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French Open Order of Play Day 5 – Important Matches To Watch Out For

It's another day of entertainment at the French Open with exciting day 5 battles!

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The 2025 French Open continues on day 5 with yet another exciting day of tennis to look forward to. Plenty of stars on both the men’s and women’s side of the draw will be in action today, including number one seed Jannik Sinner, number 3 Alexander Zverev, and number 6 Novak Djokovic. On the women’s side, we will have the number 2 and 3 seeds, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, playing today.

Before proceeding to the Roland Garros Order of Play for the day, here is a quick recap of how the top seeds fared yesterday. On the women’s side, 11th seed Diana Shnaider was sent packing by Dayana Yastremska, but Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, and Jasmine Paolini all cruised through to the next round.

On the men’s side, number 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz came through in 4 sets against Fabian Marozsan after a brief period of inconsistent play in the second set. Casper Ruud (7) was handed a tough loss against Nuno Borges as the Norwegian struggled with injury, while Stefanos Tsitsipas also crashed out against Matteo Gigante.

Roland-Garros said goodbye to two former finalists in the men’s singles on Wednesday as Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas both lost second round matches.

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Order of Play at Court Philippe-Chatrier for Day 5

World number 3, Jessica Pegula, will kick things off on court Philippe-Chatrier with her match against Ann Li. That will be followed by the men’s Australian Open Champion and world number 1, Jannik Sinner, up against local favorite and seasoned veteran Richard Gasquet. Both matches will take place in the day session.

The third match of the day and last of the day session on Philippe-Chatrier will be between Madison Keys and Katie Boulter, while the final match of the day is a night session clash between French favorite Gael Monfils and Jack Draper.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Jessica Pegula (3) vs. Ann Li	6:00 AM	12:00 PM
Jannik Sinner (1) vs. Richard Gasquet	7:10 AM	1:10 PM
Madison Keys (7) vs. Katie Boulter	8:10 AM	2:10 PM
Gael Monfils vs. Jack Draper (5)	2:15 PM	8:15 PM

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Order of Play at Court Suzanne-Lenglen for Day 5

Action on court, Suzanne-Lenglen will commence with home talent Arthur Fils taking on Jaume Munar, followed by world number 2 Coco Gauff up against Tereza Valentova. Following Gauff, 3-time French Open winner Novak Djokovic will take the court as he is scheduled to play another French talent in Corentin Moutet.

The final match for day 5 will feature the number 17 seed Daria Kasatkina going up against home talent Leolia Jeanjean. All matches on Suzanne-Lenglen are during the day session.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Jaume Munar vs. Arthur Fils (14)	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Coco Gauff (2) vs. Tereza Valentova	6:40 AM	12:40 PM
Novak Djokovic (6) Corentin Moutet	7:50 AM	1:50 PM
Daria Kasatkina (17) vs. Leolia Jeanjean	9:30 AM	3:30 PM

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Order of Play at Court Simonne-Mathieu for Day 5

On court Simonne-Mathieu, the first match will feature the 6th-seeded Mirra Andreeva taking on Ashlyn Krueger. Next up is last year’s finalist, Alexander Zverev, who will be playing Jesper De Jong.

The third match on day 5 will feature Paula Badosa in action against Elena-Gabriela Ruse before concluding the day with Jacob Fearnley, who will take on yet another Frenchman, Ugo Humbert. All matches will be during the day session.

Matchup	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Mirra Andreeva (6) vs. Ashlyn Krueger	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Alexander Zverev (3) vs. Jesper De Jong	6:10 AM	12:10 PM
Paula Badosa (10) vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse	7:50 AM	1:50 PM
Jacob Fearnley vs. Ugo Humbert (22)	9:00 AM	3:00 PM

Matches To Watch Out for on Other Courts

Day 5 will also feature a couple of interesting matchups on the outside courts as well. 9th seed, Alex de Minaur, takes on Alexander Bublik on court 14, while Andrey Rublev plays his second round match against Adam Walton on court 7.

Matchup	Court	Estimated Start Time (ET)	Estimated Start Time (Local)
Alex de Minaur (9) vs. Alexander Bublik	Court 14	5:00 AM	11:00 AM
Andrey Rublev (17) vs. Adam Walton	Court 7	6:40 AM	12:40 PM

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