The drama continues at the 2023 French Open, as eighth seed Jannik Sinner went down in the second round to Germany’s Daniel Altmaier in a five-set epic that lasted five hours and 26 minutes, making it the tournament’s fifth longest match ever. Altmaier prevailed 6-7 (0), 7-6 (7), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, saving two match points during the fourth set. In the final set, Altmaier had a chance to serve for the match in 5-4, but Sinner broke his serve. Up 6-5, he was up 40-0 but ended up at deuce. Sinner had three advantage points to force a tiebreaker, but he could not convert, and Altmaier ended the match with an ace. Next up for Altmaier is a meeting with Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, who beat Emil Ruusuvuori in straight sets. As you consider your French Open betting for tennis’ lone Grand Slam event on clay, check out some of the latest news.
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Sinner’s elimination leaves Casper Ruud, last year’s runner-up and the fourth seed this year, as the top seed left in the bottom half of the draw. He beat Italy’s Giulio Zeppieri in four sets, while the 12-seed, Frances Tiafoe, similarly needed four sets to knock off Aslan Karatsev. 18-seed Alex De Minaur fell to Argentina’s Tomas Etcheverry in straight sets, which leaves 15-seed Brna Coric next for Etcheverry. Thiago Seyboth Wild continued what could become a shocking run after knocking off 2-seed Daniil Medvedev in the opening round with a four-set win over Guideo Pella.
The third-round meeting between 19-year-old Coco Gauff and 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva could be a preview for the future of women’s tennis. Gauff introduced herself to Andreeva on Thursday, and the duo practiced together later in the day on an outer court. Andreeva entered the tennis earlier this year, wowing some big names at Madrid. Despite the fact that just three years separate the two, Gauff has hit the top ten, with three singles titles in the WTA and one appearance in a Grand Slam final. Andreeva made her debut in a WTA main draw at Madrid and is ranked #143 in the world. Gauff first became a big name in tennis in 2019, when she emerged from qualifying to stop Venus Williams in the first round and then advanced to the fourth round despite being just 15. In addition to reaching the final at Roland Garros last year, she made the quarters at the U.S. Open in 2022. She has eight doubles titles, including three at the 1000-level, and she held the #1 doubles ranking in 2022. Andreeva made it to the finals of the Australian Open junior draw to start 2023. She won two straight ITF titles and got a wild card into Madrid’s main draw, where she became the youngest player to win a match in the main draw at a 1000-level event since Gauff did it. She beat Leylah Fernandez, who went to the finals of the US Open in 2021, and top-20 seeds Magda Linette and Beatriz Haddad Maia before Aryna Sabalenka stopped hr run in the round of 16. Can Andreeva upset one of her heroes? She has not yet dropped a set at the French Open this year, including three matches as part of qualifying.
Taylor Fritz found himself in the unenviable position of sending home the last Frenchman from the 2023 French Open. The ninth-seed American dropped the first set but roared back to win, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 over Arthur Rinderknech in the second round on Thursday night. The French partisans booed and whistled Fritz, so Fritz responded by shushing the crowd repeatedly. The booing continued during an attempt to hold an on-court interview. We will see if Fritz’s gestures lead to further confrontations with fans in the next round.
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