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Zverev holds easily for 5-2 and looks solid as you\u2019d expect, while Davidovich Fokina calls out the trainer for a massage on his right quad. On Lenglen, Krejcikova is serving at 3-3 in the third, neither she nor Baptiste yet firing \u2013 they\u2019re really well matched.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n Bonzi has started well against Zverev but, down advantage on serve, he overhits a forehand and that\u2019s the break. At 2-4, he must now find a way to retaliate against an opponent who\u2019s so far lost on two points on his own delivery.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Great stuff dept:<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Machac, who I think might get good enough to threaten at majors, leads Bergs 6-4 1-3 \u2026 and Davidovich Fokina does indeed hold so will now play a decider against Dzumhur. This one may come down to which of the two handles the heat better.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On Mathieu, Volynets has smashed Burel 3 and 1 \u2013 her second-round contest with Kostyuk will be worth watching. Zverev leads Bonzi 3-2 on serve, while Davidovich Fokina has turned it around on 14, serving at 6-5 in the fourth to force a decider against Dzumhur.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Baptiste holds for 1-1 against Krejcikova, and this is a proper test of where she\u2019s up to. She made round four of this competition last year and, a clay-court specialist, will hope to improve on that \u2013 Jasmine Paolini is the highest-ranked player ion he eighth. She beat her in Madrid last month, Bencic too, before dispatching Sabalenka in a third-set breaker, before losing the semi to Andreeva \u2013 her putative last-eight opponent here \u2013 and if she can reduce the unforced errors, she\u2019s got a great chance of becoming a top player.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Tremendous work from Davidovich Fokina, who hooks a high backhand cross-court then punches another down the line too secure that break-back. He trails Dzumhur 6-7 6-2 2-6 4-5.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Dzumhur has played well today and he\u2019s broken Davidovich Fokina for 2-1 5-3 \u2026 only to go down 0-40 serving for the match. He retrieves two break-back points, though, and a forehand into the net means we\u2019re at deuce. On Lenglen, meanwhile, Baptiste and Krejcikova are knocking up \u2013 this should be a bazzer of a contest.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n This makes me laugh:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.12 EDT<\/p>\n Zverev begins his campaign with a love hold.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Mcnally has seen it out against Tomljanovic, a 6-3 third set earning her a round two meeting with Bencic; Dzumhur has broken Davidovich Fokina back in set four to lead 2-1 3-2; and Machac leads Bergs 5-4 on serve.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n We watch VT of Zverev talking about his bad back, saying he felt \u201cunbelievable\u201d after seeing the famous German doctor, Hans-Wilhelm M\u00fcller-Wohlfahrt, known as Healing Hans. After a few months, though, things worsened again, so he returned to him after Rome, and is back feeling good.<\/p>\n He\u2019ll know this is a chance for him, with Carlos Alcaraz missing \u2013 he has the no 2 seed\u2019s path through the draw, the best player in his eighth Khachanov, with a last-eight meeting against Fritz scheduled and Djokovic his likeliest semi-final opponents. This is a massive chance for him to break his grand slam duck \u2013 he\u2019ll not get a better one, which brings with it immense pressure, the kind under which he\u2019s previously wilted.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Next on Lenglen: Hailey Baptiste (26) v Barbora Krejciokova.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Karen Khachanov (13) beats Arthur G\u00e9a 6-3 7-6(3) 6-0<\/p>\n G\u00e9a played pretty well, especially in set two, but isn\u2019t ready to compete physically at this level and towards the end, it showed. Still, he\u2019s got some talent, and it\u2019ll be interesting to see where he goes from here; Khachanov meets Jacquet or Trungelliti next.