{"id":84506,"date":"2025-05-30T00:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T04:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=84506"},"modified":"2025-05-30T00:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T04:17:22","slug":"french-open-day-5-mens-recap-djokovic-sinner-de-minaur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/05\/30\/french-open-day-5-mens-recap-djokovic-sinner-de-minaur\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Day 5 Men&#8217;s Recap: Djokovic and Sinner Cruise, De Minaur Upset in Five-Setter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two men\u2019s tennis title hopefuls now remain at the 2025 French Open, following an exciting Thursday of second-round action. LWOS breaks down some of the moments of the day and looks at who is in top shape heading into the end of the first week.<\/p>\n<h2>French Open Day 5 Men&#8217;s Recap<\/h2>\n<h3>Who Looked Good<\/h3>\n<p>Novak Djokovic reached yet another Grand Slam third round with a 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) over Corentin Moutet, battling in a tough third set in which he had to overcome a set point. Moutet pushed the Serb with some trick shots and tweeners, but it wasn\u2019t enough to scare the 24-time Grand Slam champion. Djokovic is looking to win his fourth French Open title this year.<\/p>\n<p>World No. 1 Jannik Sinner ended the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/10\/10\/richard-gasquet-set-to-retire-at-2025-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">decades-long career of Frenchman Richard Gasquet<\/a> in a straight-sets win on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Gasquet fired 22 winners to 29 unforced errors in an admirable effort, but the Italian\u2019s power was too much. Sinner won 85% of points off his first serve, and only faced three break points throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>Jo\u00e3o Fonseca and Jack Draper set up a mouthwatering third-round matchup after they each battled past tough second-round opponents. Draper\u2019s win was the more impressive of the two; he defeated Gael Monfils in front of a night crowd with 59 winners, hitting strong forehands and breaking down the Frenchman\u2019s exciting game. After Monfils used his energy and crowd support to win the second set, Draper won 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-5.<\/p>\n<p><a  id=\"dpUVkHSoTWx5nyAdOEusdw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1394775032\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dpUVkHSoTWx5nyAdOEusdw',sig:'olBVMXq4AUZtWkAO53xg4KMd0uMPng1OqTr2s7W-DBc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1394775032',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev faced a slow start in his second-round match, but his serve and aggression improved in a 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 win over Jesper De Jong. The German hit 43 winners to 43 unforced errors in the match.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Looked Bad<\/h3>\n<p>Two seeds fell in heartbreaking five-set defeats on Thursday: World No. 9 Alex De Minaur and World No. 19 Jakub Mensik. De Minaur lost 2-6 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 to Alexander Bublik, while Mensik succumbed to Henrique Rocha 2-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-3. De Minaur was notably too defensive \u2014 as Bublik\u2019s confidence increased, he threw in thrilling drop shots and huge second serves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2025\/may\/29\/alex-de-minaur-out-of-french-open-after-five-set-defeat-to-alexander-bublik\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that caught the Aussie off guard<\/a>. Meanwhile, Mensik, coming off a huge ATP 1000 title in Miami, is yet to make a tour-level semifinal since his March win.<\/p>\n<p>Denis Shapovalov, the 27th seed, was stunned on Thursday by Filip Misolic, an Austrian ranked just outside the cusp of the Top 150 before the start of the tournament. Misolic hit 56 winners, while 66 unforced errors from Shapovalov dented the Canadian\u2019s chances as he tried to fight back deep into a fifth set. In the end, Misolic won 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 4-6 4-6 6-3.<\/p>\n<h3>Match of the Day<\/h3>\n<p>There were multiple contenders for a match of the day on Day 5 \u2014 five of 16 matches, in fact, extended into a final set. Ethan Quinn, a young American making his French Open debut, wowed fans in a 7-5 fifth-set win over Alexander Shevchenko. The match included a stunning 92 winners from the American, with the contest capped off with a big forehand cross-court winner from Quinn.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d argue the match of the day was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7X-JfvBlqOI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arthur Fils\u2019 breakthrough fifth set<\/a> win over Jaume Munar; a 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 2-6 0-6 6-4 win saw Fils claw back from a break down in the fifth set. Stepping up with his forehand, the Frenchman hit 20 winners in the fifth set alone to work the crowd\u2019s way into the finale. Fils also faced some injury concerns midway through the match. He did hit 84 unforced errors during the match, a number that likely will have to improve against the power-hitting Andrey Rublev in the third round.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-two men\u2019s tennis title hopefuls now remain at the 2025 French Open, following an exciting Thursday of second-round action. LWOS breaks down some of the moments of the day and looks at who is in top shape heading into the end of the first week. 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