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Samsonova 1-4 *Cocciaretto (*denotes subsequent server)
Cocciaretto’s forehand is a critical weapon. She opens her shoulders and cracks a robust winner, once more going cross-court, her opponent left immobile and helpless behind the court docket. However Samsonova all of the sudden involves life and belts down 4 straight aces for 40-15! Spectacular. A barely longer rally on what proves to be the concluding level, Samsonova discovering an correct winner that kisses the road on Cocciaretto’s forehand facet. Samsonova is on the board thanks primarily to some elite serving.
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Up to date at 05.29 EDT
*Samsonova 0-4 Cocciaretto (*denotes subsequent server)
Cocciaretto whips an amazing cross-court forehand previous Samsonova for 15-0. The Russian then goes to the drop shot once more however once more Cocciaretto runs it down. That’s 30-0, and Samsonova tries one more drop shot that collapses limply into the web. She hits lengthy when returning serve, subsequent up, and that’s a ludicrously simple maintain for the Italian.
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Samsonova 0-3 *Cocciaretto (*denotes subsequent server)
Once more, it’s sloppy stuff from Samsonova. At 30-30 she carelessly steers a backhand into the tramlines and it’s one other break level for Cocciaretto … Samsonova tries a drop shot however the Italian runs it down – and she or he’s stormed right into a 3-0 lead with a double break.
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Up to date at 05.23 EDT
*Samsonova 0-2 Cocciaretto (*denotes subsequent server)
A speedy maintain for the Italian to start out. She is aiming to make the fourth spherical of a grand slam for the primary time. Samsonova has been previous this level at a grand slam twice – Wimbleon 2021 and the US Open 2022 – however she is taking part in error-strewn tennis for the time being and is handing the initiative to her 23-year-old opponent.
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Samsonova 0-1 *Cocciaretto (*denotes subsequent server)
A few candy forehands from the Russian, one notably clever stroke down the road, units up a sport level at 40-30. However there have been a few mishits too, and Samsonova hits lengthy for deuce, then nets a backhand and it’s rapidly break level for the Italian … Cocciaretto hits lengthy to waste a primary alternative at an instantaneous break, however a pair extra errors from Samsonova fingers the early break to her opponent.
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Liudmila Samsonova (17) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto is first up on Suzanne Lenglen. They’re warming up now. Samsonova, as a Russian, is taking part in below a impartial flag and dispatched Amanda Anisimova in straight units yesterday. Cocciaretto is ranked 51 on this planet and beat Cristina Bucsa of Romania within the earlier spherical.
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Up to date at 05.08 EDT
Preamble
Persistent Parisian rain has seen organisers scrambling to make up for misplaced time this week. Within the occasion, all of the second-round singles matches had been accomplished final evening, so right now’s play didn’t begin as early as a few of us thought it’d. However there may be nonetheless a packed third-round schedule in Paris right now.
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Marketa Vondrousova will all be on court docket within the ladies’s singles, whereas within the males’s draw Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Hubert Hurkacz and Grigor Dimitrov are among the many notable names in motion.
Gauff, seeded No 3, will kick issues off on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier towards Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine (ranked 32) from 11am BST/12pm CET. Within the males’s singles Andrey Rublev, the sixth seed, is scheduled to start towards Matteo Arnaldi of Italy (ranked 35) on Court docket Suzanne Lenglen from 11.15 BST.
Thrilling occasions await, to not point out a dizzying variety of matches to try to sustain with. Allez!
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