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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal
headlined the players in action Friday at Stade Roland Garros as the
third round of the 2022 French Open kicked off in Paris.
Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz
were also on the schedule as part of a star-studded top half of the
men’s draw at the season’s second Grand Slam tournament.
It’s a different story on the women’s
side, where a series of upsets left no top-10 seeds in the bottom
half of the bracket, creating a path to the final for some unexpected
contenders. Notable names to take the court included Victoria
Azarenka and Coco Gauff.
Let’s check out the complete list of
singles results, which will be updated through the conclusion of Friday’s play. That’s followed by a recap of some of the day’s top matches.
Men’s Results
(1) Novak Djokovic d. Aljaz Bedene; 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
(3) Alexander Zverev vs. Brandon
Nakashima
(5) Rafael Nadal d. (26) Botic van de
Zandschulp; 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
(6) Carlos Alcaraz vs. (27) Sebastian
Korda
(9) Felix Auger-Aliassime d. Filip
Krajinovic; 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-5
(10) Cameron Norrie vs. (21) Karen
Khachanov
(15) Diego Schwartzman d. (18) Grigor
Dimitrov; 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
(23) John Isner vs. Bernabe Zapata
Miralles
Women’s Results
(17) Leylah Fernandez d. (14) Belinda
Bencic; 7-5, 3-6, 7-5
(15) Victoria Azarenka vs. (23) Jil
Teichmann
(18) Coco Gauff d. Kaia Kanepi; 6-3,
6-4
Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. (21) Angelique
Kerber; 6-4, 7-6 (5)
(27) Amanda Anisimova d. Karolina
Muchova; 6-7 (7), 6-2, 3-0 ret.
(31) Elise Mertens d. Varvara Gracheva;
6-2, 6-3
Martina Trevisan d. Daria Saville; 6-3,
6-4
Sloane Stephens vs. Diane Parry
Day 6 Recap
Gauff reached her first Grand Slam
quarterfinal at last year’s French Open, which remains her best
singles result in a major, and now she’s one win from matching that
feat.
The 18-year-old Atlanta native has
reached the fourth round without dropping a set, and she was highly
efficient in Friday’s win over Kanepi. She recorded just 13 unforced
errors, 16 fewer than her Estonian counterpart, and registered 20
winners.
“I knew going into it, it was
going to be a tough match,” Gauff said. “I’ve been
coming to France since I was 10 years old, so I think that helped me a
lot. I guess it makes me a clay-court—I don’t want to say
specialist, but, you know, good at it.”
Roland-Garros @rolandgarros
That fourth round smile ????????????<a href=”https://twitter.com/CocoGauff?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@CocoGauff</a> returns to the second week at <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RolandGarros?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RolandGarros</a> with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Kaia Kanepi. <a href=”https://t.co/oMdZSLx3Hk”>pic.twitter.com/oMdZSLx3Hk</a>
Djokovic, the tournament’s defending
champion and No. 1 seed, continued to roll through the men’s bracket
with his straight-set triumph over Bedene.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion won 85
percent of the points on his first serve and compiled terrific ratios
for both aces to double faults (9-1) and winners to unforced errors
(30-18). He added five breaks of serve in a mostly drama-free
victory.
His draw starts to get a lot tougher, starting with Schwartzman in the fourth round.
Roland-Garros @rolandgarros
Smooth sailing ⛵<a href=”https://twitter.com/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@DjokerNole</a> is through to his 13th consecutive fourth round at<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/RolandGarros?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#RolandGarros</a> defeating Bedene 6-3, 6-3 6-2. <a href=”https://t.co/wVOz9Brcfm”>pic.twitter.com/wVOz9Brcfm</a>
Nadal also continued to cruise through
the early rounds with a win over Van de Zandschulp.
The King of Clay’s defensive prowess
was on full display once again as he finished with only 13 unforced errors. He won 48 percent of points on the return and
secured six breaks of serve.
It’s the 17th time Nadal has advanced
to at least the fourth round of the French Open in 18 appearances.
The only exception came in 2016 when he was forced to withdraw after the second round because of injury.
Several more marquee matches are still
to come in Paris.
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