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PARIS (AP) — French teenager Moïse Kouamé thrilled home fans by beating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday.

The 17-year-old Kouamé held firm in a contest lasting just under five hours on a sun-drenched Court Suzanne-Lenglen. He clawed back from 5-3 down in the fifth set to force a decisive tiebreaker and rallied again from 8-7 down in the tiebreaker.

He won with a drop shot that his Paraguayan opponent got his racket to but could only pat into the net.

Kouamé dropped onto his back and, when he got back up, put both hands on his head in disbelief. Then he thumped his chest and pointed to all sides of the crowd.

“It’s something I’ve always dreamed to do, get the crowd going and making a bit of a show on court,” he said. “I'm really trying to understand when is the right moment to feel the most energy the crowd is giving me.”

The No. 318-ranked Kouamé was overcome with emotion as the victory sank in. He slumped back in his chair with a towel on his head as joyful fans chanted “Merci Moïse, Merci Moïse,” at Roland Garros.

Before his on-court speech, Kouamé bent over with cramps and emptied a water bottle over his head.

“This win is for you," he told the crowd. "Thank you because without you, honestly, I would never have won this match. ... You don't even realize how much you carried me with the way you kept shouting for me. When I found myself 5-3 down in the fifth, I never stopped believing.”

Kouamé next faces Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and is thinking big.

“Winning Roland Garros is, of course, a dream," he said. “But winning all four (majors) is a dream actually.”

Rising star

Kouamé beat Marin Cilic in straight sets in the first round on Tuesday, becoming the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.

Cilic won the 2014 U.S. Open and reached the French Open semifinals in 2022. Cilic said he was impressed with Kouamé’s ability to stay focused at key points in their match.

Kouamé has been working on mental strength with his team, which includes former player Richard Gasquet — a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist — who is in his coaching staff.

“This is a major thing. It’s really important when the level is higher to play the best you can on important points,” Kouamé said. “The small details that make me win or lose the match. I’m really happy (Cilic) says that I’m pretty strong, because I’ve put a lot of hours on training on that aspect."

His coach Liam Smith expanded further how he has helped Kouamé make the transition to the senior tour.

“When you move from being a young player from the juniors or the lower-tier events to the bigger stages you see a lot of rookie mistakes or junior mistakes or lapses of concentration,” Smith said. “That’s something we have been working on a lot for the last month or so, just to improve the ability to stay more disciplined.”

In March, Kouamé was the youngest match winner in Miami Masters history in the first round, earning a congratulatory message from 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic.

Gauff is a fan

Defending women's champion Coco Gauff heaped praise on Kouamé.

“People don't realize how crazy what he did today is,” she said. “I think this kid is going to — well, kid, guy, man — is going to be a big talent, and he seems like he has a good family around him.”

She is looking forward to more excitement down the road.

“I'm going to be a fan for him probably for his whole career, for sure,” Gauff said.

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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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PARIS (AP) — French teenager Moïse Kouamé thrilled home fans by beating Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8) to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday.

He won with a drop shot that his Paraguayan opponent got his racket to but could only pat into the net.

Kouamé dropped onto his back and, when he got back up, put both hands on his head in disbelief. Then he thumped his chest and pointed to all sides of the crowd.

Before his on-court speech, Kouamé bent over with cramps and emptied a water bottle over his head.

Kouamé next faces Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and is thinking big.

“Winning Roland Garros is, of course, a dream," he said. “But winning all four (majors) is a dream actually.”

Rising star

Kouamé beat Marin Cilic in straight sets in the first round on Tuesday, becoming the first man born in 2008 or later to win a Grand Slam match.

Cilic won the 2014 U.S. Open and reached the French Open semifinals in 2022. Cilic said he was impressed with Kouamé’s ability to stay focused at key points in their match.

Kouamé has been working on mental strength with his team, which includes former player Richard Gasquet — a three-time Grand Slam semifinalist — who is in his coaching staff.

His coach Liam Smith expanded further how he has helped Kouamé make the transition to the senior tour.

In March, Kouamé was the youngest match winner in Miami Masters history in the first round, earning a congratulatory message from 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic.

