Sinner bid farewell to the famous French general, Deyo had hidden worries about promotion, the little hare won two and lost three, and the four golden flowers all won

Three minutes a day, knowing about tennis in the world. Hello fans and friends, today is Friday, May 30, 2025, and welcome to listen to the afternoon newsletter brought to you by "Tennis Home".

This morning, Beijing time, the 2025 French Open ended the second round of the men's singles upper half of the competition, although the favorites all successfully advanced, but there are still five seeded players lost. Top seed and world No. 1 Sinner was solid enough to beat homegrown sensation Gasquet 6-3 6-0 6-4 to snap a 16-match Grand Slam winning streak and cap off the latter's final French Open campaign. In the next round, he will face Czech rising star Lehecka, who eliminated 26th seed and Spain's Fokina in four sets. After the match, the 38-year-old SLR master Gasquet tearfully bid farewell to his 23-year tennis tournament and officially retired.

Serbian star Novak Djokovic also put in an impressive performance, beating homegrown Mutai 6-3 6-2 7-6(1) to advance to the round of 32. He will next face Austrian qualifier Misorić, who knocked out 27th seed Shapovalov of Canada in five sets. In the third set of the day, Djokovic called a medical timeout due to discomfort in his left foot. It is not known what the injury will be at the moment, but hopefully it will not affect in the third round.

Other seeded players who went out on the day were Australian hare De Minaur, Czech star Menchik and local star Ember. Among them, the little hare was reversed in three sets by the Kazakh Bublik in a row with a 2-0 lead. New Masters champion Mensik was also in a two-set lead, but was chased by qualifier Rocha in three sets to complete the upset. Ember retired due to injury after a set and a half with Englishman Fearnley.

Quinn, another qualifier, also advanced to the third round with a 6-4 4-6 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 7-5 win over Kazakhstan's Shevchenko. As a result, all three qualifiers who played that day won and advanced. Other winners were Zverev, Rublev, Fez, Fonseca, Draper, Koboli, Grikspoor and Norrie.

In Women's Singles: Second seed Gauff defeated Czech qualifier Valentova 6-2 6-4 to advance to the round of 32. Next, she will face Czech Bouzkova. Third seed Pegula defeated compatriot Ann Lee 6-3 7-6(3) to face Czech star Vondrousova in the third round, who eliminated 25th seed Fletcher 6-0 4-6 6-3. No.7 seed Keys swept past British sister Usain Bolt 6-1 6-3 to make it nine straight Grand Slam wins.

Sixth seed Milla Andreeva defeated American Kruger 6-3 6-4 to face 32nd seed Putintseva in the third round. The other winners were Baptiste, Kenin, Kudermetova, Alexandrova, Kasatkina, Badosa, Jacquemo, Boisson and Maneiro.

Doubles: The two pairs with Chinese players in the first round of the Women's Doubles on the day won and advanced. Among them, Wang Xinyu/Zheng Saisai eliminated 11th seeds Kromachava/Stora 6-4 4-6 6-4; Tang Qianhui/Makoto Ninomiya eliminated Lesimia/Harmony Tan 6-3 6-4. Second seeds Zhang Shuai/Arévalo also got off to a flying start with a 6-2 6-4 win over local pair Berglafer/Sanchez.

At 5 p.m. Beijing time today, the sixth match day of the French Open began. Alcaraz, Rune, Musetti, Sabalenka, Bolini, Swiatek, Rybakina and others will all play in the third round of singles. China's first sister Zheng Qinwen will face 18-year-old Canadian teenager Mboko in the first match at the Simeone Mathieu Stadium. Good luck to Xiao Zheng!

Finally, let's guess and recognize. The picture below is of a player during a match. He ended up losing, can you recognize who he is?

In the last guess, some golfers gave the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is the Japanese star Naomi Osaka.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)