Roland Garros—Paris, France
Friday’s action at Roland Garros saw top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic ease into the fourth round of the tournament after he defeated Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. The top ranked Serb will next face Diego Schwartzman, who dismissed Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.
Elsewhere, 13-time winner Rafael Nadal dispatched Botic Van de Zandschulp in three routine sets, and will next face Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian reached the fourth round after eliminating Filip Krajinovic 7-6(3), 7-6(2), 7-5. Teen phenom Carlos Alcaraz played the night cap and electrified the crowd by downing Sebastian Korda 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
On the women’s side, Canadian Leylah Fernandez had an impressive win over Belina Bencic 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, while Amanda Anisamova and Coco Gauff were also victorious.
Saturday’s action in Paris will feature Iga Swiatek, Daniil Medvedev, Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Third-round results:
(1) Novak Djokovic Defeats Aljaz Bedene 63 63 62
(3) Alexander Zverev Defeats Brandon Nakashima 76(2) 63 76(5)
(5) Rafael Nadal Defeats (26) Botic Van de Zandschulp 63 62 64
(6) Carlos Alcaraz Defeats (27) Sebastian Korda 64 64 62
(9) Felix Auger-Aliassime Defeats Filip Krajinovic 76(3) 76(2) 75
(15) Diego Schwartzman Defeats (18) Grigor Dimitrov 63 61 62
(21) Karen Khachanov Defeats (10) Cameron Norrie 62 75 57 64
Bernabe Zapata Miralles Defeats (23) John Isner 64 36 64 67(5) 63
