PARIS, May 26 – Key moments from Tuesday’s third day of competition at the French Open tennis tournament (all times in GMT):
1610 DE MINAUR ADVANCES AS OPPONENT WITHDRAWS
Alex De Minaur secured his spot in the third round when second-round adversary Alexander Blockx pulled out of the competition due to an ankle injury.
1510 GAUFF AND OSAKA ADVANCE TO NEXT ROUND
Title holder Coco Gauff defeated compatriot Taylor Townsend in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 to easily advance to the second round.
Naomi Osaka overcame Germany’s Laura Siegemund with a 6-3, 7-6(3) win to move forward.
1346 NORRIE FORCED TO WITHDRAW DUE TO INJURY
Britain’s 20th-seeded Cameron Norrie was forced to quit during the second set after taking a medical break for what appeared to be a rib problem.
This represented the first occasion the 30-year-old had withdrawn from any competition above ITF level.
1334 AUSTRALIAN WILDCARD WALTON UPSETS MEDVEDEV
Sixth-seeded Daniil Medvedev was eliminated in the opening round following an unexpected loss to Australian wildcard Adam Walton, who defeated the 30-year-old 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to progress.
1225 ARYNA SABALENKA DEFEATS JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO
Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka started her campaign for a first clay court Grand Slam championship with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
0908 COMPETITION BEGINS
Matches commenced in warm weather at Roland Garros, with Paris temperatures around 28 degrees Celsius and expected to climb to approximately 33 degrees later in the day.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, the tournament’s number one seed, kicked off action on Court Philippe-Chatrier facing Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
