[9] Taylor Fritz quieted the French crowd with a four-set defeat of Arthur Rinderknech. The Frenchman took the early set, but that was all he could do. Despite serving poorly on his first serve, the American’s second serve came to his rescue to give him the 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory. Bernarda Pera is still going strong. The American knocked out [22] Donna Vekic 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Marcos Giron had an easy 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jiri Lehecka. Peyton Stearns has teamed up with Alycia Parks in doubles. They won their match 6-3, 6-4. 

Taylor Fritz Got The Final Word

 [6] Coco Gauff made easy work of her opponent. She defeated Julia Grabher 6-2, 6-3. [12] Frances Tiafoe got his act together after losing the first set. The American bounced back to defeat Aslan Karatsev 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2. [20] Madison Keys could not overpower her younger opponent today. In the battle between two Americans, Kayla Day came out on the winning end. The power game gets neutralized on clay, which requires you to adapt physically and mentally if you want to win. Movement has never been Keys strong suit and it showed. Day won 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

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Sinner Amongst Fallen Seeds

[8] Jannik Sinner fell in a five-set battle that lasted five hours and twenty-six minutes. The question though, will Daniel Altmaier have anything left in the tank for the next round. For now, the German will celebrate his 6-7(0), 7-6(9), 1-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 victory. American [16] Tommy Paul lost in four sets after winning the first set. [18] Alex de Minaur was no match for the Argentinian, Tomas Martin Etcheverry. The twenty-three-year-old brought his “A” game to defeat his opponent 6-3, 7-6(2), 6-3.

Players To Keep An Eye On

The Cinderella run continues for Thiago Seyboth Wild. After his stunning upset of [2] Daniil Medvedev in the first round, he knocked off Guido Pella 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to round three. Sixteen-year-old sensation, Mirra Andreeva, defeated Diane Parry 6-1, 6-2.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Peyton Stearns be the American Cinderella story?

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