Third round singles action concludes on Saturday in Paris.
Day 7 features several WTA players who know how to advance deep at Majors. That includes a pair of four-time Major champions on hard courts: Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka, as well as two recent Major champs in Coco Gauff and Madison Keys, and recent two-time runner-up in Amanda Anisimova.
By contrast, with Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic going down in defeat, there are no Major champions remaining in either half of the ATP singles draw. The day’s most high-profile men’s singles matches feature the new Italian No.2 Flavio Cobolli taking on 20-year-old American Learner Tien, and fourth-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime facing another American, Brandon Nakashima.
Here’s a rundown of the most notable matches on Day 7 (in chronological order, all times local):
Iva Jovic (17) vs. Naomi Osaka (16) – 11:00am on Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Neither woman has dropped a set through two rounds. For Osaka, this is her first time into the third round of Roland Garros since 2019, and she is 0-3 previously in this round. For 18-year-old Jovic, she’s looking to reach the second week at her second consecutive Major, after making the quarterfinals in Melbourne. In this first-time meeting, Osaka certainly owns the advantage in power, but Jovic has a lot of variety, and better movement.
Flavio Cobolli (10) vs. Learner Tien (18) – 12:00pm on Court Philippe-Chatrier
Cobolli has advanced comfortably without the loss of a set, and the 24-year-old has passed an injured Lorenzo Musetti in the rankings to become the Italian No.2. Tien was down two-sets-to-one and a double break on Thursday against Facundo Diaz Acosta, yet managed to come back and win in five. That was a sixth consecutive match win for the American, who won the title last week in Geneva. Both men are recent Major quarterfinalists, as they look to make their debuts in the second week of this Major.
Their only prior encounter occurred last fall on a hard court in Beijing, where Tien prevailed 6-3, 6-2.
Aryna Sabalenka (1) vs. Daria Kasatkina – Second on Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Sabalenka is now 29-3 on the year, and after winning two straight-setters to start this event, she is 62-8 this year in sets. Kasatkina is just 15-9 this year, as she’s battled multiple injuries during 2026. She’s now ranked outside the world’s top 50, but like Sabalenka, Kasatkina also won both of her first two rounds in straights.
This head-to-head stands at 7-2 in Sabalenka’s favor, and she’s taken their last four meetings in straights.
Diane Parry vs. Amanda Anisimova (6) – Second on Court Philippe-Chatrier
Despite arriving in Paris without much match play due to a right wrist injury, Anisimova has dropped only four games thus far, and received a mid-match retirement in the last round. Parry is a 23-year-old Frenchwoman who has achieved the third round at all four Majors, but is currently ranked at No.94. She upset the 30th seed, Ann Li, on Thursday. This is a first-time meeting.
Victoria Mboko (9) vs. Madison Keys (19) – Third on Court Simonne-Mathieu
Mboko survived a three-setter in the last round against Katerina Siniakova, as the 19-year-old Canadian has now advanced to the third round of Roland Garros in both of her career appearances. Keys has easily advanced in straights, and she’s reached one semifinal and two additional quarterfinals previously in Paris.
At the beginning of this season in the Adelaide quarterfinals, Mboko defeated Keys in three sets.
Coco Gauff (4) vs. Anastasia Potapova (28) – Third on Court Philippe-Chatrier
Gauff is another top player to win her first two rounds rather clinically, as the defending champion eyes her sixth consecutive Roland Garros quarterfinal. Potapova came back from a set down on Thursday against Katie Boulter, and she’s coming off a run to the Madrid semifinals a month ago. Her round of 16 appearance here two years ago remains her best result at a Major.
These players have split their four previous matches, with Potapova claiming the last two, though they haven’t played in over three years.
Felix Auger-Aliassime (4) vs. Brandon Nakashima (31) – Not Before 8:15 on Court Philippe-Chatrier
Both of these men have already fought through five-set battles to reach this stage. Auger-Aliassime required a final-set tiebreak in the first round against Daniel Altmaier, before winning his second round in four. Nakashima came back from two-sets-to-one down on Thursday night against France’s Luca Van Assche, a round after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in straights.
Four years ago on an indoor hard court in Florence, Auger-Aliassime defeated Nakashima in straights.
Saturday’s full Order of Play is here.
