Goodbye to Roland Garros for Tirante, up against inspired Carreño | OneFootball

A good tournament for Thiago Tirante (No. 60 in the ATP rankings), who falls to Pablo Carreño in the third round of Roland Garros 2026. It was 7-6 (0), 7-5, 3-6, and 6-4 in three hours and 36 minutes of play.

The 34-year-old Spaniard, ranked No. 89 in the world, grabbed hold of the Argentine and never let go of his place in the round of 16. It was a clear display of experience put to the service of clay-court tennis. It is a return to the second week of a Grand Slam, something he had not achieved since the 2022 US Open.

Absent from only one edition of the Parisian Major since his debut in 2013, Carreño had posted more modest performances in his last three appearances, with two first-round exits and one, last year, in the second round. After reaching the round of 16 in Paris in 2021, he did so in two other Grand Slams, at the Australian Open and the aforementioned 2022 US Open.

The 25-year-old Argentine leaves the tournament with two solid wins, both against Spanish opponents: Pablo Llamas Ruiz in the first round and Alejandro Davidovich, the No. 21 seed, in the second.

A two-time quarterfinalist in Paris, he will try to return to that stage against the winner of the match between his compatriot Rafael Jódar and American Alex Michelsen.

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