Roland Garros 2019: Osaka at home, Djokovic through, Thiem on the court – live! | sport



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Karen Khachanov, seed number 10 men, started his match against Martin Klizan, each having kept his first service match. Del Potro is a break with Thompson, which he directs 5-4, and serves for the first set.

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And the test of a match between Struff and Coric Struff clinches a 11-9 victory in the final










Thiem goes to the next level to force a high level Cuevas to participate in a series of superlatives rallies. The Uruguayan has done very well on all fronts, but just does not have enough to match the Austrian. 4-4.

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Cuevas jumps on a double fault of Thiem – the first of the match – break his opponent and take a 4-2 lead in the second. This might not be as easy for Seed # 4 as it appeared there.










Struff and Coric move closer to double digits in the fifth set. The Croatian just did it 9-9










In fact, she does not even need her service game at the end. Swiatek breaks Puig for that he ends the match – which she started with a game of 0-6 in the first set – and qualifies for the fourth round of a grand slam. What were you doing at age 18?

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And Monfils took the first set against his compatriot Hoang, 5-3. By the way, Juan Martin del Portro started his match against Australian Jordan Thompson and engulfed the first two games. Oh, and Iga Świątek – who turned 18 – will soon be serving for the match against Monica Puig.




A reverse of Gael Monfils goes to Antoine Hoang.

A reverse of Gael Monfils goes to Antoine Hoang. Photography: Srđan Suki / EPA

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Struff v Coric starts in its fifth hour. The German is 8-7 in the last set serving his opponent.










At the fifth time to askThiem takes his set point. He does the job with a tidy ace and tries to find his rhythm here.

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Very little between Hoang and Monfils up here, the latter leading 3-2 in the first set with no player having broken. Coric serves for the match against Struff, but it was the German who took the first two points of the match.










Thiem recedes, and follows with the first showcase of his power. A series of fake forehands is too much for a retired Cuevas who suddenly finds himself at 4-2.










The keys beat Blinkova 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-4

The Russian wins the first point but the looks are exhausted, and Keys ends the game with a stylish and chipped drop-shot. She allows herself a professional punch before kissing her opponent and retiring to the sideline to put away her equipment.




Madison Keys celebrates her third round win against Anna Blinkova in three sets, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4.

Here is the Madison Keys hand pump. Photography: Pavel Golovkin / AP

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Three match points for Madison Keys, 40-0 at Blinkova's service game.










Coric and Struff seem destined to be separated by the finest margins. There is almost nothing between them since a match, and they stay side by side in the last set, 4-4.

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Animated start: Cuevas gets his hands on the first Thiem service game to open early 2-0.










Next run on Philippe Chatrier court is a local derby between Antoine Hoang and Gael Monfils, and the next clash between Dominic Thiem and Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan ranked 47th, beat Kyle Edmund in the second round.










Djokovic def. Caruso 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

No surprises there. Djokovic is the first big name of the day to have managed a match without trembling terribly on the way. He did an even lighter job on the last set than on the first two and, even if it is in its infancy, this victory seems slightly threatening.




Novak Djokovic absorbs the applause and the sun after his victory over Salvatore Caruso.

Novak Djokovic absorbs the applause and the sun after his victory over Salvatore Caruso. Photography: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

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Siniakova def. Osaka 6-4, 6-2

An unfathomable performance of the world No. 1 who hit his last ball in this tournament. Siniakova won her victory with vim, vigor and wit, and is beautifully cheerful. But the real story is the disconcerting collapse of Osaka. Surprisingly, this means that three of the four best female seeds have been eliminated – before the fourth round!




Katerina Siniakova celebrates her third round match.

Katerina Siniakova celebrates her third round match. A photograph: Michel Euler / AP

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Two points for Siniakova. Thirty-seven unforced errors for Osaka.










Djokovic breaks the third go 4-2 up to. The victory is getting closer to him.










Siniakova agrees – 5-2 – and will serve for the match.

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Another small blow in the Osaka net, which was his signature signature this afternoon. Then she fights long to offer a double break point to Siniakova.










Blinkova pulls herself to the brink, breaking the keys, holding his own service and then taking the decisive game of the second set. One set each.










Osaka is did their best to continue on the theme of the day: deeply unconvincing displays from the heavyweights. She makes unforced errors this afternoon and falls in the second set. It becomes worrying for her.




Osaka serves Siniakova.

Osaka serves Siniakova. Photography: Clive Mason / Getty Images

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Madison Keys broke Blinkova in the second set, which she now leads 6-5, and will serve for the match.










A game of service each for Osaka and a screaming Siniakova scores 1-1 in the second. Struff and Coric, meanwhile, seem to move towards a decisive game in the fourth set, the latter having just scored 6-5.

