Sinner advances on day of upsets and drama in men's draw

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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There were five-set thrillers, important upsets and an affectional goodbye connected time 5 astatine nan French Open - but it was business arsenic accustomed for Jannik Sinner.

World number 1 Sinner was ruthlessly businesslike arsenic he brought nan curtain down connected Frenchman Richard Gasquet's profession and precocious to nan 3rd round.

But while Sinner continues to beryllium shock-proof, 2 of nan top-20 players successful nan men's tie were knocked successful marathon matches.

Australian world number 9 Alex De Minaur and Czech 19th seed Jakub Mensik some exited Roland Garros connected Thursday - and some aft winning nan first 2 sets.

De Minaur mislaid 2-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 to 62nd-ranked Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, a talented but often temperamental payer.

Bublik said afterwards he had already accepted conclusion earlier mounting a comeback.

"I was checking nan tickets [home] already successful my head. I didn't really care, successful a way. I was for illustration I will judge nan loss," nan 27-year-old said.

"It was a spot early for me. I was a spot sleepy successful nan first 2 sets. So it was cardinal to aftermath up and past to play 1 of nan champion Slam matches that I ever played successful my life."

Bublik will now look Portugal's world number 200 Henrique Rocha, who amazingly hit Mensik.

Rocha, who came done qualifying and had ne'er won a main-draw lucifer astatine a awesome earlier this year's French Open, triumphed 2-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 against talented 19-year-old Mensik.

Home dream Arthur Fils came done a gruelling four-and-a-half-hour lucifer against Spain's Jaime Munar, contempt being incapable to move astatine 1 constituent because of a backmost injury.

The 20-year-old required curen during nan 3rd group and looked down and retired aft nan 4th set.

But aft taking painkillers, and roared connected enthusiastically by nan French supporters, nan 14th seed fought backmost from a break down successful nan decider to compete victory.

Fils ripped disconnected his garment arsenic he celebrated nan 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 0-6 6-4 triumph and lapped up nan applause from nan crowd connected Court Suzanne Lenglen.

"This is my champion lucifer of each time" Fils said.

"I person had immoderate difficult matches but this 1 is nan champion five-set lucifer that I person ever played. I could person mislaid this match.

"I was lucky. But it's going to beryllium 1 of my champion five-set matches ever of my life."

While upsets were taking place, Italy's three-time awesome victor Sinner extended his winning streak against players classed extracurricular nan apical 20 to 63 matches.

In doing so, he brought an extremity to Gasquet's playing career, 23 years aft nan 38-year-old made his Roland Garros debut.

Sinner claimed a commanding 6-3 6-0 6-4 triumph complete Gasquet but nan time was still Gasquet's, pinch nan Frenchman addressing nan adoring crowd and accepting a commemorative trophy.

"I've thought a batch astir this day, you dream it ne'er comes, but coming is it," Gasquet said.

"I can't dream of thing amended than opinionated connected this unthinkable court, nan astir beautiful tribunal successful nan world."