Apparently interrupted by a bad left knee, two -time French Open Finalist Casper Rud Followed 13 out of the last 14 matches, lost 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0 Nuno Borges On Wednesday, in the second round at Roland Garos and then revealed that he was playing in pain in the Clay-court season.

Seventh seeded Rood Paris in each of the last three years, at least in the semi-finals, finishing as aner-up Rafael Nadal In 2022 and Novak jokovich In 2023 – and this is his first exit in the tournament since leaning in the second round in his debut in 2018.

defending champion Carlos Alakraj Overk a one-set blip to lose Fabian Marozson 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Italian qualifier Matio Gigante Troubled by former world number 3 Stefanos tsitipusSeeds of 20th, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

23-year-old Gigantte won his first win against a rival in the top 20, winning consecutive matches at a tour-level event for the first time. Jeet established a third round meeting with US number 13 seeds Ben shelton,

For the past several weeks, Rudd has been taking pain-killing and anti-inflammatory bullets, and they did so again on Wednesday. But Rud said that the knee started harassing him in the first set against Borgo, which is in 41st position and became the first Portuguese man to go to the third round of the French Open. Borges will face Alexi popirin The past relaxed in the third round after Australian player Alejandro Tabilo In straight sets.

Rud said that the worst shot for his knee is an open-rolled backhand, in which he slides on his left leg, so he is avoiding it in behavior.

Rud said, “Some movements are like this.” When you are playing the match, you can’t really control it in the same way (as in practice). You can do everything to get every ball. Sometimes you forget that this is a shot for which I should not go. “

Rud was visited by a trainer and took some bullets during Wednesday’s match, but nothing seemed to help.

“This is a slam. I love this tournament very much,” Rud said. “Looking back, I tried my best to continue (and tried) to avoid those shots.

He said that in April, problems started at his first clay event of the pre-French Open Stretch in Monte Carlo, and he took a medical examination a few weeks in Madrid, where he won the title. Rud took out of the Geneva Open, which was played last week.

Now further tests will be done to him.

Rud said, “I completely closed five days at home. This was not enough to relieve pain.” “I wish I could live here for a long time.”

Alkaraz was topped by Marojnason on Clay Courts of Rome two years ago and the courts on Wednesday were moments of vulnerability on the Philipp-Chatir, but the 22-year-old ensured that his dialect for the fifth Grand Slam title would not have an early end.

“It was a great match. I started playing well,” said Alakraj. “In the first set, I was really highly confident. In the second set, he started playing much better and he was really aggressive. He didn’t remember at all, so it was a bit difficult to deal with my game in the second set, but I am really happy that I was strong and refreshed myself.”

Alkaraz also got something to do something he always wanted: a singing fans in Rolland Garos, using a familiar-shinging refrain, often used to get out of the crowd.

Perhaps appropriately, it is a Spanish Paso dobe tune. It goes “Po-Po-Po-Po-Po-Po-Lolo”-like French writes it-and then a stagnation and then a “ol”.

Alakraj later said that he was thinking about doing that song after an interview last year, but it never happened.

“I just love it here and there were some great moments,” said Alakraj. “I hope that when he left court, he left with a smile.”

Alakraj will be the next face Damir DazumhurWho fell a bad to exclude Big-Sevarting Giyavani mapeti pericard 7-6 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

For Tsitsipas, the disadvantage was a major stum in a tournament, where he had reached the minimum quarter -finals since 2020 four times. This is another initial disadvantage in a major this year, after falling in the first round, after falling in the first round Alex Michelson In the Australian Open.

“I expected big things from myself for these two weeks,” said Tsitsipas, who lost in the second round in 2018. “I felt that I was playing immature sometimes during the match.”

The 26-year-old Greek player surrounded himself to give some points to Gigantte, as Tsitsipas hit 49 unexpected errors on court Simone-Mathiyu.

“I was not completely present in the moment,” he said. “So I will describe the immatureness as that (as), do not know how to handle those situations.”

Gigante sealed the victory with an ace, and uncontrolled Italian gained a friendly hug on the net from Tsitipus.

“I would have to give credit to my opponent, he played incredible tennis,” said Tsitsipus. “He handled the moments of pressure very well.”

Lorenzo musetti He continued his Renaissance when he won against Colombian Lucky Streak with a win of 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 in the third round without any nonsense in the third round Daniel gallon On Wednesday.

The main problem of the eighth seed Mussetti was intermittent rain on the court Simon-Mathiyu as he had a meeting. Mariano innovationWho defeated American Reilly Opelka 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-3.

“It was a solid performance from beginning to end,” said Mussetty. “I had some ups and downs during the first and third sets. Surely I can’t complain about what I am showing.”

Monte Carlo Masters in the three major Clay-Cort-Court tournaments before the Rolland Garos and Musetti, who reached the final in Madrid and Rome, said that things started closing in Monte Carlo Masters, calling it a “boost of confidence”.

Tommy Paul Fought back from two sets to beat Marton fucosovics 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, 38 minutes in 3 hours, and book them in the third round. American number 12 seed face Karen Khachanov next.

Number 10 Holgar Roon Denmark defeated unseeded American Emilio Nava 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.