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Caruso wears more and more an exhausted look in his match against Djokovic. Not a drop of sweat on him, the Serb pulls a back of the hand within reach of his opponent to take the second set with the same margin as the first: 6-3.




Djokovic, that sounds easy.

Djokovic, that sounds easy. Photography: Srđan Suki / EPA

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Siniakova pbades through a long service match to take for the first 44-minute match against Osaka. I did not see it coming.










Meanwhile, seed No. 14, Madison Keys, is a set up against Anna Blinkova.










Naomi Osaka, first seed, put to the test by Katerina Siniakova, who just scored 5-4 in the first set at the first break of the match.










Stan Wawrinka progresses! He had to do it the hard way, beating Grigor Dimitrov in three decisive games to win 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) and 7-6 (8). Djokovic broke the score in the second, while Osaka and Siniakova were blocked four times, all in the first.




Wawrinka celebrates his victory against Dimitrov.

Wawrinka celebrates his victory against Dimitrov. Photography: Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty Images

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No 9 seed and certified black horse Fabio Fognini is in the last 16, beating Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Suzanne-Lenglen will be followed by Naomi Osaka, who will face Czech Katerina Siniakova.










Zverev def. Lajovic 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2

A relatively simple final set for seed # 5 after sinking into serious problems losing the third and fourth. He finishes Lajovic with a no-fault play and advances to the fourth round – but this is the second win of the day against the men's heavyweights.




Zverev defeated Lajovic 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2.

Zverev defeated Lajovic 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2. Photography: Christophe Archambault / AFP / Getty Images

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Lajovic gives up his service game and now Zverev will serve for the match. Struff levels things against Coric by taking the second set.

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Zverev heads for victory, 4-2 in the fifth and playing with something that looks like trust.










Having taken the first set, Coric is 5-1 in the second against Struff. Thirty places separate the two from the ATP ranking.










Djokovic v Caruso is in process. Both men take their opening service games.




Djokovic serves.

Djokovic serves. Photography: Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

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A break each in the set five for Zverev and Lajovic the win at 2-2. Both play with a wild incoherence.










Stan Wawrinka resumed his match with Grigor Dimitrov. He has two sets, 1-1 in the third.










And Borna Coric leads Jan-Lennard Struff having taken the first set 6-4. Djokovic stops on the central court.










Bautista-Agut took the third set against Fognini to bring it back to 2-1.










But the first signs are good. Zverev begins the fifth set by grabbing Lajovic's service games. He goes on with a glorious slice that avoids his opponent to claim the second match. 2-0.










And Zverev loses its service game, taking only one point (!) to drop the fourth set. He is in danger of collapsing here, the No. 5 seed. If he does not reverse it in this last vital set, his tournament is over.










Next run on Philippe Chatrier court, after Tsitsipas collapsed answering questions from his interviewer, will be the number one seed of the men, Novak Djokovic, facing the Italian Salvatore Caruso. As for Zverev, well, he has a little difficulty, he lost 5-1 now against Lajovic in the fourth set, and all this after such a good start.










Tsitsipas beats Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6

The Serb finally adheres to it, returning a Tsitsipas service well beyond the baseline to confirm the win of the No. 6 seed. But it was an unconvincing choice – 3 hours 34 minutes in all – and a stop in which the interruption has told us a lot. He will have to greatly improve his game if he wants to get to the bottom of this tournament.




Tsitsipas beats Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6.

Tsitsipas beats Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6. Photography: Clive Brunskill / Getty Images

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Zverev down 2-1 in the fourth set due to a careless mistake and throws his racket to the ground in a self-disgust. Lajovic keeps his service in an unstoppable style for 3-1










The second point of the tie-break marks a good rally, ending when Krajinovic can not quite extend his arm far enough to be able to raise the ball over the net at close range. 2-0 Tsitsipas.










No mistakes of the Serbian. Another tie-break.

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Tsitsipas holds his service with strengthwhich means he's 6-5 in the fourth and Krajinovic now serves to stay in the game.

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… and the next three. 5-5. At the same time, hit his stride against Zverev and snatched the third set, 6-4. These two matches can go on.










Tsitsipas is doing his service, which leaves Krajinovic the fourth set to take with his next service game. That would mark a huge U-turn for this match, in which the Greek was broken when the game was stopped last night. But Tsitsipas takes the first point of the game, 15-0.










Fognini takes the second set, 6-4, against Bautista-Agut. He is good for the Spaniard.










Tsitsipas wobbles alarmingly. He pbades his service play to Krajinovic with two consecutive double faults. The Serb leads 4-3 in the fourth set and will now serve.










Zverev takes the next service game without nerves and withdraws to the margin to absorb the shadow




Zverev serves for the match.

Zverev serves for the match. Photography: Benoît Tessier / Reuters

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