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- Rafael Nadal (ATP 2) – Mackenzie McDonald (ATP 236) 6: 1, 6: 0, 6: 3
- Dominic Thiem (ATP 3) – Jack Sock (ATP 310) 6: 1, 6: 3, 7: 6 (8: 6)
- Alexander Zverev (ATP 7) – Pierre-Hugues Herbert (ATP 78) 2: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 5), 4: 6, 6: 4
- Stefano Travaglia (ATP 74) –Kei Nishikori (ATP 35) 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 6 (9: 7), 4: 6, 6: 2
After effortless victory in Round 1 against Belarusian Egor Gerasimow he surrendered Rafael Nadal in Paris there was no nudity in the 2nd round either. The Spanish record swept American Mackenzie McDonald 6: 1, 6: 0, 6: 3 off the field. The match against the 25-year-old world number 236 lasted 1:40 hours.
The next opponent of the twelve-time Roland Garros winner Nadal is the Italian Stefano Travaglia, who is the Japanese Kei nishikori expelled from the tournament in 5 sets. At its premiere in Paris, Travaglia is in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.
With Dominic Thiem Nadal’s opponent in the Paris final of the last two years is also in the third round. The Austrian defeated American Jack Sock (ATP 310) 6: 1, 6: 3, 7: 6 (8: 6). When Thiem broke to 2: 1 in the third set, everything pointed to a sure victory. But Sock, who was in the world’s top 10 a year and a half ago, immediately backed down and forced the favorite into the tie-break. Even more: Sock took a 6-3 lead and had 3 set balls. But Thiem won 5 points in a row and was allowed to cheer after 140 minutes.
I had a very difficult nut to crack Alexander Zverev. The German US Open finalist had to beat nasty doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France at the full distance and only prevailed 6: 4 in the fifth set. The game clock on Philippe Chatrier’s court read 3:59 a.m.