Gauff is a fan

Defending women's champion Coco Gauff heaped praise on Kouamé.

She is looking forward to more excitement down the road.

“I'm going to be a fan for him probably for his whole career, for sure,” Gauff said.

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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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PARIS (AP) — Not since Rafael Nadal was winning his record 14 French Opens had a player come to Roland Garros as such an overwhelming favorite to win the clay-court Grand Slam.

Jannik Sinner had won everything there was to win in tennis over the past three months: five straight Masters 1000 titles — three of them on clay — and 30 straight matches.

And with Carlos Alcaraz, his biggest rival, out due to an injured right wrist, it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that Sinner would raise the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy and complete a career Grand Slam.

That’s why Sinner’s meltdown amid the Paris heat wave was so stunning Thursday — especially after he came within just one game of concluding his second-round match in straight sets when he led 5-1 in the third.

The top-ranked Sinner struggled with dizziness and was beaten by 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 after wasting two chances to serve for the match.

“I didn’t feel very well on court,” Sinner said. “I struggled, starting to feel very dizzy, very low on energy. ... In the beginning, I was hitting very clean, very good, and then I just kind of hit the wall.

"I didn’t have energy, really. I was very, very flat. The whole body. I don’t remember last time I felt this weak,” Sinner added.

Sinner said that when he woke up on Thursday he “didn’t feel very well.”

Sinner bent over on the clay court in apparent exhaustion multiple times and was hardly even running for shots as the match wore on, resorting to drop shots and serve-and-volley tactics to try and shorten the points.

He attempted to cool himself with a hand-held fan on changeovers and put bags of ice around his neck.

The temperature at the start of the match was 29 degrees C (84 F) and rose to 32 C (90 F).

“It was warm but not crazy warm,” Sinner said. “I feel like it was quite OK to play. Really it was nothing against the heat, nothing against the weather. It was just me today, but it happens.”

Cerundolo didn’t celebrate too much when it was over, just producing a little wave to the crowd.

“It’s tough for him,” Cerundolo said. “I couldn’t win more than three games by set. So I think I was a little bit lucky. … He was deserving to win in this match. But then I don’t know what happened. … I feel sorry for him and hope he recovers.”

When Sinner served for the match a second time at 5-4 in the third set, he bent over at 0-40 and then walked to his chair. He asked for assistance and left the court. His entire light blue outfit was soaked through with sweat.

After losing the set 7-5, Sinner received medical attention and left the court. Minerals were added to his drink when he returned but Sinner wasn't able to recuperate.

Sinner lost 18 of the last 20 games. Asked if he considered retiring before the match ended, Sinner said that in the “fifth set we all know everything can happen. I was in a tough spot."

Sinner's previous loss came Feb. 19 in the Qatar Open quarterfinals. He had won five straight Masters titles while dropping just three sets.

“We’ll definitely do some tests to be sure of what happened today," he said.

“Let’s hope we’re ready for Wimbledon,” Sinner added. “To be ready there, we need to recuperate well and do things right now.”

But Sinner has a history of struggling in the heat. He admitted he was lucky at the Australian Open in January against Eliot Spizzirri when the roof was closed and the third-round match swung his way. And he had to retire from a match in Shanghai in October that was contested amid extreme humidity.

“Shanghai was very tough. Humidity very high. Australia was very, very warm,” Sinner said. “Here, I mean it was warm, but it was OK. It was not like I was dying because of the heat. I think today was completely different scenario.

“It’s tough to accept, of course, because of the position where I’ve been in and everything considered,” added Sinner, who sportsbooks had listed at around -300 to win the tournament.

On the same Court Philippe Chatrier last year, Sinner wasted three match points against Alcaraz and lost an epic final.

17-year-old advances

In other matches, 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame became the youngest man to reach the third round of a Grand Slam since Rafael Nadal was also 17 at 2003 Wimbledon. Kouame beat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8).

Frances Tiafoe required nearly five hours to overcome Hubert Hurkacz 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4.

And Cerundolo’s older brother, Francisco, beat Hugo Gaston 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1.

In women’s action, Naomi Osaka put on another fashion show for her walk-on before beating Donna Vekic 7-6 (1), 6-4.

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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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