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Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the French Open by beating French world number 74 Valentin Royer 6-3 6-2 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 in a Roland-Garros atmosphere.
As the Frenchman fought his way back to the third set via a tie-break, Djokovic began reacting badly to the crowd on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
In fact, the 39-year-old put his finger to his lips in the shushing action at several points and struck a familiar pose of fiddling with his tennis racket off the court after the win. The Serbs were also booed by the Paris crowd.
Djokovic will next face the exciting 19-year-old from Brazil Joao Fonseca in the third round to reach the last 16 in Paris. Fonseca fought back from two sets down to beat 20-year-old Croatian Dino Prizmic 3-6, 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2.
“I played two matches and I feel like I played two weeks,” Djokovic said.
“The crowd was totally involved and it wasn’t easy for me. It was a very hot day. I hope I don’t play another French player here!”
During the match, Djokovic was heard saying: “They have no respect, no respect, no respect” after his serve was interrupted by a spectator.
Meanwhile, the eleventh selection of Russia Andrei Rublev A three-hour workout in the Paris heat gave him a 6-1 1-6 6-3 7-6 (7-5) win over Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carrabelli to reach the third round.
The exciting 19-year-old Spaniard Raphael Jodar Despite a 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 7-5 win over Australia James Duckworth.
As erratic Swiatek progressed, No. 2 seed Rybakina fell, Britain’s Jones knocked out
World No. 3 Iga Swiatek Continued her efforts to recapture her best form at the French Open, reaching the third round with a 6-2 6-3 win over Czech Sara Bjelek in a flawless match.
The four-time champion, who has lost just twice at Roland-Garros since 2020, had too many points for his opponent but committed 38 unforced errors, including multiple double faults.
“I wasn’t happy with my first serve, I’ll have to see what happened, I wasn’t feeling the rhythm of the ball very well so I’ll adjust that in practice,” said Swatek.
Swiatek will face fellow polls nextMagda Lynette 2017 champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 2-6 6-2 to reach the last 16.
of Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva put off a delay Elena RybakinaA comeback to shock the second seed 3-6 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in the second round, after the Kazakh trailed 3-0 in the deciding set but came back in a thrilling super tie-break finish.
Britain’s Frank Jones He exited after his fight proved futile as he lost to the 27th seed in the second round Maria Buzkova.
Jones was emotional after posting her first Grand Slam main draw win over Beatriz Haddad Maia in the opening round on Sunday.
Like her friend Emma Radukanu, who played on the same court during her first-round loss, Jones lost 10 of the first 11 games before losing 6–0 7–6 (7–3).
Defeat means Katie BoulterShe is the final British singles player, who will face Anastasia Potapova in the second round on Thursday.
The Swiss are seeded 11th Belinda Bencic She became the first woman to advance to the third round after registering a 6–4 6–0 win over American Katy McNally.
The heatwave is still a factor in seventh-seeded Paris Elena Svitolina Kaitlin extended a run of strong form with a 6-0 6-4 win over Quevedo.
Svitolina is on an eight-match winning streak after lifting the Italian Open trophy.
Argentinian Solana Sierra The 13th seed and former finalist claimed the biggest win of her career by reaching the third round with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Jasmine Paolini. The 21-year-old will face 18th seed Sorana Cirstia of Romania.
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