We have seen the King of Clay return and we have now seen him leave, and the Roland Garros 2024 is worse off for it.
Credit to Alexander Zverev, who made light work of the 14-time champion, but his straight sets win was not the outcome people wanted to see when they clamoured onto Philippe-Chatrier to watch Rafael Nadal.
Alas, the tournament goes on, and we have yet another blockbuster day of matches on both the men’s and women’s sides to keep us entertained.
Regardless of who goes out, the French Open show must go on!
Key storylines to follow on day three of Roland Garros 2024
Although not quite as star-studded as yesterday, there is still plenty for tennis fans to stick their teeth into in Paris today.
Alex de Minaur’s clash with American Alex Michelsen is one such example, with two energetic young players set to face off.
Meanwhile, the US number one Taylor Fritz will be hoping to live up to his ‘Claylor’ nickname with a strong first-round showing against Federico Coria.
An all-Australian showdown between Alexei Popyrin and Thanasi Kokkinakis also promises fireworks, before Holger Rune starts his campaign against Dan Evans, the latest remaining Great British player in the men’s draw.
This all feels like the precursor to Novak Djokovic‘s return to Roland Garros though, as he seeks to defend his crown, starting against Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Meanwhile, on the women’s side, Alize Cornet will go into her final French Open seeking to upset seventh seed Qinwen Zheng.
Arguably the pick of the matches though sees Katie Boulter face Paula Badosa, both of whom have enjoyed a mixed 2024 laden with good spells and disappointing losses.
Then, Aryna Sabalenka’s campaign gets underway against teenager Erika Andreeva.s
Roland Garros 2024 day three full schedule
Men’s draw, day three of Roland Garros 2024
N. Borges vs T. Machac
J. Munar vs R. Bautista
A. Rinderkneck vs A. Walton
M. Navone vs P. Carreno
A. de Minaur vs A. Michelsen
R.Hijikata vs L. Darderi
G. Zeppieri vs A. Mannarino
D. Goffin vs G. Mpetshi Perricard
M. McDonald vs T. Griekspoor
T. Etcheverry vs A. Cazaux
V. Vacherot vs A. Davidovich Fokina
T. Fritz vs F. Coria
A. Popyrin vs T. Kokkinakis
F. Alves vs C. Ruud
R. Burruchaga vs J. Struff
F. Cobolli vs H. Medjedovic
R. Carballes Baena vs C. Lestienne
D. Evans vs H. Rune
G. Barrere vs A. Bublik
N. Djokovic vs P. Herbert
Women’s draw, day three of Roland Garros 2024
P. Martic vs K. Mladenovic
E. Mertens vs M.L Carle
A. Blinkova vs S. Cirstea
L. Zhu vs E. Avanesyan
A. Krueger vs T. Korpatsch
G. Minnen vs E. Rybakina
Q. Zheng vs A. Cornet
Y. Yuan vs M. Sherif
A. Rus vs A. Kerber
K. Boulter vs P. Badosa
M. Andrea vs E. Bektas
Z. Sonmez vs E. Navarro
M. Frech vs D. Kasatkina
L. Ciric Bagaric vs P. Stearns
M. Keys vs R. Zarazua
E. Andreeva vs A. Sabalenka
S. Errani vs A.K Schmiedlova
Y. Putintseva vs S. Stephens
I. Burillo Escorihuela vs M. Uchijima
V. Azarenka vs N. Podoroska
Weather forecast for day three of Roland Garros 2024
Conditions:
Highs: 17 degrees Celsius
Lows: 13 degrees Celsius
Sunrise: 05:54
Sunset: 21:42
Forecast for day three of Roland Garros 2024 via BBC Weather.
How to watch day three of Roland Garros 2024
Once again, UK viewers will be able to catch all the action by tuning in to Eurosport 1 and 2 throughout the day, as well as Discovery+.
Meanwhile, similarly in the USA, Tennis Channel, NBC and Peacock remain the best places to ensure you don’t miss a single second of today’s Roland Garros matches.
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