French Open Rundown

05/31/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

Coco Gauff Rolls Into Quarter-Final; Upsets Storm the Men’s Draw as Nadal-Djokovic Rematch Set

A full weekend of French Open action has narrowed the fields at Roland-Garros, and the second week pushes us into the quarter-finals. Teenage phenom Coco Gauff is making noise in the women’s draw, and she’s up against Sloan Stephens this morning (7:15 am ET). Meanwhile, two of the top-six players in the men’s draw were upset in the last 48 hours — #2 Daniil Medvedev and #4 Stefanos Tsitsipas. #1 Novak Djokovic, #3 Alexander Zverev, #5 Rafael Nadal and #6 Carlos Alcaraz are set for the quarter-finals this morning. Here’s the latest from France:

 

Men’s Draw

#1 N. Djokovic def. #15 D. Schwartzman (6-1, 6-3, 6-3)

#20 M. Cilic def. #2 D. Medvedev (6-2, 6-3, 6-2)

#3 A. Zverev def. B. Zapata (7-6, 7-5, 6-3)

H. Rune def. #4 S. Tsitsipas (7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4)

#5 R. Nadal def. #9 F. Auger-Aliassime (3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3)

 

Women’s Draw

#1 I. Swiatek def. Q. Zheng (6-7, 6-0, 6-2)

#18 C. Gauff def. #31 E. Mertens (6-4, 6-0)

 

Today’s Schedule

#18 C. Gauff vs. S. Stephens (7:15 am ET)

#3 A. Zverev vs. #6 C. Alcaraz (8:30 am ET)

#1 N. Djokovic vs. #5 R. Nadal (2:45 pm ET)

 

Additional Storylines

NY Times: Nadal & Djokovic Meet Again in French Open Quarter-Finals

ESPN: Coco Gauff’s Run at French Open Continues Into Quarter-Finals

 

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