{"id":1668,"date":"2025-05-30T23:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2025-05-30T23:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:39:41","slug":"roland-garros-day-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2025\/05\/30\/roland-garros-day-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Garros &#8211; Day 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe Men&#8217;s Singles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jack Draper<\/strong> defeated local favorite <strong>Ga\u00ebl Monfils<\/strong> in four sets, mounting a strong comeback in the fourth after being down 2\u20135. The atmosphere was electric, with Monfils receiving strong crowd support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>World No. 1 Jannik Sinner<\/strong> cruised past <strong>Richard Gasquet<\/strong> in straight sets, ending the French veteran\u2019s long and celebrated career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Novak Djokovic<\/strong> continued his campaign for a 25th Grand Slam title with a dominant win over <strong>Corentin Moutet<\/strong>, dropping just one set in a tiebreak.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arthur Fils<\/strong> survived a five-set thriller against <strong>Jaume Munar<\/strong>, who criticized the crowd afterward for their conduct during the match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jacob Fearnley<\/strong> progressed to the third round after <strong>Ugo Humbert<\/strong> was forced to retire mid-match. Fearnley will now face fellow Scot <strong>Cameron Norrie<\/strong>, marking a rare all-Scottish matchup at this stage of a Grand Slam.<\/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 Women&#8217;s Singles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Coco Gauff<\/strong> had a smooth win against qualifier <strong>Tereza Valentov\u00e1<\/strong>, moving into the third round without much trouble.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jessica Pegula<\/strong> won in straight sets over <strong>Ann Li<\/strong>, and <strong>Madison Keys<\/strong> beat <strong>Katie Boulter<\/strong> convincingly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17-year-old Mirra Andreeva<\/strong> continued her impressive form, getting past <strong>Ashlyn Krueger<\/strong> in two sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paula Badosa<\/strong> rallied from a set down to beat <strong>Elena-Gabriela Ruse<\/strong> in a competitive three-set 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\">\u26a0\ufe0f Upsets &amp; Exits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alex de Minaur<\/strong>, the No. 9 seed, was knocked out by <strong>Alexander Bublik<\/strong>, who came back from two sets down to win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1<\/strong>, a former champion, exited in the second round, along with other seeds like <strong>Jakub Men\u0161\u00edk<\/strong>, <strong>Ugo Humbert<\/strong>, <strong>Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/strong>, and <strong>Denis Shapovalov<\/strong>. On the women&#8217;s side, <strong>Magdalena Fr\u0119ch<\/strong> also bowed out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Onto todays leaderboard and our leader has managed to retain her lead on day 5. &#8216;Down the Line lead the way&#8217; and sit 3 points above second placed team &#8216;Sinful&#8217;. Both the top 2 teams are owned by the same team owner, Auds. There is a joint 3rd place just 2 points back between &#8216;Left is Best&#8217; and &#8216;Tennis Pall&#8217;. &#8216;Rally Tally Score&#8217; move down a spot into 5th with &#8216;Clay Crusher&#8217; moving into the top 6. There is still no team sitting in 30th spot while &#8216;Love All&#8217; now currently occupies the 75th spot. The wooden spoon is now being held by &#8216;MCC&#8217; however there is just 1 point between them and 77th spot. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"491\" height=\"759\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Topp-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1670\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Topp-Half.png 491w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Topp-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=\"503\" height=\"705\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Bottom-half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1671\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Bottom-half.png 503w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Day-5-Bottom-half-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bottom Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udfbe Men&#8217;s Singles \ud83c\udfbe Women&#8217;s Singles \u26a0\ufe0f Upsets &amp; Exits Onto todays leaderboard and our leader has managed to retain her lead on day 5. &#8216;Down the Line lead the way&#8217; and sit 3 points above second placed team &#8216;Sinful&#8217;. Both the top 2 teams are owned by the same team owner, Auds. 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