Thursday 29 May: Day 5

Goodbye Nico...

While the Chatrier drama has been unfolding, over on Court Simonne-Mathieu, Nicolas Mahut has played his final match at Roland-Garros. He and long-time partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost to Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(2), 6-2 in their first round doubles match. Afterwards 'Nico' was given an emotional goodbye ceremony on court to mark the end of his playing days at Roland-Garros. He and Pierre-Hugues won the men's doubles at the Paris major in 2018 and 2021.

Misolic survives

It’s a HUGE win for Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic who takes down Denis Shapovalov 6-3 in the fifth late in the day to move into the third round at a major for the first time. His reward is a meeting on Saturday with none other than 24-time major champ Novak Djokovic.

On Chatrier meanwhile, Jack Draper is a set away from the third round as he takes the third off Gael Monfils 6-3. Daria Kasatkina is a set and break ahead against Leolia Jeanjean - she'd play Paula Badosa in the last 32 if she can finish the job.

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Game on as Gael levels

Gael Monfils is again whipping the Chatrier crowd into a frenzy as he takes the second set off Jack Draper - it’s one set all in the big house.

On Court 6 Denis Shapovalov and Filip Misolic are into a decider - the Canadian has fought back from two sets down over there.

And on Simonne-Mathieu, 17th seed Daria Kasatkina looks like taking the first set off French player Leolia Jeanjean as she leads 5-3.

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Novak through

Novak Djokovic finishes off Corentin Moutet in straight sets 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(1) to move into the third round in Paris for the 20th time in his career. 

An injured Ugo Humbert has just retired against Jacob Fearnley on Simonne-Mathieu midway through the second set. Fearnley goes through to play Cameron Norrie - a fellow Brit and, like Fearnley, another who played college tennis at TCU in Texas, in the US. A 'Horned Frog' showdown, if you will.

Sofia Kenin is edging things on Court 14 against Victoria Azarenka as she leads 7-6(3) 4-3. Elsa Jacquemot is into the third round having beaten Alycia Parks 6-1 in the third.

The night match on Chatrier is now under way too with fifth seed Jack Draper jumping into an early lead on Gael Monfils - he’s up 4-2 in the first set. 

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Around the grounds...

Novak Djokovic is up two sets to love on Corentin Moutet, while another Frenchman Ugo Humbert has just started against Brit Jacob Fearnley on Simonne-Mathieu.

Another home talent, Elsa Jacquemot, is up a set 6-2 on American Alycia Parks on Court 7, and in the early stages on Court 14 it’s former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka against former finalist here in 2020, Sofia Kenin.

Austrian fans will be happy around Court 6 where qualifier Filip Misolic has taken the first set off Denis Shapovalov 7-6(5). Another two players who played qualies last week - Alexander Shevchenko and Ethan Quinn - are into a deciding set on Court 12 for a spot in the last 32.

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New territory for Fonseca

Joao Fonseca is into the third round at a major for the first time after beating Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert in straight sets on Court 14. As was the case when the 18-year-old beat Hubert Hurkacz in the first round, there wasn't a spare seat in the house. The teenage phenom will play either Jack Draper or Gael Monfils in a third round blockbuster on Saturday.

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Keys major run continues

American Madison Keys makes it nine Grand Slam victories in a row by easily beating Briton Katie Boulter 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour. The American reeled off seven wins to claim her maiden major trophy in Australia in January, plus another two here in Paris. She'll play Victoria Azarenka or Sofia Kenin in the last 32 on Saturday.

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Paris says goodbye to 'Richie'

Now the dust has settled on Richard Gasquet's goodbye ceremony, Chris Oddo pays tribute to the former world No.7 who first played at his home Grand Slam 23 years ago.

Paris bids adieu to legend Gasquet

A look back at Gasquet's career

Night match: Monfils vs Draper

A quick reminder that in just over three hours, Gael Monfils will take on Jack Draper on Chatrier in Thursday's evening session. Here's a promo to set the scene...

Familiar faces

Some of the biggest names in the sport send their messages of congratulations after Richard Gasquet ends his career on Court Philippe-Chatrier...

Friday schedule...

Let's take a breath...

While the Fils-Munar drama was playing out on Lenglen, we’ve had some significant tennis elsewhere at the same time.

Jannik Sinner isn’t far away from bringing Richard Gasquet’s career to an end on Chatrier - the Italian is up two sets to love - while third seed Alexander Zverev has beaten Jesper de Jong in four sets on Simonne-Mathieu.

In the women’s draw, there are wins for Veronika Kudermetova, Marketa Vondrousova, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Yulia Putintseva, while second seed Coco Gauff has now started against 2024 girls’ champion Tereza Valentova on Lenglen.

Oh, and get ready for another Joao Fonseca carnival on Court 14 as he's under way against Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

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Fils beats Munar 7-6, 7-6, 2-6, 0-6, 6-4

How, how, HOWWWWW has Arthur Fils just won that match? The French No.1 shrugs off an injury that was seriously impeding him during the third and fourth sets to somehow scramble home against a stunned Jaume Munar 6-4 in the fifth. Fils survived a marathon service game at 4-4 in the decider which seemed to be the key to victory, and then broke to 15 to finish the job with a match point exchange that featured almost a ‘dead’ netcord in his favour.

