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French Open Day 8 Live Updates: Tommy into quarters, Paolini, Bopanna in trouble
India's Rohan Bopanna has lost in the third round of the men's doubles at the Roland Garros alongside Adam Pavlásek. The Indo-Czech pair was beaten by Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara 2-6, 7-6 (7-5). Jasmine Paolini has been knocked out of the French Open 2025 after losing to Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 1-6 at court Philippe-Chatrier. The last year's finalist was on the brink of sealing the match in the second set. However, Svitolina saved three match points to script a remarkable comeback and stunned the Italian in the fourth round fixture. A solid win for 12th seed Tommy Paul. He beats Alexei Popyrin in straight sets - 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 48 minutes. The American did not put a foot wrong in the fourth-round match at the Lenglen. It's a major landmark for American tennis. With victory over Alexei Popyrin, Tommy Paul has become the first American to reach the Men's Singles quarter-final at Roland Garros since Andre Agassi in 2003. 2003 - With victory over Alexei Popyrin, Tommy Paul has become the first American to reach the Men's Singles quarter-final at Roland Garros since Andre Agassi in 2003. Big.#RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @atptour @ATPMediaInfo — OptaAce (@OptaAce) June 1, 2025 Elina Svitolina has made a roaring comeback in her fourth-round fixture against Jasmine Paolini as she won the second set through a tiebreaker. The Ukrainian is not willing to back down despite being dominated in the first set and is eyeing to cause an upset. Rohan Bopanna and Adam Pavlásek have lost their first set against Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara 6-2. The Indian Czech pair is being completely dominated and will need to play out of their skins to make a comeback in the second set. Rohan Bopanna and Adam Pavlasek are already a double break down, trailing 1-3 in their opening set against Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara. Bopanna and Pavlasek, on the other hand, are yet to get even a single chance of earning a break. After earning the initial break in the second set, Elina Svitolina dropped her serve to again go a break down. Trailing 4-5, Svitolina needed a break point to save the set and the match. And she did it. Plenty of ebbs and flows in the fourth round match on Sunday. After losing the first set, Elina Svitolina was under immense pressure against Jasmine Paolini. After dropping her serve early in the second set, the Ukrainian looked all over the place. But she has managed to earn the break back, although she trails 3-4 Is there enough fight left in Svitolina to force a deciding set? Rohan Bopanna and Adam Pavlasek will be up against Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara in the third round of the men's doubles on Court 14. Bopanna and Pavlasek have their task cut out as Patten and Heliovaara are the second-seeded team in the competition. Jasmine Paolini has won the opening set 6-4 against Elina Svitolina at Philippe-Chatrier. Leading 5-4 with Svitolina serving, Paolini failed to convert the first two set points before converting the third. Svitolina had Paolini on the mat with a double break, but the latter kept her nerves and earned three breaks of serve. Can Svitolina make a comeback or is it a straight set win for Paolini? Tommy Paul has won the opening set against Alexei Popyrin at Court Simonne Mathieu. At 3-3, it seemed that the set would go into a tie-break, but then Paul mounted a strong comeback. Paul won three games in a row along with a break of serve. 14 unforced errors led to Popyrin's downfall in the set. Can Popyrin hit back in the second set? Tommy Paul and Alexei Popyrin are fighting it out in the fourth round at Suzanne Lenglen. Both players have earned a break each as the scoreline reads 3-3. Tie-breaker on the cards? Elina Svitolina was never going to be an easy opponent for Jasmine Paolini at Court Philippe-Chatrier, and here's why After the early break and a 3-0 lead, Paolini looked in cruise control. But Svitolina has earned the break back and is 2-3 down in the opening set. Jasmine Paolini is already a break up in the opening set with a 2-0 lead over Elina Svitolina. Paolini is on the charge and the pressure is on her Ukrainian opponent to bounce back. 12th seed Tommy Paul is currently up against Alexei Popyrin in the fourth round of the men's singles at Court Suzanne Lenglen. Paul has never been to the prequarters at Roland Garros, but here lies the chance for him. Jasmine Paolini, last year's runner-up, is currently up against the feisty Elina Svitolina at Court Philippe-Chatrier in the fourth round. Paolini is arguably the favourite, but Svitolina, with all her experience, shouldn't be undermined by any means. Court Philippe-Chatrier (play starts at 2:30 PM IST, 11 AM local time) Jasmine Paolini vs Elina Svitolina Elena Rybakina vs Iga Swiatek Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz Lorenzo Musetti vs Holger Rune Court Suzanne-Lenglen (play starts at 2:30 PM IST, 11 AM local time) Alexei Popyrin vs Tommy Paul Liudmila Samsonova vs Qinwen Zheng Aryna Sabalenka vs Amanda Anisimova Frances Tiafoe vs Daniel Altmaier Indians on Day 8 of French Open 2025 Rohan Bopanna/Adam Pavlasek vs Henry Patten/Harri Heliovaara (2nd match on Court 14) Yuki Bhambri/Robert Galloway vs Christian Harrison/Evan King (2nd match on Court 7)
India Today
5 days ago
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Roland Garros 2025: Novak Djokovic plays down injury scare, cruises into third round
Novak Djokovic dealt with a blister on his big left toe that required a medical timeout in the third set, then was one point from being forced to a fourth, before closing out a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory over Corentin Moutet at the French Open on Thursday.'With him, anything's possible,' Djokovic said. 'But I managed to find the right shots to stay in the match.'advertisementThe result put Djokovic in the third round at Roland-Garros for the record 20th time — not even Rafael Nadal managed that. Two more wins, and Djokovic will get to the tournament's quarterfinals for the 16th consecutive year. In 2024, though, he withdrew before playing in that round after tearing the meniscus in his right knee during the fourth round and needing surgery. Djokovic has won three of his men's-record 24 Grand Slam titles in Paris.20 - Novak Djokovic is the second player to reach the round of 32 on 20 occasions in Men's Singles at a single Grand Slam event after Roger Federer at the Australian Open (21) during the Open Era. Strike. #RolandGarros | @rolandgarros @atptour @ATPMediaInfo OptaAce (@OptaAce) May 29, 2025INJURY SCARE FOR THE SERB advertisementAgainst the left-handed Moutet, a Frenchman, Djokovic got broken in the opening game at Court Suzanne-Lenglen, and the crowd roared. But soon enough, Djokovic was in control. It wasn't until 2-all in the third set that some trouble who went on a nighttime bicycle ride in the center of Paris on Wednesday, slid into a forehand and held up, then hopped with all of his weight on his right foot. He stepped gingerly to the sideline and requested a visit from a trainer, who treated and taped the problematic big Moutet was mean-mugging toward his entourage in the stands after breaking to lead 4-2 in the third. Djokovic would break right back, but again faced a difficult spot while down 6-5 and facing a set point as the locals sang Moutet's last Moutet netted a backhand passing shot, and once they got to a tiebreaker, Djokovic was simply too hasn't been the case as often as usual this season, which has included a pair of three-match losing streaks for the 38-year-old from Djokovic ended his latest rut by winning his 100th career title at the Geneva Open before arriving at Roland-Garros.'Before last week's tournament in Geneva, I didn't feel confident in my game. But it's normal to feel that way, because I hadn't won enough matches,' Djokovic said. 'I'm like any other player in that respect. I've had to work hard to win.'Must Watch
