Diane Parry Defeats Sixth-Seeded Amanda Anisimova in French Open Third Round Upset

Diane Parry, an unranked French player, upset sixth-seeded American Amanda Anisimova with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 victory in the third round of Roland Garros. The 23-year-old advanced to the fourth round of the tournament for the first time in her career, continuing a pattern of early-round eliminations affecting top-ranked competitors at this year's event.

Match Progression

Parry claimed the opening set 6-3, leveraging her home crowd advantage at the Paris venue. Anisimova responded by capturing the second set 6-4, forcing a decisive third frame. The American built momentum, reaching 5-4 ahead with a break point opportunity to secure the match, but Parry held serve to equalize at 5-5.

The third set escalated to a tiebreaker after both players held serve at 6-5. In the tiebreaker format—where the first player to 10 points with a two-point margin wins—Parry established dominance. After the score reached 3-3, she produced seven consecutive points to seal a 10-3 tiebreaker victory and advance to the next round.

Broader Tournament Upheaval

Parry's victory represents one of many upsets that have reshaped the tournament landscape during its early stages. At least nine players ranked in the top ten have already fallen in the first three rounds. Notable eliminations include second-seeded Elena Rybakina, third-seeded Novak Djokovic, and top-ranked Jannik Sinner. Other high seeds exiting early include Jessica Pegula (No. 5), Ben Shelton (No. 5), and Alex de Minaur (No. 8), among others.

Parry will face unranked opponent Maja Chwalinska in the fourth round, with a quarterfinals berth at stake.