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The first week of the 2025 French Open ends at Roland Garros with the third round of the singles to be wrapped up today.
Jannik Sinner (1) has cruised into the fourth round while Jessica Pegula (3) came from a set down to advance.
British No.1 Jack Draper (5) trounced Joao Fonseca in straight sets to advance to the fourth round. Americans Coco Gauff (2) Madison Keys (7) are underway while Novak Djokovic (6) takes the court later on.
The Czech is certainly not being dispatched quite as easily as she was in the first. It took Gauff just 28 minutes to clinch the opener, they're already at 24 minutes in the second set with Bouzková 3-1 up, twice breaking the American.
Gauff takes a moment, wipes her face with her towel, and gets back on court. A hike in double faults and unforced errors, suddenly Bouzková seems to have something to latch onto. A bit more conviction in her strikes, and in with a chance of levelling here.
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Down 0-40, Madison Keys comes back to hold serve to go up 2-1. Talk about digging deep for the current Australian Open champion. Keys fires a blazing forehand winner to clinch the game, staving off four break point opportunities.
For Sofia Kenin, she will be thinking about that golden opportunity to break at 30-40. She had a wide-open right side of the court and had all the time in the world to hit a clean forehand. Instead, Kenin dumped a forehand in the net.
Could that be the swing in momentum Keys needs to get back in this match?
It's turning into a slog at Suzanne Lenglen. Sofia Kenin holds serve against Madison Keys, despite tossing in three (yes three) double faults. Kenin is 5 for 5 on break points saved.
Madison Keys continues to struggle on her backhand side. She's just not getting the top spin and hitting several backhands into the net.
Kenin is taking advantage and it is 1-1 in this second set. The unforced errors total is 21-17 in favor of Kenin. Not the most high-quality tennis at the moment.
These photographers are taking up some unfathomable angles. Here is Gauff — horizontally — serving in the first set.
It's been rock-solid by Gauff so far this afternoon. She takes the first set 6-1, breaking her counterpart's serve twice and holding firm on her own.
Just the one double fault so far too, which can often throw up a few freebies to her opponent. She'll no doubt we pleased with this, a strong week for the No.2 so far.
It'll be a pretty manic one on Sunday, plenty of big names in action, of course, with some U.S. names in there too — so when do they all get started?
Court Philippe-Chatrier
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
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On the fourth set point opportunity, Sofia Kenin finally converts after Madison Keys hits a backhand into the net. Kenin takes the opening set 6-4 over Keys, despite not leading in total points. Keys is leading 38-36 in total points but the unforced errors, particularly on her backhand side, hurt her in that first set.
She couldn't extend the rallies consistently, often dumping groundstrokes in the net off the return. Kenin took advantage, stealing the set from the current Australian Open champion.
Will be interesting to see if Keys can limit those mistakes and unleash her power. We saw what she can do off her forehand on break point the last game, blazing a 93 mph winner.
Madison Keys follows up getting broken with holding serve. It's now 5-4 Kenin, who will serve for the opening set.
Keys needs to do a better job taking advantage of Kenin's second serve. She's only serving at 56 percent but Keys is committing unusual unforced errors off the Kenin second serve. She's not getting up to the short second serve in time and is not connecting with her powerful groundstrokes.
The first break of serve belongs to…Sofia Kenin! That's a disappointing service game for Madison Keys, who dumps two backhands in the net, including on break point.
It's always tough for the server to serve after not capitalizing on a break point in the previous game. Keys feels like she should've been up a break but couldn't convert on the opportunity in the previous game.
Now it's Kenin up 4-3 in the first set and starting to make Keys play defensively on the baseline and make uncharacteristic unforced errors.
Really strong stuff and showing her credentials right off the bat. A routine hold to 15 before blitzing Bouzková's serve and giving herself three break points.
Her movement, as always, is looking strong. She gets across the court so well, leaving Bouzková only able to float an effort up, which Gauff smashes down, the bounce landing perfectly into the grasp of a ballboy who looked particularly pleased with himself.
Gauff takes the break at the second opportunity and has an early advantage here.
That's a missed chance for Madison Keys to go up 4-2 in the opening set. She had a break point but immediately, dumps a backhand in the net. Kenin was able to serve her way out of trouble, where on advantage, she forced Keys to hit a forehand long.
Two unforced errors leads to Kenin holding serve and it's now 3-3 in the first set. Keys needs to continue hitting the ball to Kenin's forehand, not allowing her to dictate on the backhand side.
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Madison Keys has won her first three service games to lead 3-2 in the opening set against Sofia Kenin. Her last service game was the most difficult as Kenin finally won a point off Keys' serve.
