The fourth round of the French Open continues as Novak Djokovic returns to action after his 3am finish on Saturday evening.
The 37-year-old Djokovic battled past Lorenzo Musetti in the last finish in French Open history to keep alive his hopes of winning a 25th grand slam title. The world number 1 will now face Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo after fellow players including Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek criticized the tournament’s scheduling and warned Djokovic’s late-night epic was ‘not healthy’.
Elsewhere today, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are in action as they look to reach the quarter-finals. Rybakina will face Elina Svitolina in the opening match at Philippe-Chatrier before Sabelanka faces American Emma Navarro. Djokovic then returns against Cerundolo before the overnight session is headlined by the meeting between German fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 21-year-old star Holger Rune.
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French Open LIVE: Latest tennis scores and results from Roland Garros
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French Open enters second week as the fourth round continues at Roland Garros
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Novak Djokovic will meet Francisco Cerundolo in the third match at Philippe-Chatrier
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Djokovic achieved the last finish in French Open history after winning at 3:00
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Elina Svitolina takes on Elena Rybakina in the opening match at Philippe-Chatrier
French Open LIVE: Elina Svitolina 4-6 Elena Rybakina – SET!
10:47 , Jamie Braidwood
Impressive from Rybakina as she saves a break point from Svitolina before serving out a 6-4 opening set to Chatrier. Svitolina is unlikely to leave completely and will serve first when the second set begins.
French Open LIVE: Elina Svitolina 2-4 Elena Rybakina
10:30 am , Jamie Braidwood
Svitolina responded well to earn back the immediate break, but Rybakina has settled to claim the second break of the opening set as she adds a booming serve and forehand to her variation early from the baseline.
The fourth seed looks strong in the first twenty minutes.
French Open LIVE: Elina Svitolina 0-1 Elena Rybakina
10:14 , Jamie Braidwood
The sparse crowd at Philippe-Chatrier suggests that many fans at the French Open may still be getting out of bed when we leave at 11am local time. An opening break goes in Rybakina’s favor, with the drop shot proving useful early on.
French Open LIVE: Elina Svitolina vs. Elena Rybakina
10:04 , Jamie Braidwood
The roof on Philippe-Chatrier is open and there is a blue sky overhead as the day’s schedule begins with an intriguing clash between Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina.
Former Wimbledon champion and fourth seed Rybakina is expected to go far in Paris, but Svitolina, last year’s Roland Garros quarter-finalist, will be her toughest test yet.
The players last met in the opening round of the 2021 Olympics, with Svitolina winning in three sets on her way to claiming the bronze medal in Tokyo.
Carlos Alcaraz happy with the progress of the French Open
09:49 , Jamie Braidwood
Carlos Alcaraz believes his French Open campaign is going from strength to strength after powering past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the quarter-finals, where he will play Stefanos Tsitsipas tomorrow.
Alcaraz faced questions about his form and fitness after arriving at Roland Garros with a right forearm injury, but defeated Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 6-1.
“I think I played tennis at a high level. Really focused. No ups and downs. I’m happy with everything. My serve, my shots, my movements on the court,” he said.
“I think the most important thing is that I believe in myself. It doesn’t matter if I don’t have too many matches on my back or if I didn’t come with much rhythm.
“I just believe in myself with my team. We did a really good job every day before we came here, and every day here. After every training and every match I got better and better.
“Here on Court Philippe Chatrier it is easy to play… given the history of this court and this tournament it is better to play and get 100%.”
Iga Swiatek enters the quarterfinals with the fastest victory of her career
9:40 am , Jamie Braidwood
Iga Swiatek ate a double bagel for breakfast in Paris and defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open. writes Andy Sims.
Swiatek did her part as it took her just forty minutes, one of the shortest matches in Roland Garros history, to beat the Russian.
She hit just two unforced errors to Potapova’s 19 and won 94 percent of the points on her first serve. Of the 58 points played in the match, the 23-year-old Potapova won only 10.
