Roland Garros 2025: Men's Singles Deliver Drama With Marathon Matches

In one of the bigger upsets of the tournament, Alexander Bublik came back from two sets down to defeat Alex de Minaur 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. This is the Kazakh's first time reaching the third round at Roland Garros.

It seemed like the Demon was in control after grabbing a two-set lead a little over an hour into the match. The often erratic and unpredictable Bublik had other plans. In what was some of his best tennis this season, Bublik kicked into third gear during the third set to break the Australian early and prevent his comeback at 4-4.

In true Bublik fashion, he won the fourth set with a powerful backhand down the line after using a tweener to bring de Minaur to the net. The Aussie had no answers to Bublik's comeback as he powered through the fifth, winning the match and shocking himself.

"I was still not hoping to win," he admitted to Tennis Channel. "I was just keep my serve, maybe he's gonna you a chance."

De Minaur admitted feeling "burnt out" following the match, calling out the ATP's long schedule and once again raising the conversation of a shorter schedule, echoed by compatriot Jordan Thompson earlier this week.

Henrique Rocha Defeats Jakub Menšík

In another shocking upset, qualifier Henrique Rocha defeated Jakub Menšík 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Rocha joins compatriot Nuno Borges in the round of 32, marking the first time in Roland Garros history that two Portuguese ATP players have advanced to round 3.

Menšík, who beat Novak Djokovic to win the Miami Open earlier this year, played a routine first two sets, taking advantage of key break points to win on Rocha's service games. However, he faltered in the third, losing momentum and unable to recover once Rocha claimed the third set.

The 19-year-old Menšík is considered to be one of the best upcoming youngster's on tour, as stated by Mats Wilander, and was expected to make a deep run at the tournament.

Rocha mimicked Chelsea footballer Cole Palmer's ice-cold celebration following his win, much to the delight of the French crowd.

Ethan Quinn Defeats Alexander Shevchenko

American qualifier Ethan Quinn played a rollercoaster 4 hour and 14 minute match to beat Alexander Shevchenko 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 7-5. He hit a total of 92 winners on his way to victory.

Quinn played a tough three rounds of qualifying to make it into the main draw, his first at Roland Garros and second grand slam main draw overall.

Quinn and Shevchenko battled it out in two back-to-back tiebreaks in the third and fourth set before coming down to the wire at 5-5 in the fifth. The American saved two break points before going on to win the match.

Quinn is one of five American men into the third round. He joins Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe, Sebastian Korda, and Tommy Paul for a chance to fight for a spot in the round of 16.

Filip Misolic Defeats Denis Shapovalov

Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic upset 27th seed Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the third round. The Canadian attempted to launch a comeback after losing the first two sets in tiebreakers, but Misolic was undeterred.

This is Misolic's second time qualifying for Roland Garros and his first reaching the third round. He had yet to reach the main draw in any grand slam until Roland Garros in 2024. Shapovalov has been out of form this clay season, unable to make it past the round of 32 in any of the tournaments he played.

Misolic faces Novak Djokovic in the next round.