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Djokovic fights through French Open as Rybakina drops out in surprise loss

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Djokovic fights through French Open as Rybakina drops out in surprise loss Serbia's Novak Djokovic won a four-set victory over Frenchman Valentin Royer at the French Open Wednesday, continuing his path to a possible 25th Grand Slam title.

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What happened

Djokovic fights through French Open as Rybakina drops out in surprise loss Serbia's Novak Djokovic won a four-set victory over Frenchman Valentin Royer at the French Open Wednesday, continuing his path to a possible 25th Grand Slam title.

Why it matters

And Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva won a surprise victory over world number two Elena Rybakina on Wednesday, knocking her out of the French Open after the Kazakh player blew a one-set lead under the sweltering sun.

Common ground

Novak Djokovic extended his latest bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with a four-set victory over Valentin Royer in the French Open second round on Wednesday, but women's second seed Elena Rybakina crashed out of the tournament.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260527-world-number-two-rybakina-sent-spinni…

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Claim 1: “Jakub Mensik... securing victory over Mariano Navone... 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (13/11) after four hours and 41 minutes on court 6”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia for a match between Jakub Mensik and Mariano Navone with the specified score and duration.
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Claim 2: “Svitolina... will next play Germany's Tamara Korpatsch”
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Claim 3: “four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina both eased into the last 32 with straight-sets wins”
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The Bangkok Post and other reports confirm that four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina both advanced to the third round (last 32) with straight-sets wins on Wednesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of career statistics of Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina since her professional debut in 2010. Svitolina has won twenty singles and two doubles WTA titles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elina_Svitolina_career_statist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iga Natalia Świątek (born 31 May 2001) is a Polish professional tennis player. Currently ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the WTA, she has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 125 weeks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of Polish professional tennis player Iga Swiatek.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iga_Świątek_career_statistics
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Claim 4: “the third seed, who has been tied on 24 Grand Slam titles with Margaret Court since winning the 2023 US Open”
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Multiple web sources confirm Djokovic has 24 Grand Slam titles and is tied with Margaret Court as of his 2023 US Open win.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 11, 2025 ... He is still looking to win 25 major singles titles, which would break a tie with Margaret Court for the most all time. ... No photo description ...
https://www.facebook.com/SportsCenter/posts/novak-djokovic-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 5, 2025 ... Novak Djokovic won his last Grand Slam singles title at the 2023 US Open. ... But he remains tied with Margaret Court, and Djokovic has ...
https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-09-05/djokov…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 18, 2025 ... Yes. If Novak Djokovic wins French open 2023, he will be the first player to win every grand slam 3 times. At present, both Djokovic and Rafael ...
https://www.quora.com/What-are-Novak-Djokovics-chances-of-br…
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Claim 5: “Svitolina... reached her fourth career Slam semi-final earlier this year at the Australian Open”
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Claim 6: “Starodubtseva will face China's Wang Xiyu for a place in the last 16”
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Claim 7: “Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva won a surprise victory over world number two Elena Rybakina on Wednesday”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated second seed Elena Rybakina on Wednesday, May 28, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2025 French Open. It was her first French Open singles title and second major single…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_French_Open_–_Women's_sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elena Rybakina defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2026 Australian Open. It was her second major title. Rybakina was the fourth woman (a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open_–_Women's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuliia Volodymyrivna Starodubtseva (Ukrainian: Юлія Володимирівна Стародубцева; born 17 February 2000) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuliia_Starodubtseva
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Claim 8: “The Norwegian, a two-time finalist at Roland Garros, is set to play Serbian Hamad Medjedovic next”
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Claim 9: “The Ukrainian seventh seed ended an eight-year wait for her fifth WTA 1000 trophy at the Italian Open”
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Claim 10: “The third-seeded Pole will next face compatriot Magda Linette, who beat former winner Jelena Ostapenko in three sets”
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Claim 11: “world number 74 Royer, born just 5km from Roland Garros”
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Web search results confirm Valentin Royer was born approximately five kilometers from the Roland Garros complex and mention his ranking in the context of the match.
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web search NEUTRAL — Official tennis player profile of Valentin Royer on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
https://www.atptour.com/en/players/valentin-royer/r0eb/overv…
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web search NEUTRAL — Royer, born some five kilometres from the Roland Garros complex, gave the local fans cause to cheer when he twice cancelled out Djokovic breaks to level at 3-3 and 4-4 in the third set. He then brough…
https://watchfooty.st/pt/news/tennis/novak-djokovic-battles-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bio, results, ranking and statistics of Valentin Royer, a tennis player from France competing on the ATP international tennis tour.
https://www.coretennis.net/tennis-player/valentin-royer/1119…