<\/p>\n Khachanov celebrates winning his first round match against Gea. Photograph: Guglielmo Mangiapane\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.00 EDT<\/p>\n Alright, Dzumhur has taken the third set 6-2 to lead Davidovich Fokina 2-1 \u2026 only to be broken in game one of the fourth. Kecmanovic has beaten Maroszan 6, 3 and 4, so meets Etcheverry or Borges next; Machac ands Bergs are level at 3-3 in the first; and Khachanov now leads Gea 2-0 5-0, the youngster wilting in the heat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Next on Chatrier: Benjamin Bonzi v Alexander Zverev (2).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Bencic says she was naturally nervous in the first round, but she was so excited when she saw she\u2019d play on Chatrier. This is her second Roland-Garros as a mum, which has changed a lot \u2013 Caroline Garcia, pregnant and interviewing her, will soon know the feeling, she says – but she\u2019s really happy she can travel with her family and play lots of beautiful tournaments; she\u2019s open to recommendations as to where they should go on her day off.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Belinda Bencic (11) beats Sinja Kraus 6-2 6-3<\/p>\n A decent workout for Bencic \u2013 Kraus, at 24, looks to be hitting her stride \u2013 and she\u2019ll face Mcnally or Tomljanovic next.<\/p>\n Bencic is congratulated by Kraus. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.25 EDT<\/p>\n Kraus is forced to fight through multiple deuces, but eventually holds for 3-5; Bencic must now serve for the match while, unsurprisingly, Khachanov holds the breaks the flagging Gea to leads 6-3 7-6 2-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Also going on:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On Lenglen, Bencic consolidates to lead Kraus 6-2 5-2, and will be really happy with that against an opponent giving her a proper test. The highest-ranked player in her eighth is Svitolina, who she\u2019ll absolutely feel she can beat \u2013 but Kenin and Tauson will fancy themselves good enough to stop her getting there.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n I wondered if Davidovich Fokina had taken over against Dzumhur \u2026 and he has not. The Bosnian leads 1-1 4-1, the no 21 seed in trouble. Elsewhere, Mcnally leads Tomjlanovic 3-0 in the third, Kecmanovic is up a break against Maraoszan at 1-1 4-3, and Wang has beaten Tagger, girls\u2019 champion last year, 6-3 3-6 6-4. Next for her, Sorribes Tormo or Korpatch.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Khachanov races to 6-3, powers down his first ace of the match \u2013 yes, it really took that long \u2013 to lead 6-3 7-6(3). Gea had proper chances in both set and breaker, but couldn\u2019t stay level enough to make them count. He\u2019ll be better for the experience, though.<\/p>\n Khachanov serves. Photograph: Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.35 EDT<\/p>\n Gea makes the first mini-break, but Khachanov responds immediately, a big forehand to the corner setting up the kind of delicate drop he\u2019s famous for not playing well. Oh, and Gea loses his next service-point too, which is to say the big dog looks like finding sufficient quality to repel whatever comes at home. Khachanov leads 4-2, while Kraus has also wilted, broken by Bencic who leads 6-2 4-2 and, after a decent workout, is almost home.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Khachanov holds for a breaker, and the match is right here. If he takes a 2-0 lead, it\u2019s over, but if he doesn\u2019t, who knows? Meantime, Kraus is still giving Bencic plenty, down 2-6 2-3 and looking pretty solid.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Khachanov is serving Gea a strong dose of welcome to the big show \u2026 but as I type, the youngster makes me look silly, saving three break points then looping a forehand that the Russian thinks is going out \u2026 only for it to catch the baseline. He muast now serve to stay in set two, leading 6-3 5-6.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On Mathieu, Volynets leads Burel, a domestic wildcard, 3-0; Bouzkova, the no 27 seed, has beaten Bronzetti 3 and 1 and meets Jones or Haddad Maia next; Kecmanovic has levelled against Maroszan at a set apiece; duckworth has beaten Diallo 6-3 4-1 retired; AND wang leads tagger 5-1 in the decider.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n And Mcnally takes it to five, so to a decider we go.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On 7, Tomljanovic and Mcnally are playing a second-set tiebreak so I\u2019m on to that \u2013 it\u2019s 4-4.