Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted May 28, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted May 28, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Popyrin breaks new ground with Roland Garros win Alexei Popyrin has broken more fresh ground in his soaring career, brightening up a gloomy day in Paris by reaching the third round of the French Open for the first time. But while the 25th seed was battling his way past Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 7-5 6-3 6-4 on a drizzle-splattered outside court, Ajla Tomljanovic’s big date under the roof of Court Phillippe Chatrier turned into a bit of a damp squib as she succumbed 6-3 6-3 to 2024 finalist Jasmine Paolini. The two matches ended within 30 seconds of each other on Wednesday with Popyrin’s delight at overcoming a potentially tricky hurdle in stark contrast to Tomljanovic’s frustration at not being able to offer more of a threat to the No.4 seed amid a second-set fightback. Popyrin, the lanky Sydneysider who made history last year by becoming the first *********** in a generation to win a Masters 1000 event, always held the initiative against Tabilo, a dangerous opponent on all surfaces who beat Novak Djokovic on clay in Rome last year. Having ended his six-match losing sequence at Roland Garros in the first round, Popyrin was left delighted to become the first *********** to advance to the last-32 this year – and so far without dropping a set. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Popyrin #breaks #ground #Roland #Garros #win This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/261811-popyrin-breaks-new-ground-with-roland-garros-win/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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