French Open 2024 Results: Instant Reactions to Winners and Losers from Thursday
Thursday's schedule was filled to the brim as a result of Wednesday's postponed matches.
On the men's side, top talents such as Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev raced off to straight-set wins.
The top half of the draw did experience a big upset as No. 18 Karen Khachanov fell to qualifier Jozef Kovalik in five sets after being up two sets.
On the women's side, No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina each won convincingly.
In perhaps the biggest upset of the day from the women's draw, Olga Danilovic, a French Open qualifier, defeated No. 10 seed Danielle Collins in her final French Open match.
Collins, who previously announced plans to retire following the 2024 season, had the fifth-best odds to win the French Open.
Thursday French Open Men’s Results
Men's Singles
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. Roberto Carballes Baena, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. David Goffin, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Daniil Medvedev def. Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-1, 5-0
No. 7 Casper Ruud def. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 8 Hubert Hurckacz def. Brandon Nakashima, 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov def. Fabian Marozsan, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
No. 11 Alex De Minaur def. Jaume Munar, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
No. 12 Taylor Fritz def. Dusan Lajovic, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 13 Holger Rune def. Flavio Cobolli, 6-4, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7)
No. 14 Tommy Paul def. Fabio Fognini, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
No. 15 Ben Shelton def Kei Nishikori, 7-6 (7), 6-4
Jozef Kovalif def. No. 18 Karen Khachanov, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
Jan-Lennard Struff def. No. 19 Alexander Bublik, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
Sebastian Ofner def. Sebastian Baez, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime def. Henri Squire, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 23 Francisco Cerundolo def. Filip Misolic, 6-2, 7-6 (2), 6-0
Denis Shapovalov def. No. 25 Frances Tiafoe, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
No. 26 Tallon Griekspoor def. Luciano Darderi, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3
No. 27 Sebastian Korda def. Soonwoo Kwon, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
No. 28 Tomas Martin Etcheverry def. Arthur Rinderknech, 3-6, 6-7 (8), 6-1, 5-0
No. 30 Lorenzo Musetti def. Gael Monfils, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
Tomas Machac def. No. 31 Mariano Navone, 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 1-6, 6-1
Thursday French Open Women’s Results
Women’s Singles
No. 2 Aryna Sabaleka def. Moyuka Uchijima, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Elena Rybakina def. Arantxa Rus, 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova def. Katie Volynets, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 7 Zheng Qinwen def. Tamara Korpastch, 6-2, 6-2
Clara Tauson def. No. 9 Jelena Ostapenko, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
Peyton Stearns def. No. 10 Daria Kasatkina, 7-5, 6-2
Olga Danilovic def. No. 11 Danielle Collins, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4
No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Hailey Baptiste, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
No. 14 Madison Keys def. Mayar Sherif, 6-0, 7-6 (7)
No. 15 Elina Svitolina def. Diane Parry, 6-4, 7-6 (3)
No. 17 Liudmila Samsonova def. Amanda Anisimova, 6-2, 6-1
Donna Vekic def. No. 18 Marta Kostyuk, 7-5, 6-4
Mirra Andreeva def. No. 19 Victoria Azarenka, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Ana Bogdan def. No. 20 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4, 6-4
No. 22 Emma Navarro def. Sara Errani, 6-2, 7-5
Bianca Andreescu def. No. 23 Anna Kalinskaya, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
No. 25 Elise Mertens def. Petra Martic, 6-4, 6-3
Irina-Camelia Begu def. No. 27 Linda Noskova, 6-4, 6-2
No. 30 Dayana Yastremska def. Wang Yafan, 6-2, 6-0
No. 31 Leylah Fernandez def. Wang Xiyu, 6-3, 6-4
Chloe Paquet def No. 32 Katerina Siniakova, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev Advance to Third Round
In the top half of the men's draw, both Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev dominated.
Djokovic struggled early but was able to break his opponent's serve and find his groove.
No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev also got off to a slow start in his second-round matchup, struggling with his forehand and needing a tiebreaker to win the first set.
Zverev was ultimately able to take advantage of opponent David Goffin's inconsistencies and considerably improve his forehand play.
Zverev will next face Tallon Griekspoor, while No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic will have his hands full with No. 30 seed Lorenzo Musetti, an opponent who has already defeated the Serbian on clay.
Aryna Sabalenka Excels, Top Half of Women's Draw Experiences Shakeup
In the bottom half of the draw, No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka breezed through her second round match.
Sabalenka will face Paula Badosa in a tough third-round matchup.
In the top half of the draw, Jelena Ostapenko and Danielle Collins each fell in three sets.
Both Ostapenko and Collins were considered strong contenders to dethrone Iga Swiatek's quest for a third straight French Open.
In their absence, No. 5 seed Marketa Vondrousova and No. 8 seed Ons Jabeur will look to take advantage of a weaker path to the quarterfinal round.
Casper Ruud, Holger Rune Hold on, Karen Khachanov Falls Late
Casper Ruud made sure that history would not repeat itself in his second-round matchup against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
After losing a heartbreaking five-set match three years ago here at Roland Garros to the Spaniard, Ruud was able to exact revenge in five sets.
No. 13 Holger Rune also avoided disaster by winning in five sets, despite holding a two-set lead.
Rune struggled to close the match out, giving his opponent three break-point opportunities late in the fifth set, but was able to regroup and win a fifth-set super tiebreaker.
While Ruud and Rune were able to escape unscathed, No. 18 seed Karen Khachanov was not as lucky.
Khachanov, who held a two-set lead against Slovakian qualifier Jozef Kovalik, lost in five sets.