Zverev in the third round: Tension on Tennis Saturday in Paris!

Zverev in the third round: Tension on Tennis Saturday in Paris!

The French Open 2025, one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments worldwide, are currently taking place in Paris. On May 31, 2025, the third-round matches in the men's singles are on the program. Among the top players, Alexander Zverev, who went into the tournament as number three in the seed list, will compete against the Italian Flavio Cobolli. The match is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Zverev comes into the duel after two victories in the first and second round: First he won against the American Learner Tien (6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 4) and then against the Dutch Jesper de Jong (3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 3). Cobolli, on the other hand, prevailed in his previous games against Marin Čilić and Matteo Arnaldi, whereby his second round was a little more difficult, which he could win in four sets.

On May 31, 2025, other top -class encounters will also take place. The planned matches include:

• Tallon Griekspoor [35] vs. Ethan Quinn [106] - 11:00 am
• Jannik Sinner [1] vs. Jiří Lehečka - 12:10 p.m.
• Alexander Zverev [3] vs. Flavio Cobolli - 1:10 p.m.
• João Fonseca vs. Jack Draper [5] - 1:20 p.m.
• Alexander BluKrik [62] vs. Henrique Rocha [200] - 1:50 pm
• Andrey Rublev [17] vs. Arthur Fils [14] - 1:50 pm
• Cameron Norrie vs. Jacob Fearnley - 3:00 p.m.
• Filip Misolic [Q] Vs. Novak Djokovic [6] - evening session from 8:15 p.m.

start in the third round

The draw of the French Open 2025 was published on May 22nd, and the tournament has now reached the exciting phase of the third round. At the French Open, 128 men and 128 women each compete in singles. The best 32 players are set to ensure fair competition. While Zverev meets Cobolli, Jannik Sinner, who is considered a favorite, will also play against Jiří Lehečka.

Eurosport expert Boris Becker has already identified Carlos Alcaraz as a clear favorite for the tournament. But if Zverev should achieve its top level, he has the opportunity to meet Alcaraz in the later rounds. At the last edition of the French Open in 2024, Zverev failed in five competitive sets in the final against Alcaraz. All the more, his upcoming match against Cobolli is observed to see if he can show his best tennis.

German players in the first round

The German players showed mixed results in the first round. Tatjana Maria had a difficult lot against the former title bearer Barbora Krejcikova, while other German players like Laura Siegemund against Anna Bondar and Daniel Altmaier had to compete against Taylor Fritz. The challenges in the first round were enormous, but the potential to make German tennis on the big stage were shining.

The next big tournament, which takes place for both men and women, will be the rosmal Court Championships on June 9, 2025, followed by the Stuttgart Open and Halle Open. The tennis remains exciting, and the eyes are now directed towards the next matches at the French Open.

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