It was a relatively smooth Tuesday for the world No.1s however as Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner both won at either ends of Day 3.

Sabalenka, a runner-up here last year, beat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 while Sinner starred during the night session with a routine win over French wildcard Clement Tabur.

Defending champion Coco Gauff got through a tight first set against friend and doubles world No.2 Taylor Townsend before she hit the gas to win 6-4, 6-0 on Chatrier.

The women’s draw lost a big seed late on when Australian world No.83 Kim Birrell scored the biggest win of her career over world No.5 Jessica Pegula.

Birrell’s 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory is her best by ranking, her first over a top-5 player and her maiden match win at the Paris major.

Earlier Czech Linda Noskova was another casualty when the 12th seed lost in straight sets to former semifinalist Maria Sakkari from Greece.