French Open 2026: Sabalenka, Gauff and Medvedev in action on sweltering day three – live
The third day of the French Open 2026 features a lineup of exciting matches. Aryna Sabalenka is set to face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, while defending champion Coco Gauff will compete against Taylor Townsend. Other notable matches include Daniil Medvedev against Adam Walton and several other prominent players in action.
- ▪Aryna Sabalenka is looking for her first French Open title against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
- ▪Coco Gauff, the defending champion, will play against her friend Taylor Townsend.
- ▪Daniil Medvedev begins his campaign against Adam Walton after a recent loss to Mario Berrettini.
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16m ago05.00 EDTPreambleSalut tout le monde et bienvenue à Roland-Garros 2026 – troisième jour!And, of course, what a troisième jour this promises to be. Standing out among stand-outs, we’ve Linda Noskova, seeded 12, facing Maria Sakkari; Cameron Norrie meets Daniel Vallejo; and Naomi Osaka takes on Laura Siegemund.But the match of the day might just come first up on Chatrier, where Aryna Sabalenka, yet to win this pot, meets the excellent Jessica Bouzas Maneiro; don’t be surprised if that matures into an epic (but also, don’t be surprised, as if anyone could, should the world no 1 blaze into round two).Otherwise, defending champ Coco Gauff tussles her good mate and doubles specialist Taylor Townsend; Alexandre Muller goes at Stefanos Tsitsipas; and Daniil Medvedev, not long since…
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