Alexander Zverev easily qualified for the knockout stages at Roland Garros on Friday.
The world n ° 4 Aryna Sabalenka was left by the world 32nd Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, plucking a little more the female table of its seeds.
Alexander Zverev, 6th in the world, was able to be present in the important moments to win against Serbian Laslo Djere (55th) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2, Friday in the third round of Roland Garros.
In the eighth, Zverev will meet the Japanese Kei Nishikori (49th) who, after his matches in five sets of the first two rounds, qualified more easily by benefiting from the retirement of the Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen after a set (7-5, 0-0).
Massacre among the top 5 among women
On the women's side, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, world n ° 4, was released on Friday in the third round by the 32nd world Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-4, 2-6, 6-0.
After the withdrawals or withdrawals of the three world premieres (Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka), Sofia Kenin is the last member of the Top 5 still present in the women's table.
Results of the 6th day of the Roland-Garros tournament, played on Friday:
Men's singles (3rd round):
Alexander Zverev (GER / seed N.6) beats Laslo Djere (SRB) 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
Kei Nishikori (JPN) beats Henri Laaksonen (SUI) 7-5, 0-0 (retirement)
Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) beats Casper Ruud (NOR / N.15) 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 0-6, 7-5
Federico Delbonis (ARG) beats Fabio Fognini (ITA / N.27) 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
Ladies' singles (3rd round):
Elena Rybakina (KAZ / N.21) beats Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6-1, 6-4
Victoria Azarenka (BLR / N.15) beats Madison Keys (USA / N.23) 6-2, 6-2
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS / N.31) beats Aryna Sabalenka (BLR / N.3) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0
Tamara Zidansek (SLO) beats Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 0-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2