On Day 6 of Roland Garros 2025, Alexei Popyrin seeks to succeed in the fourth spherical of a Grand Slam for the second time.
Paris, France, 30 Might 2025 | Jackson Mansell
Australia’s final man standing in singles, Alexei Popyrin, vies to proceed his Roland Garros 2025 marketing campaign on Friday when he takes on Portugal’s Nuno Borges.
Popyrin enters his third-round conflict having already eclipsed his previous-best run at Roland Garros.
He was on observe for a straight-sets victory over former top-25 participant Yoshihito Nishioka, earlier than the Japanese No.2 retired with a again damage at 7-5 6-4 1-2.
Popyrin was additionally in cruise management in his second-round match in opposition to 2024 Rome Masters semifinalist Alejandro Tabilo. In a complete show from the New South Welshman, Popyrin recorded 37 winners to Tabilo’s 25, whereas additionally sending down eight aces to 2.
> MORE: Popyrin breaks new floor with Roland Garros win
“Going into the French Open this yr, I actually felt constructive about my recreation, and I maintain saying that as a result of it’s actually what I felt like on the apply courts and in addition throughout the matches,” the 25-year-old stated. “I actually really feel like I’ve sort of developed my recreation fairly effectively over the claycourt season, and it’s working fairly effectively this week.”
Popyrin faces one other robust take a look at in Borges on Day 6, who prevailed in opposition to a hampered Casper Ruud in 4 units.
Their match shall be screened in Australia on the 9 Community and Stan Sport.
In doubles motion, Paris 2024 Olympic gold medal duo Matt Ebden and John Friends look to maintain their Stade Roland Garros profitable streak alive. On a six-match unbeaten run on the venue, Ebden and Friends face the German pairing of Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner within the final match on Court docket 13.
It comes after the Australians defeated Frenchmen Kyrian Jacquet and Ugo Blanchet in an opening-round tremendous tiebreak.
Maya Joint seeks to maintain her personal profitable streak alive. Undefeated of their final 5 doubles matches, Joint and Georgian companion Oksana Kalashnikova subsequent face Rebecca Sramkova and Viktoriya Tomova.
After efficiently kickstarting their Roland Garros junior qualifying campaigns yesterday, Tahlia Kokkinis and Cruz Hewitt on Friday every stand one win away from the primary draw.
Kokkinis units up an Australian Open 2025 third-round rematch in opposition to British teen Brooke Black. Of their Melbourne Park encounter, Kokkinis utilised her attacking prowess to beat a first-set deficit and advance to the quarterfinals.
> READ: Jones, Kokkinis progress to ultimate eight at Australian Open 2025
In the meantime, qualifying No.2 seed Cruz Hewitt continues his pursuit of a main-draw place when he takes on Dutchman Hidde Schoenmakers.
AUSSIES IN ACTION
COMING UP – ROLAND GARROS DAY 6
Males’s singles, third spherical
[25] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Nuno Borges [POR] – Second match, Court docket 14
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[15] Matt Ebden [AUS]/John Friends [AUS] v Jakob Schnaitter [GER]/Mark Wallner [GER] – Final match, Court docket 13
Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
Maya Joint [AUS]/Oksana Kalashnikova [GEO] v Rebecca Sramkova [SLO]/Viktoriya Tomova [BUL] – First match, Court docket 7 (from 7pm AEST)
Women’ singles qualifying, second spherical
[4] Tahlia Kokkinis [AUS] v [11] Brooke Black [GBR] – Final match, CAM Court docket B
Boys’ singles qualifying, second spherical
[2] Cruz Hewitt [AUS] v [13] Hidde Schoenmakers [NED] – Third match, CAM Court docket A
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