger Rune Defeats Gael Monfils (W/O)
Daniel Altmaier Defeats (8) Jannik Sinner 670 76(7) 16 76(4) 75
(12) Frances Tiafoe Defeats Aslan Karatsev 36 63 75 62
(15) Borna Coric Defeats Pedro Cachin 63 46 46 63 64
Nicolas Jarry Defeats (16) Tommy Paul 36 61 64 75
Tomas Martin Etcheverry Defeats (18) Alex de Minaur 63 76(2) 63
(27) Yoshihito Nishioka Defeats Max Purcell 46 62 75 64
(28) Grigor Dimitrov Defeats Emil Ruusuvuori 76(4) 63 64
Marcos Giron Defeats Jiri Lehecka 62 63 62
Genaro Alberto Olivieri Defeats Andrea Vavassori 76(7) 36 64 76(3)
Thiago Seyboth Wild Defeats Guido Pella 63 36 64 63
Zhizhen Zhang Defeats Thiago Agustin Tirante 76(3) 63 64