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.03 EDT<\/p>\n Down 0-30, Gea finds an ace \u2026 only to follow it with a double \u2026 and a netted backhand. That was, I\u2019m afraid a tame subsidence, but he still leads Khachanov 5-4 in the second, having lost the first.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A lovely drop at net saves Davidovich Fokina, serving for 1-1, a break-back point at 6-7-5-3, but Dzumhur then punishes a backhand winner down the line to restore deuce from set-point down. Oh, and have a look! Gea forces break point against Khachanov and it\u2019s saved, but he immediately earns another and when a forehand goes long, he has a 5-3 lead in the second! The home crowd chant his name, but he can he serve it out? Davidovich Fokina can, levelling at a set apiece with Dzumhur, 6-7 6-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Back to Kostyuk, I\u2019d really fancy her to go deep with a different draw. Should she get to meet Swiatek, she\u2019ll be in rhythm given her likely opponents, but I don\u2019t think she\u2019s quite ready to beat her on this stage. At 23, though, she\u2019s got plenty time, and in a year\u2019s time I\u2019d hope to feel differently.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Davidovich Fokina has taken over against Dzumhur, leading 5-2 in the second having lost the first on a tiebreak, while Bencic has served out to lead Kraus, who\u2019s playing pretty well, 6-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n That being the case, I\u2019m back with Davidovich Fokina, who trails Dzumhur 6-7 3-2 on serve. And I\u2019m still on Chatrier, ready to take a closer look at Bencic, who leads Kraus 4-2 in the first.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Next on Mathieu: Katie Volynets v Clara Burel.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It just goes to show, really \u2013 we wondered why she was struggling more than expected when it came to finish sets, and why she looked so emotional at the end. Well, now we know, and it\u2019s a reminder that you never know what\u2019s going on in someone\u2019s life beyond the obvious stuff that can be seen.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kostyuk is really proud of herself, saying this was one of the most difficult matches of her career \u2013 and this is why. Earlier this morning, 100m away from her parents\u2019 house, a missile destroyed a building \u2013 Kostyuk is Ukrainian \u2013 and she didn\u2019t know how she\u2019d handle things having spent the morning crying. She doesn\u2019t want to talk about herself today, she says, holding back tears. She\u2019s pleased to be in the second round, but all her thoughts and all her heart goes to the people of Ukraine. It\u2019s important to keep going, though \u2013 her biggest inspiration is the Ukrainian people and she woke up today looking at them living their lives despite being in need. She knew there\u2019d be Ukrainians supporting her and she has friends in the crowd, so thanks them, then the rest of the crowd \u2013 it seems all interviewers are contractually obliged to force that.<\/p>\n Otherwise, she\u2019s off \u2013 what an excellent woman she is.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Marta Kostyuk (15) beats Oksana Selekhmetova 6-2 6-3<\/p>\n Sealed with a kiss an ace. Kostyuk, who beat Pegula, Noskova and Andreeva, among others, whole winning Madrid, moves on and looks more emotional than you\u2019d expect. Next for her: Volynets or Burel.<\/p>\n Marta Kostyuk celebrates after her victory. Photograph: Thibault Camus\/APShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.35 EDT<\/p>\n \u2026both saved, Selekhmetova finding decent second serves when she needs them and holindg; Lostyuk will no serve for the match again at 6-2 5-3. Back on Lenglen, meanwhile, Khachanov is forced to save a break point against the growing Gea, closing out a hold to lead 6-3 1-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Selekhmetova isn\u2019t going away, securing that break to trail 2-6 2-5 \u2026 then three unforced errors donate two match points.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Back on Mathieu, Kostyuk is racing away with set two, leading Selekhmetova 6-2 5-1. Again, though, she\u2019s struggling to serve out, finding a brutal backhand to save a break point and force deuce. On the one hand, this is a decent workout for her, playing herself into stroke without having to fear elimination; on the other, is she showing the same frailties that have held her back until now?