Round-up: Aljaz Bedene flies flag for GB, Ivanovic, Tsonga and Ferrer through

ByEurosport

Updated 26/05/2016 at 20:22 GMT

Aljaz Bedene has joined fellow Brit Andy Murray in the last 32 while former women's champion Ana Ivanovic is also through to the third round.

Aljaz Bedene won in five sets to reach the last 32 at Roland Garros.

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Ana Ivanovic through to last 32

Ana Ivanovic (Srb) beat Kurumi Nara (Jpn) 7-5 6-1 - Former champion Ana Ivanovic remains on course to challenge for this year's title after completing a comfortable win over Japan's world number 91 Kurumi Nara. The 2008 champion lost last year's semi-final to Lucie Šafářova, but showed signs of her very best form by coasting through the second set having edged a tight first set. She will face the winner of the meeting between 18th seed Elina Svitolina or American wildcard Taylor Townsend for a last-16 spot.

Ana Ivanovic comfortably makes round three

Bedene grabs first-ever third round spot

Aljaz Bedene wins in five sets

Aljaz Bedene (Britain) beat Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 7-6(4) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2 - Britain's Slovenian-born star Aljaz Bedene made it into the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time. The world number 66 earned a two sets to love lead, claiming a tight opener on a tie-break before outplaying his rival in the next two. But his Spanish opponent dug in brilliantly to square things up, only for Bedene to up his game in the decider. He fired a wondrous return ace to bring up match point, and screamed in delight as he took that chance at the first time of asking with Carreno Busta pulling a forehand into the tramlines.

Aljaz Bedene: I will enjoy today a little bit

Berdych pushed hard by Tunisia's Jaziri

7-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) 6-1 2-6 6-2 6-4 - Seventh seed Tomas Berdych was given a serious examination by Tunisian veteran Malek Jaziri. After a one-sided first set Jaziri claimed the second in style, and Berdych had to re-double his concentration to get back in control and win the match. But he is through in four sets. Which sounds like an easy day's work compared to what Andy Murray has gone through in recent days.

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Women's second round

Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) beat Julia Goerges (Germany) 7-5 6-7(4) 7-5
26-Kristina Mladenovic (France) beat Timea Babos (Hungary) 6-4 6-3
Alize Cornet (France) beat Tatjana Maria (Germany) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4
9-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Louisa Chirico (U.S.) 6-2 6-1
15-Madison Keys (U.S.) beat Mariana Duque (Colombia) 6-3 6-2
18-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat Taylor Townsend (U.S.) 6-3 6-0
1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Teliana Pereira (Brazil) 6-2 6-1
29-Darya Kasatkina (Russia) beat Virginie Razzano (France) 3-6 6-1 6-3
22-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Ana Konjuh (Croatia) 6-4 3-6 6-0
Pauline Parmentier (France) beat Irina Falconi (U.S.) 6-3 6-1
Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat Camila Giorgi (Italy) 6-4 6-1
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) beat 28-Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 6-2 6-2
Karin Knapp (Italy) beat Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-3 6-4
8-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat Eugenie Bouchard (Canada) 6-4 6-4
14-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Kurumi Nara (Japan) 7-5 6-1
12-Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Wang Qiang (China) 6-1 6-3

Men's second round

11-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Juan Monaco (Argentina) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 6-2
21-Feliciano Lopez (Spain) beat Victor Estrella (Dominican Republic) 6-3 7-6(8) 6-3
6-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 N
Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-4 6-3
12-David Goffin (Belgium) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 7-5 6-1 6-4
Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Stephane Robert (France) 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-4
Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-3 6-2 1-0 (Mahut retired)
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 7-5 6-3 6-4
Borna Coric (Croatia) beat 20-Bernard Tomic (Australia) 3-6 6-2 7-6(4) 7-6(6)
14-Roberto Bautista (Spain) beat Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-1
13-Dominic Thiem (Austria) beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 7-5 6-4 7-6(3)
4-Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Facundo Bagnis (Argentina) 6-3 6-0 6-3
Aljaz Bedene (Britain) beat Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain) 7-6 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-2
25-Pablo Cuevas (Uruguay) beat Quentin Halys (France) 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(6)
7-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) 6-1 2-6 6-2 6-4
Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat 26-Joao Sousa (Portugal) 6-2 7-5 6-3

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