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2025 French Open Order of Play Day 3 – Important Matches To Watch Out For

Zverev, Djokovic, Gauff all in action on day 3 at Roland Garros

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The 2025 French Open is ready for another day full of excitement as we enter day 3 of the prestigious event. Day 3 continues with more first-round action and will feature top stars such as Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic on the men’s side as well as Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula on the women’s side.

Defending champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek made quick work of their first-round matches. Alcaraz came through a comfortable straight-sets victory over Giulio Zeppieri yesterday, while Swiatek also powered past Rebecca Sramkova with a comfortable straight-sets victory.

The most notable players to fall in the first round at Roland Garros this year are Naomi Osaka, who lost a tough three-set battle against Paula Badosa, and the ninth-seeded Emma Navarro, who was crushed by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Nevertheless, plenty of action awaits us on day 3 of the 2025 French Open, so with that, let us take a look at today’s order of play.

🔸 Sofia Kenin (31) vs Varvara Gracheva
🔸 Mirra Andreeva (6) vs Cristina Bucsa
🔸 Jack Draper (5) vs Mattia Bellucci
🔸 Alexander Zverev (3) vs Learner Tien

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Order of Play at Court Philippe-Chatrier for Day 3

Day 3 on court Philippe-Chatrier will kick things off with the number 31-seeded Sofia Kenin taking on local favorite Varvara Gracheva during the day session. This match will be followed by the number 2 seed Coco Gauff against Olivia Gadecki.

The day session’s last match will showcase three-time French Open champion Novak Djokovic in action against American Mackenzie McDonald. The night session will be highlighted by fan favorite and France’s own, Gael Monfils, in action against Hugo Dellien.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Varvara Gracheva vs. Sofia Kenin (31)	6:00 AM	12:00 PM
Coco Gauff (2) vs. Olivia Gadecki	7:10 AM	1:10 PM
Novak Djokovic (6) vs. Mackenzie McDonald	8:20 AM	2:20 PM
Gael Monfils vs. Hugo Dellien	2:15 PM	8:15 PM

Also Read: Jessica Pegula vs. Anca Todoni Head to Head Record, Preview and Prediction for French Open Round 1

Order of Play at Court Suzanne-Lenglen for Day 3

On court, Suzanne-Lenglen, sixth seed Mirra Andreeva, will get things rolling against Cristina Bucsa in the first match of the day session, which will be followed by last year’s Roland Garros finalist and the number 3 seed, Alexander Zverev, in action against Learner Tien.

Next up on Suzanne-Lenglen will be the number 3 seed on the women’s side, Jessica Pegula, taking on Anca Todoni, while the final match of the day will see the fifth seed on the men’s side, Jack Draper, battle it out against Mattia Bellucci.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Mirra Andreeva (6) vs. Cristina Bucsa	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Alexander Zverev (3) vs. Learner Tien	6:10 AM	12:10 PM
Jessica Pegula (3) vs. Anca Todoni	7:50 AM	1:50 PM
Jack Draper (5) vs. Mattia Bellucci	9:00 AM	3:00 PM

Will Learner Tien and Alexander Zverev produce more magic when they face off in Paris? 🍿@atptour | @TennisTV | @AbiertoTelcel | #ATP #Tennis #RolandGarros

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— Tennis365 (@tennis365com) May 27, 2025

Order of Play at Court Simonne-Mathieu for Day 3

11th seed Daniil Medvedev will start proceedings for day 3 on Court Simonne-Mathieu with his match against Cameron Norrie, which will be followed by Magdalena Frech’s clash against Ons Jabeur.

Next up, court Simonne-Mathieu will witness an all-French matchup between Corentin Moutet and qualifier Clement Tabur. The day’s play will come to an end with the 14th seed Karolina Muchova’s first-round encounter with Alycia Parks.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Daniil Medvedev (11) vs. Cameron Norrie	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Magdalena Frech (25) vs. Ons Jabeur	6:40 AM	12:40 PM
Corentin Moutet vs. Clement Tabur (Q)	7:50 AM	1:50 PM
Karolina Muchova (14) vs. Alycia Parks	9:30 AM	3:30 PM

Matches To Watch Out for on Other Courts

Apart from the main matches featured on courts Philippe-Chatrier, Suzanne-Lenglen, and Simonne-Mathieu, some of the other matches to keep an eye on include the following.

Matchup	Court	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Alex de Minaur (9) vs. Laslo Djere	Court 14	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Alexandre Muller vs. Jakub Mensik (19)	Court 14	6:40 AM	12:40 PM
Ethan Quinn (Q) vs. Grigor Dimitrov (16)	Court 6	6:10 AM	12:10 PM
Matteo Arnaldi vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime (29)	Court 6	9:00 AM	3:00 PM

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