<\/p>\n Kostyuk tries to cool off. Photograph: David Winter\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.34 EDT<\/p>\n Bencic, of course, reached the last four at Wimbledon, only to no-show against Swiatek \u2013 until the match was almost over. If she can manage her nerves, she can give anyone aggro \u2013 in the last eight, she binned Mirra Andreeva \u2013 but lacks the power and weapons to win majors.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On 14, Dzumhur has taken the first set off Davidovich Fokina 7-3 in the tiebreak, a match I\u2019m no longer watching as I\u2019ve moved to Chatrier, where Belinda Bencic, seeded 11, meets the Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In fairness to Gea, he improved significantly after going 4-0 down \u2013 which makes sense given this is his debut in the competition. He\u2019s starting to attack the ball and, though Khachanov has seen off better, this match isbn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Khachanov has reached the last eight of this competition twice \u2013 Wimbledon likewise \u2013 and the last four of the other two slams. That tells us he\u2019s got an all-court game, with the eye-test advising that he lacks the power-augmenting finesse go further. He does, though, have Gea\u2019s number \u2026 so of course, as I type, the young Frenchman flat-bats an incredible pass cross-court to save set point. For all the difference it makes, Khachanov closing out from there to lead 6-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n It looks a lovely day in Paris, by the way \u2013 which isn\u2019t always the case. It\u2019s going to be seriously hard work for those involved in tight matches, given clay-court rallies and soaring tempteratures.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Going around the courts, Tomljanovic leads Mcnally 6-3; Bouzkova is up 6-3 on Bronzetti; Kecmanovic and Maroszan are level at 5-5; Wang leads Tagger 6-3; and Duckworth has taken the first set off Gallo, 6-3.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Davidovich Fokina is another who\u2019s come closer to finding his top level in recent times \u2013 though it\u2019s lower than Kostyuk\u2019s. He\u2019s just broken Dzumhur for 6-5 in the first, but now trails 0-30, while Kostyuk has broken Selekhmetova back and held to lead 6-2 2-1.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n On Lenglen, Gea has gone off for a bathroom break \u2013 it seems he\u2019s an upset stomach \u2013 with Khachnov poised to serve at 4-2 in the first. Meantime, Selekhmetova breaks Kostyuk immediately in set two to trail 2-6 1-0.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kostyuk is one of those players I think can push into the top 10. She struggled with pressure earlier in her career, but has worked hard on herself and now looks ready to exploit her prodigious technical skill and athletic prowess. She does, though, have Swiatek in her eighth \u2013 the two are seeded to meet in round four \u2013 and there are some decent players standing between her and that, Leylah Fernandez and Jelena Ostapenko among them.<\/p>\n Marta Kostyuk reacts during her match against Oksana Selekhmeteva. Photograph: Beno\u00eet Tessier\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.55 EDT<\/p>\n Kostyuk doesn\u2019t convert, but then, on game point, Selekhmeteva misses a pass she ought to have made, and from there the set is taken from here. Kostyuk leads 6-2.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n OK, Selekhmeteva \u2013 who I can\u2019t say I\u2019ve seen play before, so that\u2019s exciting \u2013 nabs back a break off Kostyuk, but then finds herself down set point, on serve. Though she\u2019s found her lefty game the last few minutes, she\u2019s got to be more consistent and take more risks to tax a player as good as her opponent. Gosh, and a seventh double of the game means she\u2019s now down advantage.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n So what matches to watch? Let\u2019s start with Karen Khachanov, the no 13 seed, who leads Arthur Gea, a qualifier, 4-0; Marta Kostyuk (15), who leads Oksana Selekhmeteva 5-1; and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina\u2019s tussle with Damir Dzumhur, currently 3-4 on serve.<\/p>\n