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5:17 p.m
Parisian teenager enchants Paris
Moise Kouamé – Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6:3, 7:5, 3:6, 2:6, 7:6 (10:8)
Do you know Moise Kouamé? No? Then you should get to know him slowly. The French youngster, just 17 years old and born in Paris, is currently making the hearts of his compatriots beat faster. The youngster is now in the third round in his hometown – after an absolute marathon match. Cheered on by the Paris crowd, Kouamé faced Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, also just 22 years old, in his second round game on Thursday.
And the two had no plans to leave Court Suzanne Lenglen so quickly. The first two sets went to the local hero, then the 22-year-old from Paraguay hit back. Round five had to be decisive, and that’s when things got really dramatic. Only in the match tiebreak did Kouamé come out on top with 10:8 after 4:56 hours, sank down on the red sand and was celebrated with chants by the enthusiastic audience. The Parisian also has a place in the history books: At 17 years and 2 months, the Frenchman, number 318 in the world, is now the youngest third-round participant in a Grand Slam since Rafael Nadal in Wimbledon in 2003.
Second round exit: Drama about Sinner
Jannik Sinner – Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6:3, 6:2, 5:7, 1:6, 1:6
Jannik Sinner was dramatically eliminated from the French Open in the second round. Despite a clear lead, the Italian lost on Tuesday against Argentinian Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6:3, 6:2, 5:7, 1:6 and 1:6. For the absolute favorite, the Grand Slam tournament in Paris is over very early.
1:59 p.m
Unlucky Struff loses to qualifiers
Jan-Lennard Struff – Jaime Faria 5:7, 6:7 (1:7), 2:6
The most important news first, and it’s short: This Thursday was not Jan-Lennard Struff’s day. So short, so painful. After his furious four-set win in the first round over Alexander Bublik, number ten in the world, the field seemed open for the Warsteiner; in his second round match he faced qualifier Jaime Faria. But as is unfortunately often the case after big matches: things don’t get any easier after that. Struff felt this particularly hard.
Two strong-serving players faced each other on court 12, which meant that breaks were even more important. And the now 36-year-old Struff managed the first break in both sets one and two. The stupid thing: Both times he immediately received a re-break. He lost round one due to another break and round three in a tie-break.
At the beginning of sentence three at the latest, the feeling crept in that it wouldn’t work today. Struff immediately gave up another serve game, later a second one and finally just followed the music. His Portuguese opponent now consistently played the game home. A bitter end for Struff at the French Open, who was still able to set an exclamation mark in Paris with his win against Bublik.
1:31 p.m
Osaka: New outfit, next win
Naomi Osaka – Donna Vekic 7:6 (7:1), 6:4
Paris Fashion Week currently has a branch in the very southwest of the city, more precisely at the tennis facility at the Bois de Boulogne. Every time Naomi Osaka enters the square. Already in her first appearance in the first round game against Laura Siegemund, the Japanese turned the on-court walk into a catwalk. The only question was: What would it look like if Osaka played Donna Vekic in the second round match on Thursday?
The answer: Court Simonne Mathieu also experienced the 28-year-old’s big show. Instead of wearing black and gold like against Siegemund, who incidentally thought Osaka’s performance was rather semi-good, she now walked onto the Red Ashes in gold with a white veil. There’s always something new in the fashion city of Paris. By the way, tennis was also played and the three-time Grand Slam winner found it just as difficult as she did against Siegemund. It took two hard-fought sets for the Japanese to reach the third round.
11:00 a.m
This is how it continues today
After the outstanding win against top 10 player Alexander Bublik, Jan-Lennard Struff started directly on outside court 12 at 11:00 a.m. He plays against the Portuguese Jaime Faria.
Jannik Sinner, Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka are also playing today.
10:00 a.m
Fans and players sweat in Paris – “It just keeps on frying”
Life as a tennis professional is hard. It’s not enough to be grilled by Jannik Sinner, there’s also the merciless sun. Nothing works in Paris without ice towels, but the fans are also taken care of.
9:00 a.m
Korpatsch’s greatest victory sparks debate
On Wednesday, Tamara Korpatsch celebrated the biggest victory of her Grand Slam career: The world number 95 finally beat the Chinese Wang Xinyu, who was 61 places better, 6:2, 2:6, 6:3.
What caused more conversation, however, was that Korpatsch refused to shake her opponent’s hand after the game. She later cited a scene from the first movement as the reason.
When the score was 5:2 for Korpatsch in the first set, Wang went over to the German side to check a ball – that is forbidden. Consequently, the Chinese, who made 65 (!) unforced errors during the match, received a warning.
