French Open 2015 Results: Winners, Scores, Stats from Friday's Singles Bracket
The top stars on the courts Friday at the 2015 French Open breezed to victory and etched their names in the Round 4 draw, but Day 6 action at Roland Garros offered plenty of watchability from the neutral perspective as well.
Marquee names like Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova took care of business without much issue, but far from every other superior seed followed suit Friday. There weren't many surprising tickets punched for the fourth round, but many players advancing on were given a run for their money Friday.
Take a look at the rundown of final scores and results from Day 6 below.
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2015 French Open Scores: Friday, May 29
| No. 2 Roger Federer def. Damir Dzumhur | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| No. 4 Tomas Berdych def. Benoit Paire | 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 |
| No. 8 Stan Wawrinka def. Steve Johnson | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| No. 12 Gilles Simon def. Nicolas Mahut | 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 |
| No. 13 Gael Monfils def. No. 21 Pablo Cuevas | 4-6, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| No. 14 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Pablo Andujar | 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-3 |
| No. 20 Richard Gasquet def. Carlos Berlocq (Round 2) | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
| Teymuraz Gabashvili def. Lukas Rosol | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| No. 2 Maria Sharapova def. No. 26 Samantha Stosur | 6-3, 6-4 |
| No. 7 Ana Ivanovic def. Donna Vekic | 6-0, 6-3 |
| No. 28 Flavia Pennetta def. No. 8 Carla Suarez Navarro | 6-3, 6-4 |
| No. 9 Ekaterina Makarova def. Elena Vesnina | 6-2, 6-4 |
| No. 29 Alize Cornet def. Mirjana Lucic-Baroni | 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| No. 13 Lucie Safarova def. No. 20 Sabine Lisicki | 6-3, 7-6 (2) |
Complete scores at RolandGarros.com.
No. 2 Roger Federer def. Damir Dzumhur
One of tennis' active living legends continued his quest for a second French Open title in style Friday, as Federer ousted the unseeded Damir Dzumhur in a quick three sets.
The Bosnian, who became the first player of his nation to represent them in the main draw, contended well in the first set by winning 30 points. However, he couldn't get over the hump to gain any sort of early lead, and Federer broke once to take the first set.
From then on, Federer relied on his serve and brisk movement to get out of Round 3 rather easily. He nearly amassed as many unforced errors (22) as his opponent (24), but he maintained a decided advantage in net points won and first-serve points won. That helped him continue an eye-popping streak into 2015, as told by BBC Sport:
Although Dzumhur will have to wait to notch his first career win over a top-30 foe, he can at least cross off playing Federer from his bucket list. Even in the midst of losing Friday, he was in awe of playing his childhood idol, per Kate Battersby of RolandGarros.com:
"When I was warming up, I still could not believe I was playing him. Really, it was such a strange feeling - like I'm dreaming. But then suddenly I switched when I started to play. The most important thing was that I started to serve well in the first set. Then it was easier.
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It also got easier for Federer, who had little trouble getting past his opposition and into much tougher matches ahead—starting with the fourth round.
Up next for Federer is a meeting with No. 13-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils, who has beaten Federer in each of their last two meetings.
No. 28 Flavia Pennetta def. No. 8 Carla Suarez Navarro
At this point, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are just glad they are still alive at Roland Garros. The mass exodus of women's contenders continued Friday, with eighth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro being ousted by Italy's Flavia Pennetta in straight sets.
The loss adds to the tally of top-10 seeds to fall already, as ESPN Tennis observed:
"No. 28 Pennetta notches a straight sets win over No. 8 Suarez Navarro who becomes the fourth Top 10 player eliminated before the Round of 16
— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) May 29, 2015"
Although Pennetta took it in straight sets, neither player looked intent on grabbing the early momentum until Suarez Navarro double-faulted to give her opponent a chance to serve for the opening set. She did just that, and continued to take control by winning seven of 10 break points.
The Spaniard's struggles on serve were impossible to ignore. Her percentage of first-serve points won plummeted from 70 percent in her Round 2 match to a lowly 44 percent Friday. She also won just 18 percent of her second serves, with Pennetta attacking after her opponent's faults.
The upset inevitably opens the draw for others, including second-seeded Sharapova, who should face one of two seeds outside of the top 20 in either Pennetta or No. 21 Garbine Muguruza if she gets past No. 13 Lucie Safarova in Round 4. But with both of those players peaking, it will be far from a walk in the park for last year's French Open champion to return to the semifinals.
No. 13 Gael Monfils def. No. 21 Pablo Cuevas
Monfils has made his name as a five-set magician in Grand Slam tournaments, although they don't always go his way. He tends to have more success in such matches at Roland Garros, which materialized again Friday in a five-set thriller against No. 21 Pablo Cuevas.
The high-energy Frenchman was in trouble early, dropping the first set and having to battle to tie it up in the second set with a tiebreaker. Cuevas took control again in the following set, leaving Monfils facing either the uphill task of rattling off two straight sets or beginning to pack for home.
He obviously wasn't ready to leave. Monfils smashed 10 aces and overcame seven double-faults, forcing 65 unforced errors by Cuevas. It was as evenly matched as you can imagine with Monfils winning 161 points to Cuevas' 160, but it proved to be just enough.
Monfils faces a familiar foe next in a fourth-round meeting with Federer, who wasn't shy about lauding his future opponent as a top-10 player, per TennisWorldItalia.com's Chiara Gambuzza:
Not only has Monfils won two straight against Federer, as previously mentioned, but it could easily be three. Monfils had Federer on the ropes at the 2014 U.S. Open, but fell apart late after winning the first two sets.
He'll have a chance for redemption in the coming days, and it could revitalize hopes of France's first title at Roland Garros since Yannick Noah—the father of Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah—in 1983.
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