PARIS, June 2 -- China's Zhang Shuai bid farewell to the 2017 French Open after losing to the eighth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 in the women's singles third round, while men's defending champion Novak Djokovic had to endure a five-set thriller to see off Diego Schwartzman here on Friday.
The No. 32 seed Zhang set her personal best at Roland Garros by reaching the last 32 with two victories over unseeded players, before facing a tougher challenge from the two-time Grand Slam singles winner Kuznetsova.
Zhang suffered an early break in the first game with a poor backhand attack, before both players traded advantage to force a tiebreak, where Kuznetsova took the initiative at 5-1 before the Chinese won three points in a row.
However, Zhang still lost the tiebreak 7-5.
A crucial break in the ninth game of the second set earned Zhang a 6-4 win, but in the decisive set, Kuznetsova built a 4-1 lead.
The match was underway in a controversial manner when Kuznetsova led 5-3 and two players tied at 15 in the ninth game. Zhang's hit was ruled outside by the referee after an on-site inspection, and her challenge was later waved off.
Tears began to fall off Zhang's face. The Chinese top-ranked player had to hide her face in a towel.
Zhang made a quick adjustment when trailing 15-40, as she saved two match points from Kuznetsova, breaking to pull one game back, before continuing to hold her serve for a 5-5 tie.
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