{"id":1658,"date":"2025-05-28T20:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:12:24","slug":"roland-garros-day-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2025\/05\/28\/roland-garros-day-3-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Garros &#8211; Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Summary of day 3&#8217;s play is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Men\u2019s Singles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong> made a strong start with a convincing straight-sets win over Mackenzie McDonald, maintaining control despite gusty conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cameron Norrie<\/strong> pulled off a major upset, ousting 11th seed Daniil Medvedev in a tense five-set showdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ga\u00ebl Monfils<\/strong> thrilled the French fans with a dramatic comeback from two sets down to win in five, notching his 40th Roland Garros victory\u2014tying the Open Era record for French players.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jack Draper<\/strong> recovered from a slow start to beat Mattia Bellucci in four sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jakub Mensik<\/strong>, a 19-year-old Czech mentored by Djokovic, handled a hostile French crowd and beat Alexandre Muller in four sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adam Walton<\/strong> claimed his maiden Grand Slam singles win by outlasting Maximilian Marterer in five sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grigor Dimitrov<\/strong> was forced to retire due to a thigh injury, marking the fourth straight Grand Slam from which he\u2019s withdrawn mid-match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe <strong>Women\u2019s Singles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coco Gauff<\/strong> cruised past Olivia Gadecki 6\u20132, 6\u20132, despite a humorous pre-match delay\u2014she forgot her rackets!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lois Boisson<\/strong>, a French wildcard, knocked out 24th seed Elise Mertens, delighting the home crowd.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sonay Kartal<\/strong> impressed in her Roland Garros debut, breezing past Erika Andreeva 6\u20130, 6\u20132.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Magdalena Fr\u0119ch<\/strong> stunned 8th seed Ons Jabeur in straight sets, including a second-set rout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Victoria Azarenka<\/strong>, at age 35, made history by becoming the oldest woman to win a Grand Slam match with a &#8220;double bagel&#8221; (6\u20130, 6\u20130) against Yanina Wickmayer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Onto the fantasy leaderboard and we have a new leader and out first leader after a round of play. &#8216;Sinful&#8217; leads the way on 63 points which is 6 points ahead of 2nd which is &#8216;Down the Line&#8217;. Both teams owned by the same team owner \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 3rd place and just 1 point behind 2nd sits &#8216;Rally Tally Score&#8217;. In 4th and also just 1 point behind sits &#8216;Clay Crusher&#8217;. Then there is currently a 4 way tie for 5th between &#8216;Fine Whines&#8217;, &#8216;Sinister&#8217;, &#8216;Eiffel Power&#8217; and &#8216;Fraud Watch&#8217;. Our leader from yesterday dropped 16 places and sits in 17th place. The wooden spoon is currently being held by &#8216;MCC&#8217;. And there are more ties currently surrounding the lucky prize winners of 30th place and 75th place.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"758\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Top-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1660\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Top-Half.png 491w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Top-Half-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Top Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"715\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Bottom-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1661\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Bottom-Half.png 505w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-3-Bottom-Half-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bottom Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary of day 3&#8217;s play is below: Men\u2019s Singles \ud83c\udfbe Women\u2019s Singles Onto the fantasy leaderboard and we have a new leader and out first leader after a round of play. &#8216;Sinful&#8217; leads the way on 63 points which is 6 points ahead of 2nd which is &#8216;Down the Line&#8217;. 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