The third round of the French Open continued on the last day of May, with some big matches on the docket. The winner of the 2024 Madrid Open, Andrey Rublev, clashed with young Italian star, Matteo Arnaldi. The Italian defeated the Russian top 10 player in the straight sets.
In other matches, top seeds like Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Stefano Tsitsipas, won their matches to make it to the French Open fourth round. The first of June clashes include Daniil Medvedev and Alex De Minaur who have both qualified to the fourth round while Novak Djokovic’s match against Lorenzo Musetti is coming up.
How will the rest of the tournament unfold?
Rublev Undone By Spirited Italian
Matteo Arnaldi won the first set against Andrey Rublev after a tie-break. At set point, Arnaldi found himself being dragged all over the court by Rublev’s powerful forehand shots. When Rublev tried to finish off the point with a drop shot, Arnaldi came racing up to the net to score an incredible volley.
All through the second set, Arnaldi proved impervious to Rublev’s forehand winners, blocking them routinely, and always forcing Rublev to hit one more shot. He won the second set with a powerful serve to the T, with Rublev’s return going long.
Arnaldi’s break of Rublev’s serve in the third set of their French Open tilt came in the seventh game of the match. Arnaldi swatted Rublev’s serve beyond the Russian for a winner. He went on to serve out the match the games later for a 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 win.
Arnaldi Dominates French Open Tie
Matteo Arnaldi dominated Andrey Rublev in most of the metrics of their encounter. The Italian struck 13 aces in the 12 service games he won, four aces more than what the Russian managed across the 10 service games he won.
On Rublev’s serve, Arnaldi was able to produce 13 break points. He converted five of them. Rublev managed to force three break points on Arnaldi’s serve, converting two. Rublev also succumbed to four double faults, which were three more than Arnaldi had in the match.
On his serve, Arnaldi was able to secure 64 points, surrendering 23 to Rublev. Rublev won 71 points on his serve but Arnaldi was always on him like a hawk, winning 52 points on the Russian’s serve.
Other Top Friday French Open Clashes
Former US Open Champion, Carlos Alcaraz, clashed with American star, Sebastian Korda. In their French Open third round match, Alcaraz won in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6, 6-3, with the Spaniard needing a tie-break to win the second set.
Friday’s French Open third round matches also included a Stefanos Tsitsipas clash with China’s No.1 tennis player, Zhang Zhizhen. Tsitsipas’ four aces and five break points were enough to secure a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 victory.
Canada’s No. 1 player, Felix Auger-Aliassime, defeated one of the best young tennis stars from the US, Ben Shelton, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. Shelton was undone by his six double faults. The American couldn’t produce a single break point all through the match but was broken six times by his opponent.
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