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05/27 08:13 CDT French Open updates | Fernandez ousts Bencic, reaches 4th Rd
French Open updates | Fernandez ousts Bencic, reaches 4th Rd
PARIS (AP) --- The Latest on the French Open tennis tournament (all times
local):
3 p.m.
U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez has reached the fourth round at the French
Open for the first time.
The 19-year-old Canadian beat Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic 7-5, 3-6,
7-5 at Court Philippe Chatrier.
The 17th-seeded Fernandez broke Bencic in the 11th game of the deciding set and
served out the match. She had saved two set points in the opener.
Fernandez next faces 20-year-old Amanda Anisimova, who reached the Roland
Garros semifinals in 2019.
The best result by a Canadian woman at the French Open was Eugenie Bouchard
making the semifinals in 2014.
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1:35 p.m.
Amanda Anisimova moved into the fourth round of the French Open when Karolina
Muchova stopped playing after hurting her right ankle.
The 27th-seeded Anisimova, an American who reached the Roland Garros semifinals
at the age of 17 in 2019, was leading 6-7 (7), 6-2, 3-0 when Muchova walked to
the net to concede the match.
Muchova twisted her right foot while serving at 2-all in the second set. She
went to the sideline during that game to get checked on by a doctor and a
trainer, who taped up the ankle.
When play resumed after the medical timeout, Muchova dropped seven games in a
row before retiring from the match.
Anisimova eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first
round.
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1:30 p.m.
Diego Schwartzman advanced to the fourth round of the French Open and a
potential showdown with defending champion Novak Djokovic.
The 2020 Roland Garros semifinalist beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 at Court
Simonne Mathieu. The 18th-seeded Bulgarian made 59 unforced errors.
The 15th-seeded Schwartzman will next face either Djokovic or Aljaz Bedene.
Schwartzman is 0-6 against Djokovic.
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11 a.m.
The big favorites in the men's draw have third-round matches on Day 6 at the
French Open.
Novak Djokovic continues his title defense at Court Philippe Chatrier against
Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia.
Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal faces Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal is 8-0 against
the Dutchman.
In the nightcap on center court, sixth-seeded Carlos Alcaraz plays Sebastian
Korda in what could be a tricky matchup for the 19-year-old Spaniard.
Alcaraz's only loss in 19 matches on clay this season was to Korda. The
21-year-old American beat Alcaraz last month in Monte Carlo.
In the women's draw, the youngest player remaining is 18-year-old Coco Gauff
and she'll face the oldest in 36-year-old Kaia Kanepi.
U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez plays Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic
of Switzerland.
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