Wednesday saw widespread results on Wednesday at Roland Garros – from the dominance of some players to the shock of others, and some breakthrough performances caught many off guard.
Former world No. 1 Igaświątek was at the top of the game Wednesday. Her match with Emma Raducanu is one-way traffic –6–1,,,,, 6–2. Świątek shows another equipment on the clay. Her movements, control over each shot and her ability to decide on points without rushing – make her quality opponent look too far. That’s it twenty three In Paris, she won directly.
At the same time, the world’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka also looks very sharp. After a slow start against Jil Teichmann, she found the rhythm and passed 6–3,,,,, 6–1. When she clicks, no one can do it. After she looked very dominant, she entered the third round.
Carlos Alcaraz swung briefly, putting the second set to Fábián Marozsán, but returned later. result –6–1,,,,, 4–6,,,,, 6–1,,,,, 6–2– Shows how quickly he can turn the movement force quickly. He was explosive, but caused. Watching him encounter setbacks in the midfield confirms his mental acuity.
Then there is frustration.
Casper Ruud has some deep runs here, watching from the start. Nuno Borges makes the most of it, and once Ruud’s movements start to suffer, it becomes ugly. Borges accepted it 2–6,,,,, 6–4,,,,, 6–1,,,,, 6–0. Ruud is dealing with knee issues, but still – Burges played clean, smart tennis and won.
What’s even more shocking is: Matteo Gigante divides Stefanos Tsitsipas into four groups. Tsitsipas doesn’t look at itself, but Gigante is important. It was one of the matches he wouldn’t forget anytime soon, and it could be a decisive moment for the Italians.
Frances Tiafoe gave it to us. Fans won some cheers with their command to beat Pablo Carreño Busta –6–4,,,,, 6–3,,,,, 6–1. He is dangerous on any surface when it comes to the kind of focus and swagger he showed on Wednesday.
There were several other great performances – Jasmine Paolini once again won Ajla Tomljanović’s cleaning victory, while Quentin Halys celebrated something to the French crowd by entering the third round for the first time.
Overall 4 It’s the kind of day that makes a grand slam. Favorites show why they beat, but surprises make things interesting.
