French Open 2025 live updates: Day 3 latest with Novak Djokovic in action, Coco Gauff through, Medvedev out – The New York Times

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Day three of the 2025 French Open is here, with Novak Djokovic beginning his campaign on Court Philippe Chatrier.
The three-time Roland Garros champion is taking on Mackenzie McDonald, on what is Djokovic’s 21st appearance in Paris.
Coco Gauff (2) also started her championship today, enjoying a comfortable straight-sets win over Australia’s Olivia Gadecki. Jessica Pegula (3) then followed, with a straight-sets win over Anca Todoni.
More exhilarating was Cameron Norrie’s brilliant performance to beat Daniil Medvedev (11) in five sets, while last year’s breakthrough act Mirra Andreeva (6) bypassed Cristina Bucşa with relative ease.
Sofia Kenin and Hailey Baptiste have also enjoyed wins today, adding to the U.S. contingent that has made the second round.
Follow along as our reporters in Paris bring you the latest insight and analysis.
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McDonald 3-6, 3-6, 3-6 Djokovic
There we have it — Novak Djokovic is through to the second round at Roland Garros with a relatively straight forward win over American Mackenzie McDonald.
The grand slam GOAT is moving well and looking good, which should be a warning sign to others with hopes of winning this men's singles title.
He sealed it in straight sets as McDonald drilled a return into the net after a first set disrupted by wind before the roof was closed on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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Coco Gauff was in excellent form earlier today, getting her French Open up and running with a comfortable win over Olivia Gadecki — but it started in relatively tricky circumstances.
Namely, without any rackets.
The No. 2 seed arrived on court and was getting ready for her warm-up, when she realized she was short of the reasonably important piece of equipment.
Fortunately, a pile of about several rackets was soon delivered to Gauff on court after a minimal delay.
Speaking on court after her first-round victory, Gauff said:
💬 “The culprit is not in the box, because he knows that rackets are supposed to be in my bag.
“Honestly, as long as I’ve been on tour my coach (Jean-Christophe Faurel) has always put the rackets in the bag before the match because… he’s very superstitious. He likes to grip each racket new, each day. I don’t care — I can play with a dirty grip!
“I go on the court and I realize I have no rackets, and I literally just made fun of Frances (Tiafoe) for it in Madrid. Now I’ll just be quiet.
“But I’m blaming it on my coach, so it’s OK.”
Todoni 2-6, 4-6 Pegula
First round: negotiated. Jessica Pegula beats Anca Todoni and gets through a potentially tricky outing.
And that will be encouraging for the No. 3 seed, who was a quarterfinalist here in 2022. Here’s some of her reaction from the court:
💬 “It was a really tough match. Not knowing who you’re going up against, not having seen them play or practice… That’s really tricky. And then it’s clay. I feel like it can always shift so fast (and) there’s not a lot of free points.
“I like to play on top of the baseline and sometimes my ball doesn’t skid as much through the clay as it does on a hard or even grass court. That’s kind of the adjustment I have to make, not winning as many free points with just hitting deep through the court.

