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PARIS, 31 May: Sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev was knocked out of the French Open by Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4 in the third round on Friday.<\/p>\n
Rublev showed frustration throughout over his lack of precision, committing 37 unforced errors and four double faults. After netting a forehand in the third set, he smashed his racket on his knee four times.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am completely disappointed with myself, with the way I behaved, the way I performed, and I can\u2019t remember ever behaving worse in a Grand Slam tournament,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was the first time I ever behaved that badly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rublev entered the French Open as a contender after winning the Madrid Open this month.<\/p>\n
Arnaldi, ranked 35th, will face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Zhizhen Zhang, who were scheduled to play later Friday.<\/p>\n
No. 2 Jannik Sinner progressed by downing Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.<\/p>\n
On the women\u2019s side, No. 3-seeded Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round after beating Australian Open semifinalist Dayana Yastremska 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n
Gauff pressured her opponent into committing 38 unforced errors on Court Philippe Chatrier, and converted five of her 11 break points.<\/p>\n
After several seeded players were knocked out on Thursday, Italy\u2019s Elisabetta Cocciaretto pulled off another upset by defeating No. 17 Liudmila Samsonova 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Cocciaretto, ranked 51st, reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.<\/p>\n
She will play Gauff next. Gauff won both of their previous meetings but said, \u201cShe is definitely a fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gauff is the reigning U.S. Open champion and was a finalist at the French Open in 2022.<\/p>\n
Qualifier Olga Danilovic, ranked 125th, beat Donna Vekic 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8) to make her first fourth-round appearance at a Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>\n
For the fourth consecutive day, rain interrupted play. There was a delay of about 1 1\/2 hours on Friday. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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