Kenin battled back from 15-40 down to force deuce. But Keys was able to showcase her powerful groundstrokes, most notably her forehand, which led to an up-the-line winner at deuce, before holding serve.
Keys is only winning 77 percent of her first serve points. But she's getting quite the kick on her second serve, bothering Kenin, who hasn't won a point on Kenin's second serve.
Something to keep an eye on as this match progresses.
Coco Gauff takes to the court in her leather jacket, despite the humid conditions, white headphones on, she looks in the zone.
Marie Bouzková stands in the American's way of a spot in the last 16. You have to make Gauff favourite here, and her appearance was preempted by some high praise from Venus Williams.
Gauff finally won silverware on the Parisian clay courts last year, albeit in the doubles. Can she go one further and secure the second Grand Slam title of her career this time next week? She's been strong thus far.
Sofia Kenin struggled to start her opening service game. She recorded two double faults and was down 15-40, facing two break points.
But she got a couple of first serves in and extended the rallies before Madison Keys made some unforced errors. With advantage Kenin, she fired a deep backhand winner cross court to win the game.
Big hold for Kenin to not get down early in this first set.
Jannik Sinner noted his close friendship with Jack Draper during his post-match news conference. The pair both stormed into the last 16 with straight-set victories on Saturday, and the world No.1 hailed the Brit's consistency this year, which saw him claim an Indian Wells title and reach the final in Doha.
"Well, I said, you know, he's a kind of player who I think we all saw the potential he has or he had already couple of years ago," Sinner said. "He was very unfortunate because he was injured, he went through very difficult moments, he has changed a little bit his team, and I feel like now he's in a very consistent level of mental level and everything.
"I'm good friends with him. I'm very happy to have him as a friend, but he's now there. Things are a little bit different. Of course, you know, we are very good friends off the court, but, you know, we practice a little bit less together, because we might know that we can face each other in the later stages of tournaments hopefully, He's a huge competitor, and I'm very happy for him.
"I'm the first person who is so happy for him. He's going to make an incredible career, you know. I wish him only the best. He's a very consistent player since last year of US Open. You said this. This year maybe the most consistent player we have on tour, because he won big titles, he went far in every tournament.
"That means that you are feeling comfortable. You know, in every tournament, in every situation, he knows how to play, he knows how to handle it. So, again, mentally he's in a very good moment, and I'm very happy for him. So I wish him only the best."
Madison Keys serves the first ball of this third round match. Sofia Kenin's return is well long and out.
This match is underway from Suzanne Lenglen.
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Alexander Zverev is into the fourth round at Roland Garros. He defeats unseeded Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-6 (4), 6-1.
It was a bit of a bump final game, as Zverev had to save a break point. But the German was able to hold serve to win the match.
Zverev won 110 points to Cobolli's 83. Entering the second week, Zverev's only dropped one set.
Zverev plays Tallon Griekspoor in the round of 16. He is 7-2 against Griekspoor in career head to head.
Madison Keys and Sofia Kenin are introduced on Suzanne Lenglen court. It's a match between two Australian Open champions. Kenin won the 2020 Australian Open while Keys is the current Australian Open champion.
Keys is 3-1 head to head against Kenin, winning the last three consecutive matches.
In her post-match news conference, Jessica Pegula was asked whether she agreed with the thoughts of Ons Jabeur, who criticised the lack of women's matches in the primetime evening slot at the French Open. Jabeur also posted on X, criticising the double standards in coverage of men's matches compared to women's.
"It's never equal," Pegula said. "I don't really know what else to say. They don't really seem to care or want to do anything different about it. I mean, I agree with her. It should be more fair.
"We are an event that is supposed to be equal. Slams, it's supposed to be equal. Why not give us some more chances to be? But, you know, again, it feels like just hitting my head against the wall because I feel like we have been talking about this for two, three, four, probably forever, to be honest, because it's never been equal.
"I'm happy that she's able to speak up, and obviously she's always been really good at wanting everything to be equal and fighting for not just where she's from, but also for women in general. So, yeah, I'm with her, and I think, again, we have proven that we deserve the same amount of opportunity, yeah."
Pegula refuted the idea that she feels "powerless" in the discussion, but expressed her frustration as a perceived lack of engagement or willingness for change.
"I just feel like they don't listen, so I don't know," Pegula added. "We can keep saying it. It seems like that's what just keeps happening. You know, if they don't really want to respond or, like, do anything about it, then there is nothing.
"I mean, we can keep talking about it, and maybe that will eventually change it. But, no, I don't think I feel powerless. It's just it kind of is what it is until they want to make a change."
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