“I was just really focused, in the zone and not really looking at the score, and yeah, it went pretty fast, kind of weird,” Swiatek said.
“Because we played with the open top very early, it’s always a little different, but it’s still not too hot. It doesn’t feel like summer in Europe, but we’ll see what it will be like in two days.”
Jannik Sinner overcomes a slow start and passes Corentin Moutet
09:29 , Jamie Braidwood
Second seed Jannik Sinner shook off a slow start to shine in the quarter-finals of the French Open last night with a 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 victory over local hope Corentin Moutet, who fulfilled his dreams as number one kept the world alive.
Australian Open champion Sinner was in trouble in front of partisan fans on Court Philippe Chatrier as the 22-year-old found himself 5-0 behind after 23 minutes, but he managed to get on the board and avoid an embarrassing match. bagel.
“It was very hard for me. I think he played very well in the first set,” Sinner said.
“I had some chances, but he played much better than me, so I had to adapt a bit. He had a great run here at Roland Garros. The atmosphere was great as always.
“He plays differently than most of my opponents, so it was difficult for me. He’s also left-wing. You don’t play against left-handers that often, so I’m happy to be in the next round.”
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Novak Djokovic diplomatic about late matches as Coco Gauff calls them ‘not healthy’
09:25 , Jamie Braidwood
Novak Djokovic admitted his late finish at the French Open “could have been different”, while Coco Gauff called playing into the early hours “not healthy”.
Djokovic completed the final finish in Roland Garros history when he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in five sets to reach the fourth round, with the final ball struck at 3:08 a.m. local time.
“I don’t want to comment on it,” said the defending champion. “I have my opinions, but I think there are great things to talk about as we talk about this match and both Lorenzo’s performance and mine stand out.
“I don’t want to talk about the schedule. I think some things could have been handled differently. But there is also something beautiful: winning the match at 3:30, even though it is the last of the tournament.
“But it’s not like I have to turn on all my young genes and try to recover as quickly as possible.”
Is the French Open on TV? Where to look
09:20 , Jamie Braidwood
You can watch the French Open live on Discovery+ and Eurosport in the UK. The action will be broadcast on Eurosport’s TV channels, or fans can tune into Discovery+ to stream the tournament, where an Entertainment & Sport pass is available for £6.99/month or £59.99/year.
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French Open: Today’s order of play
09:19 , Jamie Braidwood
Philippe Chatrier
From 10am
(15) Elina Svitolina (Ukr) v (4) Elena Rybakina (Kaz)
(22) Emma Navarro (USA) v (2) Aryna Sabalenka (Blr)
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) vs. (23) Francisco Cerundolo (Arg)
(4) Alexander Zverev (Ger) v (13) Holger Rune (Den)
Suzanne Lenglen
From 10am
Elina Avanesyan (Russian) vs (12) Jasmine Paolini (Ita)
(11) Alex De Minaur (Aus) v (5) Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
Varvara Gracheva (Fra) vs Mirra Andreeva (Rus)
(12) Taylor Fritz (USA) vs. (7) Casper Ruud (Nor)
Good morning
09:17 , Jamie Braidwood
The fourth round of the French Open continues as Novak Djokovic returns to action after his 3am finish on Saturday evening.
The 37-year-old Djokovic battled past Lorenzo Musetti in the last finish in French Open history to keep alive his hopes of winning a 25th grand slam title. The world number 1 will now face Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo after fellow players including Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek criticized the tournament’s scheduling and warned Djokovic’s late-night epic was ‘not healthy’.
Elsewhere today, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are in action as they look to reach the quarter-finals. Rybakina will face Elina Svitolina in the opening match at Philippe-Chatrier before Sabelanka faces American Emma Navarro. Djokovic then returns against Cerundolo before the overnight session is headlined by the meeting between German fourth seed Alexander Zverev and 21-year-old star Holger Rune.
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