French Open day three

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May 26, 2026; Paris, France; Coco Gauff of the United States returns a shot during her match against Taylor Townsend of the United States on day three at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 26, 2026 Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her first round match against Germany's Laura Siegemund REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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PARIS, May 26 : Highlights of the third day at the French Open on Tuesday (times GMT):

1610 DE MINAUR THROUGH WITH BLOCKX WITHDRAWAL

Alex De Minaur moved into the third round after his second-round opponent Alexander Blockx withdrew from the tournament due to an ankle sprain.

1510 GAUFF AND OSAKA THROUGH TO SECOND ROUND

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Defending champion Coco Gauff beat fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-0 to cruise into the second round.

Naomi Osaka saw off the challenge of Germany's Laura Siegemund with a 6-3 7-6(3) victory.

1346 INJURED NORRIE RETIRES

Britain's 20th seed Cameron Norrie retired soon after taking a medical timeout in the second set for what looked like a rib injury.

It marked the first time that the 30-year-old had retired from any match above the ITF level.

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1334 AUSTRALIAN WILDCARD WALTON SHOCKS MEDVEDEV

Sixth seed Daniil Medvedev fell at the first hurdle after a surprise defeat by Australian wildcard Adam Walton, who stunned the 30-year-old 6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4 to advance. 

1225 ARYNA SABALENKA BLAZES PAST JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO

Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka began her quest for a maiden clay Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-2 win over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

0908 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began in hot conditions at Roland Garros, with temperatures in Paris around 28 degrees Celsius and forecast to rise to about 33 degrees later in the day.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, will open proceedings on Court Philippe-Chatrier against Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON TUESDAY (prefix number denotes seeding):

COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (play begins at 1000 GMT)

1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain)

Alexandre Muller (France) v Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

4-Coco Gauff (U.S.) v Taylor Townsend (U.S.)

1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v Clement Tabur (France)

COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT)

Adam Walton (Australia) v 6-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Laura Siegemund (Germany) v 16-Naomi Osaka (Japan)

22-Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) v Lois Boisson (France)

4-Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada) v Daniel Altmaier (Germany)

COURT SIMONNE MATHIEU (play begins at 0900 GMT)

Marin Cilic (Croatia) v Moise Kouame (France)

Vit Kopriva (Czech Republic) v 30-Corentin Moutet (France)

Hanne Vandewinkel (Germany) v 19-Madison Keys (U.S.)

Kimberly Birrell (Australia) v 5-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) 

Source: Reuters

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