French Open 2026 Day Three Recap

Day Three at Roland Garros noticed a number of seeded gamers falling, however World No. 1 Jannik Sinner appeared imperious in his opening match as he saved up his unbeaten clay successful streak.

Nevertheless, the headlines belonged to large upsets; most notably, Daniil Medvedev’s newest disappointing first-round exit to Adam Walton.

Bublik, Griekspoor, Moutet and Norrie have been additionally first-round victims with the latter that means there are zero Brits in Spherical 2.

Right here’s a have a look at the important thing matches from Day Three.

Day Three French Open 2026 Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Jannik Sinner (1)
Clément Tabur (WC)
6-1 6-3 6-4

Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Jacob Fearnley
7-6(2) 7-6(0) 7-6(7)

Martin Landaluce
Juan Carlos Prado Angelo (Q)
6-3 4-6 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4

Vit Kopriva
Corentin Moutet (30)
6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-3

Francisco Comesana
Ethan Quinn
6-4 7-6(8) 7-6(4)

Luciano Darderi (14)
Sebastian Ofner
7-6(5) 6-2 6-3

Jan-Lennard Struff
Alexander Bublik (9)
7-5 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5

Jaime Faria (Q)
Denis Shapovalov
6-4 7-5 6-4

Matteo Arnaldi
Tallon Griekspoor (29)
6-7(9) 6-3 7-6(6) 6-3

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Alexandre Muller
6-2 3-0 ret.

Felix Auger-Aliassime (4)
Daniel Altmaier
4-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-6(10-7)

Roman Andrés Burruchaga
Sebastian Baez
2-6 7-5 6-2 2-0 ret.

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Cameron Norrie (20)
7-6(7) 2-0 ret.

Moïse Kouamé (WC)
Marin Cilic
7-6(4) 6-2 6-1

Alejandro Tabilo
Kamil Majchrzak
6-1 6-3 6-4

Valentin Vacherot (16)
Thomas Faurel (Q)
6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(6)

Facundo Diaz Acosta (Q)
Zhizhen Zhang
6-1 6-4 6-3

Learner Tien (18)
Cristian Garin
6-0 2-6 6-0 6-2

Zachary Svajda
Alexei Popyrin
3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5

Adam Walton (WC)
Daniil Medvedev (6)
6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4

Key Matches

Adam Walton def. Daniil Medvedev 6-2 1-6 6-1 1-6 6-4

Australian Adam Walton pulled off the largest upset of the event to this point, defeating No. 6 seed Daniil Medvedev in a topsy-turvy five-setter on Court docket Suzanne Lenglen.

Walton stormed by way of the primary and third units however dropped the second and fourth closely, earlier than rallying from 2-4 down within the decider to win the final 4 video games and seal the victory in over three hours.

This was Walton’s second profession win over Medvedev and highlighted the Russian’s continued struggles at Roland Garros, the place he has now misplaced within the first spherical seven instances in 10 appearances.

Medvedev admitted he might have to vary his pre-Paris preparation subsequent 12 months, however I wasn’t anticipating a loss right here. Walton has been taking part in Challengers on exhausting courtroom in current weeks. Poor.

Moïse Kouamé def. Marin Cilic 7-6(4) 6-2 6-1

17-year-old French wild card Moïse Kouamé produced a Roland Garros debut to recollect, defeating former World No. 3 and 2022 semi-finalist Marin Cilic in straight units.

The Paris-born teenager stayed ice-cool below the stress of a passionate dwelling crowd, saving early break factors and dominating after taking the first-set tie-break.

He’ll face Adolfo Daniel Vallejo subsequent and has already jumped almost 70 rating spots.

Jan-Lennard Struff def. Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5

Jan-Lennard Struff precipitated a significant upset by eliminating No. 9 seed Alexander Bublik in 4 hard-fought units.

The skilled German used his heavy ball-striking and selection successfully on clay to outlast the unpredictable Kazakh.

Vit Kopriva def. Corentin Moutet 6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-3

Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva delivered one other seeded upset, battling previous No. 30 seed and residential favorite Corentin Moutet in a gruelling five-setter.

Kopriva confirmed wonderful resilience and consistency to beat the partisan crowd and Moutet’s tough lefty recreation.

Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Alexandre Muller 6-2 3-0 ret.

2021 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas superior comfortably when native participant Alexandre Muller retired early within the second set.

Tsitsipas appeared sharp within the opening set and can now put together for a harder second-round take a look at in opposition to Matteo Arnaldi, who upset Tallon Griekspoor.

Learner Tien def. Cristian Garin 6-0 2-6 6-0 6-2

18th seed Learner Tien continued his robust clay type, securing his first Roland Garros main-draw win with a dominant efficiency in opposition to Cristian Garin.

Recent off his maiden ATP title in Geneva, the younger American blasted 39 winners and now boasts a five-match successful streak. He faces qualifier Facundo Diaz Acosta subsequent.

Jannik Sinner def. Clément Tabur 6-1 6-3 6-4

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner launched his 2026 Roland Garros marketing campaign in anticipated ruthless vogue, dispatching French wild card Clément Tabur in straight units on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier.

Sinner was far too good, firing 40 winners and never going through a single break level. The Italian appeared sharp from the baseline, and the outcome was by no means doubtful.

Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Daniel Altmaier 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-6(10-7)

No. 4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime survived a marathon battle, outlasting Daniel Altmaier in 5 units after greater than 4 hours and 16 minutes, concluding with a brilliant tie-break.

The Canadian was pushed to the restrict by the harmful German however confirmed resilience, recovering from 1-4 down within the fifth. 

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