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Britain’s Dan Evans was sent spinning out in the second round after a four-set defeat by Mikael Ymer.
Meanwhile a new star was born after a French wildcard ranked 227 beat the world number eight.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day five at the French Open.
Seed survival 😅@paulabadosa makes her escape, shutting down Juvan 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 to claim a spot in the third round#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/KAuoWDtX3U
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
Third seed Paula Badosa had to dig deep to get past Kaja Juvan, the Spaniard eventually prevailing 7-5 3-6 6-2.
Another look at that one by @hugogaston7 👏#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/L2xdCwWpvh
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
France’s Hugo Gaston uses local knowledge to take a short cut.
🇫🇷 Wildcard wonder 🇫🇷
In her maiden Grand Slam, world No.227 Leolia Jeanjean upsets No.8 seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-2 for a first career top 10 win and third round#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/N01ZHyC2K2
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2022
No contest. French wildcard Leolia Jeanjean, ranked 227 in the world and playing in her first grand slam at the age of 26 after giving up tennis for almost five years, stunned eighth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-2 6-2. “Even I don’t have an explanation,” she said.
📸 Après un jet de raquette, la joueuse roumaine Irina-Camelia Begu n'est pas passée loin de faire très mal à un enfant dans les tribunes du court 13
Elle n'a pas été disqualifiée et jouera le 3e tour #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/ahhTEo4FUb
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) May 26, 2022
One young boy had a lucky escape when IIrina-Camelia Begu inadvertently bounced her racket into the crowd, just missing him. Begu was also fortunate to somehow avoid a default.
Women: Karolina Pliskova (8), Danielle Collins (9), Simona Halep (19), Ekaterina Alexandrova (30)
Men: Nikoloz Basilashvili (22), Frances Tiafoe (24), Dan Evans (29).
Dan Evans loses out in the 2nd round of @rolandgarros #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/wdsQxq7Bu9
— LTA (@the_LTA) May 26, 2022
Evans looked distinctly out of sorts as he slipped to a 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3 defeat to Sweden’s Ymer to miss out on a place in the third round for the first time.
On to round three in Paris ⚡️👏 pic.twitter.com/XmKMlxXRgO
— Cameron Norrie (@cam_norrie) May 26, 2022
British number one Cameron Norrie takes on Russian 21st seed Karen Khachanov as he bids to each the second week of a grand slam for the first time. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are also in action while there is a tasty night match between two rising stars, Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastian Korda.
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