DE MINAUR LEADS AUSSIE PACK TO CONCLUDE ROLAND-GARROS FIRST-ROUND MATCHES

Alex de Minaur speaks to the media before his first-round battle in Paris. (Getty/Daniel Kopatsch)

As Day 3 of the French Open fast approaches, an Aussie quartet can book their ticket into the second-round.

The most notable name is Alex de Minaur, last year's quarter-finalist, with another deep run at a major the expectation.

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Two other Australian men are scheduled for action, and it's also an exciting prospect for Olivia Gadecki, as she anticipates an incredible opportunity to face the second-seed on Centre Court.

Aussie men's matches - Day 3

Alex de Minaur [9] v Laslo Djere (7pm AEST)

James Duckworth v Alexander Bublik (Not before 8:10pm AEST)

Adam Walton v Maximilian Marterer (Not before 9:50pm AEST)

World No.59 Laslo Djere is certainly no pushover, with the Serbian famously going agonisingly close to defeating compatriot Novak Djokovic at the 2023 US Open after failing to capitalise on a two-set lead.

But de Minaur doesn't tend to lose against opponents ranked outside the world's top-20 in the early rounds of major tournaments, and the Aussie's perfect 3-0 record over Djere (albeit none of those matches played on clay) should be an indication of what's to come.

The unpredictability of former world No.17 Alexander Bublik could slightly open the door ajar for automatic entrant James Duckworth, while Adam Walton is in with a shout of knocking out Germany's Maximilian Marterer, despite arriving as a dangerous threat, having already played three matches in qualifying.

Other notable men's matches - Day 3

Alexander Zverev [3] v Learner Tien

Hubert Hurkacz [30] v João Fonseca

Novak Djokovic [6] v Mackenzie McDonald

Felix Auger-Aliassime [29] v Matteo Arnaldi

Aussie women's matches - Day 3

Olivia Gadecki v Coco Gauff [2] (Not before 9:10pm AEST)

23-year-old Olivia Gadecki is yet to win back-to-back matches since October last year, spanning 11 consecutive tournaments.

She will step out on Philippe-Chatrier against former US Open winner Coco Gauff, in what will prove nothing short of a mammoth task for the Queenslander.

The clash will serve as the pair's first-ever meeting.

Other notable women's matches - Day 3

Mirra Andreeva [6] v Cristina Bucşa

Magdalena Fręch [25] v Ons Jabeur

Anna Kalinskaya [30] v Marie Bouzková

Sofia Kenin [31] v Varvara Gracheva

Catch all the action live on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.

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