French Open day five: Madison Keys gets entangled, France’s wildcard wonder, a close shave for young fan

Britain’s Dan Evans was sent spinning out in the second round after a four-set defeat by Mikael Ymer while a new star was born after a French wildcard ranked 227 beat the world No 8 at the French Open.
Here is a review of day five at Roland Garros.
Picture of the day
Match of the day
Seed survival 😅@paulabadosa makes her escape, shutting down Juvan 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 to claim a spot in the third round#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/KAuoWDtX3U
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
Third seed Paula Badosa had to dig deep to get past Kaja Juvan, the Spaniard eventually prevailing 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
Shot of the day
Another look at that one by @hugogaston7 👏#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/L2xdCwWpvh
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
France’s Hugo Gaston uses local knowledge to take a short cut.
Shock of the day
🇫🇷 Wildcard wonder 🇫🇷
In her maiden Grand Slam, world No.227 Leolia Jeanjean upsets No.8 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-2 for a first career top 10 win and third round#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/N01ZHyC2K2
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
No contest. French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean, ranked 227 in the world and playing in her first Grand Slam at the age of 26 after giving up tennis for almost five years, stunned eighth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-2. “Even I don’t have an explanation,” she said.
Stat of the day
Quote of the day
A close shave
📸 Après un jet de raquette, la joueuse roumaine Irina-Camelia Begu n’est pas passée loin de faire très mal à un enfant dans les tribunes du court 13
Elle n’a pas été disqualifiée et jouera le 3e tour #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/ahhTEo4FUb
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) May 26, 2022
One young boy had a lucky escape when Irina-Camelia Begu inadvertently bounced her racket into the crowd, just missing him. Begu was also fortunate to somehow avoid a default.
Fallen seeds
Women: Karolina Pliskova (8), Danielle Collins (9), Simona Halep (19), Ekaterina Alexandrova (30)
Men: Nikoloz Basilashvili (22), Frances Tiafoe (24), Dan Evans (29).
Brit watch
Dan Evans loses out in the 2nd round of @rolandgarros #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/wdsQxq7Bu9
— LTA (@the_LTA) May 26, 2022
Evans looked distinctly out of sorts as he slipped to a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Sweden’s Ymer to miss out on a place in the third round for the first time.
Up next
On to round three in Paris ⚡️👏 pic.twitter.com/XmKMlxXRgO
— Cameron Norrie (@cam_norrie) May 26, 2022
British No 1 Cameron Norrie takes on Russian 21st seed Karen Khachanov as he bids to each the second week of a grand slam for the first time. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are also in action while there is a tasty night match between two rising stars, Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda.
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