May 27, 2026 • 10:31 p.m
Zverev easily in round three
Alexander Zverev – Tomas Machac 6:4, 6:2, 6:2
Alexander Zverev reached the third round at the French Open in Paris after a convincing performance. The Hamburger defeated in the Night session on Wednesday evening Tomas Machac easily in three sets with 6:4, 6:2 and 6:2. The next opponent is the Frenchman Quentin Halys.
May 27, 2026 • 8:24 p.m
Lys collapses after a good start
Eva Lys – Sorana Cirstea 3:6, 0:6
It was clear that Eva Lys would be the underdog in her second round game against Sorana Cirstea. It came as a surprise that the match would be so one-sided. The Hamburger actually came in well, quickly led 3-1 and was absolutely on a level playing field. But then the 24-year-old started having physical problems, not for the first time on the tour, as she revealed afterwards: “I keep having back problems due to my rheumatism, which I’ve been carrying with me for the last few weeks.”said Lys. “There are just days when it doesn’t work.”
As a result, Lys collapsed completely. The Hamburg player subsequently lost a whopping eleven games. Lys had enormous problems, especially when serving, and she simply made too many slight errors. Cirstea, on the other hand, never let up, controlled the game with formidable baseline shots and ended the ultimately one-sided match after just over an hour. This means that of the German singles players who started in Paris this year, only Tamara Korpatsch is still in the running.
May 27, 2026 • 8:05 p.m
Mensik collapses exhausted after a five-set win
Jakub Mensik – Mariano Navone 6:3, 2:6, 6:4, 1:6, 7:6 (13:11)
After his dramatic entry into the third round of the French Open, Jakub Mensik fell onto his back, completely exhausted – and was no longer able to get up. Plagued by cramps, the Czech tennis player rolled on the red sand after his feat of strength over 4:41 hours in the sweltering Parisian heat. His defeated opponent Mariano Navone ran over and fairly congratulated the 20-year-old lying on the ground.
Jakub Mensik celebrates during his second round match at the French Open
It was only after what felt like an eternity that paramedics with ice packs took care of the exhausted professional. After a few minutes, Mensik, number 27 in the world, dragged himself off the pitch to the applause of the spectators. Mensik was already plagued by cramps in the tense match tiebreak. Nevertheless, he kept his nerve and finally won in front of an ecstatic audience on Court 6 with 6:3, 2:6, 6:4, 1:6, 7:6 (13:11) and moved into the third round in Paris for the first time.
May 27, 2026 • 7:50 p.m
Djokovic defeats local hero and audience
Novak Djokovic – Valentin Royer 6:3, 6:2, 6:7, 6:3
Novak Djokovic has already experienced everything in Paris. In 2005, 21 years ago, the Serb competed at the French Open for the first time and knows all the ups and downs: titles, tears, triumphs. And Djokovic also knows what can be unpleasant in the French capital: playing against a Frenchman. The Serb experienced this very clearly on Wednesday in his second round match against Valentin Royer. Against the Frenchman, who was born in a suburb of Paris, the veteran, who had just turned 39 years old, actually did exactly what one should do in the first and second sets: make things clear.
The stupid thing from the Serb’s point of view: from the third set onwards it became tighter and therefore tricky for Djokovic, who promptly got into a fight with the Paris audience. Royer became stronger, the favorite himself fell more and more into cover – and then actually lost it Tiebreaker. The game was now balanced, the Frenchman – supported by the frenetic audience – fought with everything he had. Djokovic then proved his class in the fourth set and blew really hard after the match point. At the same time it was his 14th consecutive win against a Frenchman at the French Open. The Serb just knows how to deal with the local heroes in Paris.
May 27, 2026 • 6:59 p.m
Rybakina is eliminated Error Festival out of
Elena Rybakina – Yuliia Starodubtseva 6:3, 1:6, 6:7 (4:10)
She is number two in the world, the current Australian Open winner – and is already out in Paris: Elena Rybakina was sensationally eliminated in the second round on Wednesday. Despite winning the first set, the Kazakh lost on Court Suzanne Lenglen against Yuliia Starodubtseva, the world number 55, after three sets in the match tiebreak. After the first sentence, nothing suggested such drama and sensation. Rybakina won the round confidently – and then collapsed completely.
She lost the second set in a hurry, was quickly behind in the third set, but was then at least able to save herself in the match tiebreak. But that’s exactly where her downfall came from what she’d been asking for the whole game: so many, incredibly easy mistakes. The world number two produced a total of 70 unforced errors, three in a row in the match tiebreak. No wonder that the game ended with a simple mistake by Rybakina. For Starodubtseva, however, it was the biggest victory of her career to date.
