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No. 7 seed Ons Jabeur did not feel “appreciated” by the French Open crowd during her second round win over Oceane Dodin. The Tunisian beat French player Dodin 6-2 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier and although she can understand the home support for Dodin, felt the Paris crowd was “difficult” to play in front of.
Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has branded the decision not to stage any women’s matches in the night sessions of the French Open so far as “ridiculous”. Four days into the competition, all late matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier have been reserved for the men, a decision that has sparked debate with World No.1 Iga Swiatek, Wilander and Tim Henman weighing in with opinion. Ad It was an issue raised last year by Barbara Schett, who believed the WTA would speak to Roland-Garros organisers about what she felt was a disparity in the schedule, but alas, it remains a talking point in 2023.
Casper Ruud survived a mid-match lull to reach the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5 victory over Italian youngster Giulio Zeppieri. The Norwegian fourth seed was in cruise control after opening up a two-set advantage on Court Philippe-Chatrier, but a sloppy game when serving to stay in the third set gifted his opponent a route back into the match. Ad Zeppieri suddenly looked alive and full of belief as he cruised through his first two service games of the fourth set, only to falter at 2-2 as Ruud regained control with an important break.
Elena Rybakina powered into the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Linda Noskova on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. The fourth seed was imperious on serve, swatting away all four break points she faced, as she booked a clash with Sara Sorribes Tormo at Roland-Garros. Ad Rybakina has surged up the WTA rankings to No.
Warner Bros. Discovery has teamed up with French car manufacturer Renault for an all-encompassing integrated marketing campaign imagined with their media agency OMD France and the sport marketing department of Fuse France to connect tennis fans with their heroes during Roland-Garros.
Cameron Norrie produced a superb performance to reach the French Open third round, crushing home favourite Lucas Pouille 6-1 6-3 6-3 in one hour and 45 minutes. The Brit, seeded 14th at Roland-Garros, needed little over an hour to go two sets to the good in an electric start to the match. Ad World No.
Carlos Alcaraz progressed into the third round of the French Open following a 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 win over Taro Daniel. Alcaraz will play Denis Shapovalov in the third round after the Canadian beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3. Ad «Taro played great, he’s a tough player.
Holger Rune believes Rafael Nadal’s absence from the French Open has completely opened up the Grand Slam. The 14-time winner at Roland-Garros pulled out with a hip injury and the Dane highlighted a number of big names that are waiting to claim victory in Paris. Ad He said: “I think for sure it's more open as Rafa is not here, but again, we still have Novak [Djokovic], we have [Carlos] Alcaraz.