Roland Garros—Paris, France
Wednesday’s coverage at Roland Garros was highlighted by former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas cruising into the third-round of the event, dispatching Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2.
The Greek star will next face either Diego Schwartzman or Nuno Borges for a place in round four.
Elsewhere, Sebastian Ofner upended No. 24 seed Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-4, and Fabio Fognini continued his resurgence on Tour by ousting Jason Kubler 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-2.
Later in the day, top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the third round with a four set victory over Taro Daniel. The Spaniard will next face flashy Canadian Denis Shapovalov for a place in the sweet 16.
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic advanced past Marton Fucsovics 7-6(2), 6-0, 6-3 during the last match to close out the day on Centre Court. Djokovic will take on No. 29 seed Alejandro Davidovich for a place in the fourth round.
On the women’s side, No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula advanced when her opponent Camila Giorgi was forced to retire trailing 6-2, and former world No. 3 Elina Svitolina continued her comeback on Tour by ousting Storm Sanders 2-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Pegula will next face No. 28 seed Elise Mertens and Svitolina will take on either fifth seed Caroline Garcia or Anna Blinkova.
Thursday’s action in Paris will feature top seed Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune.
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Second-round results:
(1) Carlos Alcaraz Defeats Taro Daniel 61 36 61 62
(3) Novak Djokovic Defeats Marton Fucsovics 76(2) 60 63
(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas Defeats Roberto Carballes Baena 63 76(4) 62
(7) Andrey Rublev Defeats Corentin Moutet 64 62 36 63
(11) Karen Khachanov Defeats Radu Albot 63 64 62
(13) Hubert Hurkacz Defeats Tallon Griekspoor 63 57 67(13) 76(5) 64
(14) Cameron Norrie Defeats Lucas Pouille 61 63 63
(17) Lorenzo Musetti Defeats Alexander Shevchenko 61 61 62
Juan Pablo Varillas Defeats (19) Roberto Bautista Agut 16 46 63 61 61
Sebastian Ofner Defeats (24) Sebastian Korda 63 76(1) 64
(26) Denis Shapovalov Defeats Matteo Arnaldi 62 36 63 63
(29) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Defeats Luca Van Assche 64 63 766
Thanasi Kokkinakis Defeats Stan Wawrinka 36 75 63 67(4) 63
Diego Schwartzman Defeats Nuno Borges 76(3) 64 63
Lorenzo Sonego Defeats Ugo Humbert 64 63 76(3)
Fabio Fognini Defeats Jason Kubler 64 76(5) 62
