French Open day five

Reuters - 30/05
Highlights of the fifth day at the French Open on Thursday (times GMT):
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Highlights of the fifth day at the French Open on Thursday (times GMT):

1719 OFNER EDGES BAEZ IN FOUR-HOUR BATTLE

Austria's Sebastian Ofner fought back from two sets down to beat Argentinian 20th seed Sebastian Baez 3-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 7-6(5) in a thrilling second-round battle that lasted four hours and 13 minutes.

1622 KEYS BEATS SHERIF

Former semi-finalist and 14th seed American Madison Keys beat Egyptian Mayar Sherif 6-0 7-6(7) in the second round.

1553 DJOKOVIC BEATS CARBALLES BAENA

Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a fourth French Open title with a dominant 6-4 6-1 6-2 win over Roberto Carballes Baena in the second round, marking his 19th consecutive third-round qualification in the tournament.

1552 VONDROUSOVA BEATS VOLYNETS

Wimbledon champion and fifth seed Marketa Vondrousova beat Katie Volynets 0-6 6-1 6-4 to reach the third round, where the Czech will face French wildcard Chloe Paquet who beat 32nd seed Katerina Siniakova in the second round.

1536 HURKACZ DEFEATS NAKASHIMA

Polish eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz bounced back from a shaky start to beat American Brandon Nakashima 6-7(2) 6-1 6-3 7-6(5) in the second round. The match, originally scheduled for Wednesday, had multiple rain interruptions.

1433 ZVEREV SEES OFF GOFFIN

German fourth seed Alexander Zverev, a semi-finalist in the last three years, beat David Goffin 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 to reach the third round, where he will face Dutch 26th seed Tallon Griekspoor.

1326 SVITOLINA BEATS PARRY

Ukrainian 15th seed Elina Svitolina beat Frenchwoman Diane Parry 6-4 7-6(3) in the second round as rain suspended play on the outer courts and Court Simonne-Mathieu for the second time.

1147 RYBAKINA REACHES THIRD ROUND

Kazakhstan's fourth seed and former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-3 6-4 to reach the third round.

1138 DIMITROV DEFEATS MAROZSAN

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