French Open day four
PARIS : Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Wednesday (times GMT):
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Djokovic sails into French Open third round while Raducanu's Paris trip is over
World No 1 Novak Djokovic booked his place in the third round of the French Open after defeating Slovakia's Alex Molcan 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 at Roland Garros on Wednesday.
Alexander Zverev overcomes Sebastian Baez match point to win five-set epic in French Open second round
Alexander Zverev faced a match point and recovered to come back from two sets down to beat Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 in the French Open second round. Zverev knew he would be up against a tough opponent, with Baez rated as one of the highest regarded up and coming talents, having only missed out on seeding by one ranking point. Ad/> But the Olympic champion was in good form, going into Roland Garros having reached the final at the Madrid Open and semi-final and Italian Open, respectively.
French Open: Alexander Zverev Survives Scare While Novak Djokovic Wins, Maria Sakkari Out
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the French Open third round on Wednesday by defeating the new pupil of his former long-time coach. Top seed Djokovic saw off Slovakia's Alex Molcan, who is coached by Marian Vajda, the man who inspired most of his 20 Slam titles, 6-2, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4). Djokovic fired 10 aces and 40 winners past his 38th-ranked opponent and will next face Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene for a place in the last 16.
Zverev saves match point in five-set thriller en route to third round in Paris
PARIS: Alexander Zverev overcame a woeful start to reach the third round of the French Open, saving a match point in a 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 victory over up-and-coming Argentine Sebastian Baez on Wednesday (May 25).
Alexander Zverev booed by French Open crowd after flipping out at his own team
Alexander Zverev was booed by the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd after erupting at his team when he hit the first double fault of his match against Sebastian Baez. The third seed was already a set down to the world No 36 and gave away a break of serve in the first game of the second with his double fault.
'What is going on? Wow!' - Alexander Zverev gaffe stuns John McEnroe, gets booed for rant at French Open
Alexander Zverev left Eurosport commentator John McEnroe and many Parisian fans baffled by some of his play early on in his second-round match at the French Open. The fiery German, who is seeded No. 3 at Roland-Garros, slumped horribly early on against Sebastian Baez of Argentina as he lost the opening set 6-2 and found himself down a break in the second.
French Open 2022: ‘It’s not a good look for the sport’ - Tim Henman on Andrey Rublev outburst
Tim Henman has warned players they have to control their temper, after Andrey Rublev hit a ball in anger at the French Open which was described as “not a good look for the sport”. The Russian smashed a ball into his bench next to the umpire’s chair during his first round win over Kwon Soon-woo and was fortunate it did not fly up to hit a ball kid or an official. Ad/> “You don’t want to be hitting balls in anger and hitting ball kids, that can be an expensive mistake, as I found out in 1995…”, Henman told Eurosport, referring to his unfortunate disqualification at Wimbledon 27 years ago.