“I can still play how I always do, but it’s my awareness of where I am on the court and just adding a few other elements.”
McDonald 3-6, 1-2* Djokovic
It turns out just the idea of the roof closing was enough for Novak Djokovic.
He has since sealed the opening set and also broke Mackenzie McDonald in the opening game of the second.
All is looking good for the No. 6 seed on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Let’s get you up to speed with some of today’s first-round matches that are now done and dusted.
We will start with some of the U.S. players in action, such as Aleksandar Kovacevic — he won his opening set against qualifying lucky loser Federico Gomez from Argentina, but that was as good as it got for him on Court 9. The American went on to lose in four: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
But there was better news on the same court for Ashlyn Krueger, who took 80 minutes to beat the Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens 6-3, 6-4.
And then on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, we have the No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula in action against Romania’s Anca Todoni. Pegula won the first set 6-2, and has just gone a break up in the second.
McDonald 3-5* Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is now a break up against Mackenzie McDonald, and about to serve for the first set. But despite the score, the Serb is also still keen to get the roof on.
It’s proving quite the amusing subplot — unless you’re one of the spectators booing from the Court Philippe-Chatrier stands.
It looks like Djokovic has now got his wish. The roof is closing, which should take about 15 minutes. They will play on while the roof closes above them.
The floodlights have just turned on now, and it seems that was enough to turn the boos to cheers from the crowd.
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Mcdonald *2-3 Djokovic
It’s already been a long pause and now Novak Djokovic a step closer to getting his wish, with play on Court Philippe-Chatrier suspended briefly to see if conditions improve.
Clearly, Mackenzie McDonald wants the unpredictable wind and distracting rain to act as a leveller — and he will get the chance.
We’re back playing in the wind and light rain.
Look who’s back out on the clay at Roland Garros…
Novak Djokovic is up and running on Court Philippe-Chatrier, the No. 6 seed taking on California’s world No. 98, Mackenzie McDonald.
It’s with serve after five games — although the Serbian is currently arguing the wind is bad and there is rain blowing straight into his eyes.
And so here begins a campaign from the three-time French Open champion to get the roof on.
Zverev 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Tien
While Daniil Medvedev was embroiled in five sets of drama, the No. 3 seed was dismissing Learner Tien.
Alexander Zverev broke his U.S. teenage opponent four times over the course of a dominant display — one much removed from Tien’s victory over the German at the Mexican Open earlier this year.
The Borussia Dortmund kit clearly worked wonders.
Medvedev 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 5-7 Norrie
Wow! What a brilliant performance from Cameron Norrie. Having saved his match late in the deciding set against the 11th seed, Daniil Medvedev, he took the final three games to seal a remarkable win.
He celebrated by lugging his racket into the air in pure ecstasy. It could have gone anywhere — fortunately it landed just by the net and a safe distance from his opponent.
Speaking on Court Simonne-Mathieu, Norrie said:
💬 “It was an incredible atmosphere. Thank you to everyone for supporting me there. I really felt like I had the momentum and just felt a lot of energy. I think he was a little bit tentative but honestly, it was a crazy match and he’s so tough to beat.
“I think I did deserve a diploma for beating Medvedev — he’s got me the last four times — so yeah, an unreal match.”
Norris was right. This was his first win in five meetings against Medvedev. What a time and way to do it.
Gadecki 2-6, 2-6 Gauff
It wasn’t a bad performance from Olivia Gadecki on her French Open debut, but this was a lovely start for Coco Gauff — dealing with the wind and getting through her first hurdle.
Not a bad day’s work, and certainly a better ending than the start. Gauff had arrived on court and stepped out for her warm-up, before realizing she did not have any rackets with her.
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Medvedev 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 5-5* Norrie
Woah… Cameron Norrie hadn’t broken Daniil Medvedev since the second game of the second set — and then bang!
He takes break point at 15-40 and saves the match. For now.
Medvedev 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, *5-4 Norrie
What a first-round epic it has been on Court Simonne-Mathieu this afternoon.
We are running at more than three and a half hours now, and the business end of the deciding set between Cameron Norrie and Daniil Medvedev.
Norrie had taken the two opening sets and with the third on serve as Norrie served at 4-5, Medvedev stole the set and turned the match in his favor.
Since then, Medvedev has taken charge — and a break up in the fifth, the Russian is now serving to win a thriller…
De Minaur 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(6) Djere
One of the earlier matches to tidy up here, with men’s ninth seed Alex de Minaur cantering into the second round in straight sets on Court 14.
The Australian dealt with Serbian Laslo Djere, and will hope this is the start of another run to the quarterfinals in Paris — if not better.
Gadecki 2-6, 0-3* Gauff
How are things going for Coco Gauff on Court Philippe-Chatrier? I reckon the best term would be ‘swimmingly’.
Gauff was broken once in the opening set by Olivia Gadecki, but only after being a double break up herself. Another break came for the No.2 seed, who soon sealed the first set, 6-2.
And the second has started in a similar vein, with Gauff already a double break to the good. Gauff will hope she can nibble through this opening match quickly from here.
And there it is. Ahead of serving at 2-5 to stay in the second set, Grigor Dimitrov was sat in his chair, looking down at the clay with a finger in each ear.
Just 93 seconds later the game was over, Dimitrov had been broken and he was walking toward the net to concede the match.
For a while, Dimitrov was doing the same to Ethan Quinn as that Djokovic vs. Alcaraz match from Melbourne I mentioned below: slashing winners off balls he had no right to attack and baiting the American into impatience.
But Quinn kept his head and Dimitrov’s movement worsened. And so, Quinn took the third set 6-2 and Dimitrov retired from the match with no prospect of winning another.
A first Grand Slam second round awaits for the American, in stranger circumstances than he might have envisioned. He looked a little sheepish in the immediate aftermath.
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Number 16 seed Grigor Dimitrov is two sets up on American teenager Ethan Quinn, but he went off court for medical treatment on his left leg after winning the second.
Dimitrov is back out, but is in visible pain and can barely move around the court. This puts both players in a quandary.
For Dimitrov, one set from victory (and additional prize money) he has to calculate the risk-reward of finishing the match and having to play another if he wins. If he has taken pain medication, he has to stay out long enough for it to have an impact, but risks aggravating any injury in the process.
For Quinn, it’s one of the hardest things for a tennis player to do: keep his head while facing a compromised opponent.
The play is to maneuver Dimitrov around the court, but overthink things and it’s easy to make errors — which is why, even when playing someone who can barely move, players tend to hit the shots that they normally do.
Novak Djokovic scrambled Carlos Alcaraz’s brain in a similar situation at this year’s Australian Open, winning their match on one leg.
Quinn will hope that Dimitrov cannot do the same to him.
We’ve already seen Sofia Kenin skip through this opening match, and so has her 23-year-old compatriot, Hailey Baptiste.
The American, ranked No. 70 in the world, is into the French Open second round at the second attempt — having beaten 2023 semifinalist, Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
What a fantastic win, making her the ninth American into the second round of the women’s singles.
There she will meet Japanese qualifier, Nao Hibino.
Next up on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it’s Coco Gauff time.
The No. 2 seed is taking on Australia’s Olivia Gadecki in her first round match.
There was an inauspicious start, as Gauff arrived on the court and was waiting for the warm-up — then realising she hadn’t actually brought any rackets with her.
Fortunately a pile were soon delivered to her, so that should help once this match gets going.
And that will happen in a matter of minutes.

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