Nadal through to fourth round but Kvitova out
Rafael Nadal eased through into the fourth round at the French Open with a straight sets victory over Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2. It was no surprise to see the Spaniard go through and it still looks as though it's going to take an inspired performance to beat him here.
The biggest story in the Women's draw saw previous winner Kuznetsova defeat fifth seed Kvitova in a three set epic. Kvitova took the first set after winning the tie-break but Kuznetsova raced away with the second set 6-1. However, it was a real battle in the deciding set as both players fought valiantly. In the end, it was Kuznetsova who came out victorious, eventually winning the third set 9-7. Some may see this as an upset, especially going with the seeding but you can never rule out a previous champion.
My Opinion:
David Ferrer moved into the fourth round after overcoming Seppi in straight sets. The Italian plays his best tennis on the clay so this was by no means an easy win for Ferrer. He had to work hard for the majority of the points but you would expect last years runner up to come through that match. Kevin Anderson didn't have to work too hard for his place in the fourth round as Ivo Karlovic retired from the match with an injury in the second set. Although I'm sure the first set was just a lot of aces being thrown down. The match of the day saw home favourite Gael Monfils defeat the enigmatic Fabio Fognini in a five set thriller. Foginini took the first set but Monfils struck back, winning the second and third set. However, Fognini won the fourth set to love, taking the match to a deciding fifth set. Tantrums were thrown by the Italian as Monfils battled his way past the Italian, much to the delight of the French crowd.
Jelena Jankovic eased through with a comfortable victory over Cirstea whilst Simona Halep crushed her Torro-Flor to move into the fourth round. Sara Errani only dropped one game in her match against Glushko whilst Sloane Stephens battled her way past Makarova in straight sets. Safarova caused an upset after defeating 11th seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets. That came as a surprise to me and it will no doubt come as a major disappointment to Ivanovic to leave Roland Garros in the third round.
Men’s Singles Third Round Selected Results
Nadal (1) beat Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
Monfils (23) beat Fognini (14) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
Ferrer (5) beat Seppi (32) 6-2, 7-6, 6-3
Anderson (19) beat Karlovic 6-3 Retired
Women’s Singles Third Round Selected Results
Kuzetsova (27) beat Kvitova (5) 6-7, 6-1, 9-7
Stephens (15) beat Makarova (22) 6-3, 6-4
Safarova (23) beat Ivanovic (11) 6-3, 6-3
Jankovic (6) beat Cirstea (26) 6-1, 6-2
Halep (4) beat Torro-Flor 6-3, 6-0
Errani (10) beat Glushko 6-0, 6-1
Men’s Doubles Third Round Selected Results
Bryan/Bryan (1) beat Murray/Peers (15) 6-3, 6-1
Nestor/Zimonjic (3) beat Rojer/Tecau (13) 6-4, 7-5
Women’s Doubles Second Round Selected Results
Coin/Parmentier beat Makarova/Vesnina (3) 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Peschke/Srebotnik (4) beat Kalashnikova/Piter 7-6, 6-4
Mixed Doubles Second Round Selected Results
Cornet/Eysseric beat Jans-Ignacik/Inglot 7-6, 3-6, 11-9
Srebotnik/Bopanna (2) beat Black/Farah 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
Parra Santonia/Gonzalez beat Spears/Peya (1) 5-7, 6-3,
10-4
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