French Open 2025: Medvedev v Norrie, Andreeva in motion on day three – dwell | French Open 2025
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Key occasions
A pair extra units on the board: the fortunate loser from Kazakhstan Alexander Shevchenko leads one other Serb, Dusan Lajovic, 6-2, whereas Moyuka Uchijima is 6-1 up in her all-Japanese affair with Nao Hibino.
Andreeva is degree in her match for the primary time, at 4-4 towards Bucsa, whereas Alex de Minaur, who’s all the time up for the battle, even on a chilly, probably wet day in Paris, has began strongly towards Serbia’s Laslo Djere, main 4-1.
Ach. Medvedev teaches Norrie a lesson in taking your probabilities as he breaks together with his first break factors of the match for 3-2, and backs it up for 4-2. The 2021 US Open champion has properly and actually woken up now, and whacks away an enormous forehand winner, however Norrie catches his breath to carry for 4-3.
Elsewhere Mirra Andreeva, the 18-year-old Russian prodigy who reached the semi-finals final yr and is having a fair higher 2025 after profitable in Indian Wells and Dubai, has recovered from 3-0 all the way down to 3-2 towards Spain’s Cristina Bucsa. And the primary set of the day goes to Victoria Azarenka, who’s shut out Yanina Wickmayer within the battle of the 35-year-olds with a 6-0 rout.
Norrie, main 2-1 on serve, has two extra break factors towards Medvedev on Simonne Matheiu, so as to add to the one he had within the second sport. However these come and go too, the second when Medvedev attracts Norrie in with a drop shot earlier than pulling off the move. After just a few deuces Medvedev holds, however he’s not wanting too snug.
Naomi Osaka tends to be exhausting on herself and yesterday was no completely different after her absorbing 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4 defeat towards the 1oth seed, Paula Badosa. The four-times grand slam champion has struggled to rediscover her finest kind since returning to tennis final January after the delivery of her daughter, and mentioned yesterday: “I feel as time goes on, I really feel like I needs to be doing higher. But additionally I hate disappointing individuals. So, like, even with Patrick [Mouratoglou], I used to be considering this simply now, however he goes from working with the best participant ever [Serena Williams] to, like, what the fuck that is. You recognize what I imply?”
Osaka’s by no means been probably the most snug on grass, however hopefully she will be able to collect some momentum throughout the US hard-court swing. Girls’s tennis is all the higher for her being in it.
… and Medvedev all of the sudden springs into life with three fast factors to carry. It’s 1-1.
Norrie has held to 30 within the opening sport towards Medvedev. It is a powerful match-up for the Brit, who trails their head-to-head 4-0, together with a straight-sets defeat in Rome this month. In reality Norrie has by no means managed to take a set off the Russian. However Medvedev notoriously hates early matches, and he appears as if he’d nonetheless fairly be in mattress as he slides 15-30 down on serve. Norrie thinks he’s pulled off a winner however it’s known as out, however then finishes a well-constructed level with a backhand volley. Break level …
The gamers have weaved and wound their solution to the courts, the place a lot of the spectators look as in the event that they’re dressed for winter. It’s chilly, blustery and overcast in Paris at this time, so it’s not going to be simple for the gamers. Circumstances might be heavy. And there could possibly be some rain.
Simply getting below method: Cameron Norrie v Daniil Medvedev, Alex de Minaur v Laslo Djere, Mirra Andreeva v Cristina Bucsa, Marketa Vondrousova v Oksana Selekhmeteva, Victoria Azarenka v Yanina Wickmayer, Beatriz Haddad Maia v Hailey Baptiste and A Shevchenko (not that one – as a substitute it’s the fortunate loser Alexander Shevchenko from Kazakhstan) v Dusan Lajovic. Although it’s got me fascinated about Diego Forlan making his professional tennis debut on the age of 45 final yr …
Some extra studying:
Djokovic, with a little bit spring in his 38-year-old step after profitable the Geneva Open on Saturday, his first title for the reason that Olympics final summer season, will start his newest bid for grand slam No 25 within the third match on Philippe Chatrier. He’s taking part in at Roland Garros minus Andy Murray, in fact, after the pair ended their teaching relationship a few weeks in the past, and he spoke about that yesterday in his pre-tournament press convention, together with Murray’s quip about how Djokovic had gained in Geneva as a result of he now has “a correct coach”.
Andre Agassi and Chrissie Evert are speaking on TNT Sports activities. I may hearken to all of them day. Agassi is reflecting on when he determined to retire and the way Novak Djokovic, every time the second comes, should retire on his personal phrases. He additionally talks about how unusual it was for him to hold on taking part in when Pete Sampras retired and wonders how Djokovic now, within the absence of Federer, Nadal and Murray, feels being “the final one on the dance”. Evert, in the meantime, says “obsession” should be driving Djokovic to hold on taking part in as a result of her physique “couldn’t even face getting off the bed” by the point she was 31.
Immediately’s order of play on the principle courts
Courtroom Philippe Chatrier (12pm begin/11am BST)
Varvara Gracheva (France) v 31-Sofia Kenin (US)
Olivia Gadecki (Australia) v 2-Coco Gauff (US)
Mackenzie McDonald (US) v Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Gael Monfils (France) v Hugo Dellien (Bolivia)
Courtroom Suzanne Lenglen (11am/10am BST)
6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v Cristina Bucsa (Spain)
3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Learner Tien (US)
Anca Todoni (Romania) v 3-Jessica Pegula (US)
Mattia Bellucci (Italy) v 5-Jack Draper (Nice Britain)
Courtroom Simonne Mathieu (11am/10am BST)
11-Daniil Medvedev (Russia) v Cameron Norrie (Nice Britain)
25-Magdalena Frech (Poland) v Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Corentin Moutet (France) v Clement Tabur (France)
14-Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) v Alycia Parks (US)
Preamble
Bonjour le monde! Et bienvenue au jour trois de notre couverture de Roland Garros 2025!
Regardless of the primary spherical stretching over three days, there’s nonetheless loads of names starting their campaigns at this time. Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Coco Gauff? Oui. British trio Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie (v Daniil Medvedev) and Sonay Kartal? Bien sûr. Alex de Minaur, Andrey Rublev, Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Ons Jabeur, Victoria Azarenka, Gael Monfils, Grigor Dimitrov and former runners-up Karolina Muchova and Marketa Vondrousova? C’est ça. And the much-talked about Roland Garros debutants Joao Fonseca, Jakub Mensik and Ethan Quinn? On y va!
L’motion begin: 11h à Paris/10am BST.
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