Live Coverage of French Open 2023 Day Three: Jabeur, Swiatek, and Medvedev Compete | The Guardian

On Mathieu, Alexander Zverev, Lloyd Harris, and Pauline Parmentier are warming up. Zverev had an ankle injury last year during the semi-finals against Rafael Nadal, and he has not been able to regain his former self since. Although Zverev recently became the first player under 30 with 300 career victories, the question remains whether he can maintain his form and win a major tournament.

Meanwhile, Ons Jabeur has won four games in a row and leads 6-4 3-0 with a double break. It seems that her early-round matches are merely stepping stones to get into the right rhythm. It is difficult to envision any seeded player beating her at this moment.

There are doubts about whether Stefanos Tsitsipas can win a major with his current level of skill. Our resident coach and man in Paris, Calvin Betton, notes that Tsitsipas’s backhand is weak under pressure, and he is not very tough mentally. Moreover, the competition level is high, and Tsitsipas still has some weak spots in his game. It is uncertain if he will be able to beat top-seeded players such as Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic.

Jabeur is on the roll and has taken the first set 6-4, despite Bronzetti’s attempts. Paul is also doing well against Stricker, leading 6-3 6-2 3-2 with a break. Ymer is having fun, but he has also been broken again and is losing to Ruud 6-4 6-3.

Casper Ruud, seeded fourth, leads Elias Ymer, a qualifier, 6-4 2-1 with a break. Ons Jabeur and Lucia Bronzetti are 1-1. Tommy Paul, the number 16 seed, leads Dominic Stricker 6-3 3-2 with a break, and JJ Wolf is leading Yoshihito Nishioka, the number 27 seed, 6-1 2-2.

In the women's game, Diane Parry, the local-girl, has beaten the number 25 seed, Anhelina Kalinina, 6-2 3-2 with a break. Erika Andreeva has also defeated Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 6-1 and will face Parry or Kalinina in the next round.

Today, several big names, such as Victoria Azarenka, Bianca Andreescu, Alex Zverev, and Coco Gauff, will play at Roland-Garros 2023. While the top seeds have favorable draws, anything can happen in tennis, and the ultimate champion is anyone's guess.