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7:45 p.m
Sabalenka curses himself into the third round
Aryna Sabalenka – Elsa Jacquemot 7:5, 6:2
Shaking of the head, loud swearing, a surprising number of mistakes – and yet the world ranking leader Aryna Sabalenka lived up to her role as favorite. As in the opening match, the 28-year-old had her difficulties in round two against local hero Elsa Jacquemot.
If anything, Jacquemot, the world number 67, provided the highlights in the first set. The 23-year-old skillfully varied her game. But Sabalenka wouldn’t be Sabalenka if she didn’t mix brilliant punches with her constant frustration. She really struggled into the game, became more stable towards the end of the first set and secured passage 7:5.
In the second set, Sabalenka immediately had to fend off two break points before pulling away. She was now gaining weight, Jacquemot could no longer keep up. 6:2, a clear matter. In the third round, Sabalenka will face Australian Daria Kasatkina.
7:45 p.m
Gauff struggles against Sherif for a long time
Coco Gauff – Mayar Sherif 6:3, 6:2
Clay court tennis can be strenuous, and not just amateur players know that. Excruciatingly long sentences that drag on forever. Ups and downs. Coco Gauff also experienced this early on Thursday evening. In her second round match, she easily defeated Mayar Sherif on paper in two sets 6:3 and 6:2, but anyone who looked at the time after the end of the match knew that it was anything but a walk in the park for the defending champion.
The first set alone lasted more than an hour, it went back and forth, no player gave an inch. After the American was finally able to secure this hard-fought passage, she left no doubts in the second set. Of course, this didn’t go through quickly either, but Gauff was now clearly the better player. In the third round she will now face either Katie Boulter or Anastasia Potapova.
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 two months old, 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.
4:05 p.m
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.