Fils shakes hands with the Spaniard then heads to the middle of the court where he tears off his shirt to celebrate with a wild Lenglen crowd. The guy is pure theatre, and this is surely one of the biggest wins of his career. The 20-year-old is into the third round here for the first time where he’ll play Andrey Rublev or Adam Walton on Saturday. Now he’ll need to recover quickly. We ALL need to recover from that last ten minutes… 

Fils-Munar thriller on Lenglen

There’s drama everywhere today at RG… while Jannik Sinner leads Richard Gasquet 6-3, 2-0 on Chatrier, the match to watch right now is next door on Lenglen. Half an hour ago, an injured Arthur Fils looked like he was struggling to walk normally, couldn’t generate any kind of power and was finding it almost impossible to cover the court as his match with Jaume Munar went into a fifth set. Somehow, the French No.1 has had a second wind and it’s developing into a thriller of a decider, played in an incredible atmosphere - the French fans are going NUTS. Munar holds for 4-4 final set and this match is anyone’s… 

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Rocha's ice cold celeb...

Bublik hot shot!

The sort of combination only a locked-in Alexander Bublik can produce...

Pegula moves on

Third seed Jessica Pegula is safely into the last 32 after beating fellow American Ann Li 6-3, 7-6(3) on Chatrier. The right-hander will play Marketa Vondrousova on Saturday. Up next on the main court it's Jannik Sinner against Richard Gasquet in what could be the Frenchman's final match of his career. It's gonna get emotional...

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Lehecka through

A great win for Jiri Lehecka over one of the form players on tour this year... the Czech could play Jannik Sinner in R3.

Picture perfect

It’s a beautiful day at RG - the warmest of the week so far. The far end of the grounds where Court 14 takes centre stage is heaving - the crowd four deep standing just above the seated area, trying to get a glimpse of the Alex De Minaur-Alexander Bublik five-setter on the sunken show court. A few yards away Cam Norrie goes through his routines on a practice court. Fans everywhere are enjoying the weather - ice cream and cold drinks sales will go through the roof today - with huge crowds jammed into every outside court as Day 5 gathers pace. As I walk through the avenue that separates Chatrier and the TV compound, none other than Novak Djokovic appears - completely unnoticed as he darts from a media appointment back into the safety of the main show court. It’s a national holiday in France today which means loads of kids on site enjoying some clay court artistry (and ice cream!). A day to savour at the Paris major…

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Mirra marches on

Teenage No.6 seed Mirra Andreeva's win over Ashlyn Krueger makes her the youngest player - at 18 years and 26 days - to achieve 20 women's singles match wins at Grand Slam events since Nicole Vaidisova (17y 127d) in 2006.

The pair will meet again over the net later on Thursday as Andreeva and partner Diana Shnaider take on Krueger and Hayley Baptiste in the first round of the women's doubles.

An impressive shot

Last year, Alex Sharp sat down with FFT photographer Loïc Wacziak to hear about how he captured this picture of Rafael Nadal that became one of the images of the tournament.

Alex has been at it again (are we sensing a series here?) and this time tracked down Andre Ferreira, who took this picture of Czech player Sara Bejlek.

Read what Andre, and Sara, had to say about this intriguing photograph 📷

Fonseca returns

Remember the carnival vibes we brought you when Joao Fonseca played Hubert Hurkacz in the first round?

Fonseca’s back and this time is up against Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the gladiators' arena that is Court 14 - they're third up on Thursday.

That’s one hot ticket; it's going to be fun and it’s going to be LOUD.

Order of play for Day 5 at Roland-Garros

Rapid Recap

Here’s a gallop through all the action on Day 4 at Roland-Garros.

Lee Goodall summed it up beautifully in his Daily Wrap, as big name winners included Jasmine Paolini, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Holger Rune, while former finalists Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both finished their Roland-Garros singles campaign for another year.

Alcaraz’s second round match against Fabian Marozsan was the featured Emirates Match Highlights, and the Spaniard made another showing as the day’s Shot of the Day with this flash of brilliance.

All the results from Day 4 at Roland-Garros 2025

Welcome to Day 5!

The sun is shining and we have another jam packed schedule for you today.

By the end of the day the line-up for the third round of men’s and women’s singles will be complete.

Those fighting for a spot in the last 32 include Australian Open winner Madison Keys, who is third up on Chatrier facing Katie Boulter; No.6 seed teenager Mirra Andreeva kicks things off on Simonne-Mathieu against Ashlyn Krueger; and No.1 seed Jannik Sinner faces Richard Gasquet - and likely a vocal French crowd - in what could be the Frenchman’s last match here in Paris.

Stay tuned to Court Suzanne-Lenglen for a star-studded day: Arthur Fils gets things started, followed by Coco Gauff, who is up against the ambitious young qualifier Tereza Valentova, and then Novak Djokovic, who takes on talented home hope Corentin Moutet.

And as the sun goes down and the lights go up, there’s another Gael Monfils show scheduled for Chatrier as No.5 seed Jack Draper takes to the court in a bid for a first third-round berth here at Roland-Garros. Will there be another late-night miracle for Monfils?

Order of play for Day 5 at Roland-Garros
Men’s and women’s singles draw