History for Jesper de Jong at Roland Garros

Jesper de Jong beats Karen Kachanov and advances to the fourth round.

All of a sudden, lucky loser Jesper de Jong is experiencing the most successful week in his career. The last standing Dutchman got the win over Kachanov in five sets 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-7(2) 6-2.

Due to some withdrawals from other players, de Jong his name was listed in the main draw. He grabbed the opportunity with both hands. With wins over Wawrinka, Cina, and Kachanov, he will now face world number 3 Alexander Zverev in de fourth round.

*De Jong celebrating his win over Karen Kachanov with his team.