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Claim 12: “Alexander Zverev... victory over ailing Czech Tomas Machac in the French Open second round... 6-4, 6-2, 6-2”
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Claim 13: “world number 55 Starodubtseva after beating a top-10 opponent for the first time in her career”
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Claim 14: “The world number three has... reaching at least the quarter-finals in each of the past five years, suffering a five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 final”
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Claim 15: “Elena Rybakina [is the] women's second seed”
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India Today and other web results explicitly refer to Elena Rybakina as the 'second seed' at the 2026 French Open.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Elena Rybakina tennis season officially began on 4 January 2026, with the start of the Brisbane International in Brisbane. During this season, Rybakina: Won her second major title at Austral…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Elena_Rybakina_tennis_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elena Andreyevna Rybakina (born 17 June 1999) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is currently ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Rybakina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Kazakhstani tennis player Elena Rybakina. She has won thirteen career singles titles, and finished runner-up in twelve more finals. She ach…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Rybakina_career_statisti…
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Claim 16: “first defeat in the opening two rounds of a major since the 2024 Australian Open”
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Claim 17: “Djokovic, who beat world number one Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open last four earlier this year”
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Web search results confirm Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the 2026 Australian Open on January 30, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 30, 2026 ... Novak Djokovic turned back the clock once more in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Australian Open, where he defeated Jannik ...
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sinner-djokovic-australian-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner, Australian Open 2026 semi-finals: Head-to-head, match schedule and how to watch live.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch the full match of Novak Djokovic v Jannik Sinner in the semifinals of the Australian Open 2024.Subscribe to keep up with the latest from the Australian...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHPYSHltYpg
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Claim 18: “It is Rybakina's earliest departure from any tour-level tournament since the 2025 Miami Open”
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Claim 19: “Rafael Jodar reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, seeing off James Duckworth 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-5”
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Claim 20: “Casper Ruud... escape in five sets from the clutches of Russian Roman Safiullin”
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Claim 21: “Machac, the world number 43”
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Claim 22: “Djokovic... sealing a 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3 win after three and three-quarter hours on Court Philippe Chatrier”
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The score 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-3 and the match duration (approx 3 hours 44-45 minutes) on Court Philippe Chatrier are confirmed by The Athletic and other web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ben Shelton defeated Karen Khachanov in the final, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2025 Canadian Open. It was his first ATP 1000 title and third career ATP Tour ti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_National_Bank_Open_–_Men'…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Rolex Paris Masters was a professional men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 53rd edition of this ATP 1000 event on the 2025 ATP Tour. It took place from 27 October…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Rolex_Paris_Masters
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dino Prižmić (born 5 August 2005) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 71 achieved on 18 May 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 1,444 reached …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Prižmić
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Claim 23: “She has already matched her previous best run at a Grand Slam event, when she lost to Jasmine Paolini in the French Open third round as a lucky loser 12 months ago”
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Claim 24: “Serbia's Novak Djokovic won a four-set victory over Frenchman Valentin Royer at the French Open Wednesday”
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Multiple independent web sources (The Athletic/NYT, and other news reports) confirm Novak Djokovic defeated Valentin Royer in four sets at the French Open on May 27, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the final, 4–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(10–2) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2025 French Open. It was his second French O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_French_Open_–_Men's_singl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Novak Djokovic tennis season, officially began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the 2026 Australian Open, after he withdrew from his first scheduled tournament 2026 Adelaide Internationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Novak_Djokovic_tennis_sea…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Valentin Royer (French: [valɑ̃tɛ̃ ʁwaje]; born 29 May 2001) is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 54 achieved on 23 February 2026 and a doubles …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Royer
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Claim 25: “Svitolina... beat world number 126 Kaitlin Quevedo 6-0, 6-4”
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Claim 26: “The German second seed will face home player Quentin Halys on Friday”
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Claim 27: “Rybakina... slumping to a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10/4) loss to Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva”
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Claim 28: “Swiatek is playing at a first Grand Slam tournament since linking up with Rafael Nadal's former coach Francisco Roig”
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Claim 29: “Swiatek... saw off battling Czech youngster Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier”
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