Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz etched his name deeper in clay by overcoming American Ben Shelton 7-6(8) 6-3 4-6 6-4 for his 100th tour-level win on the surface to reach the French Open quarter-finals for a fourth successive year on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Spaniard endured a shaky outing against Damir Dzumhur in his last match and was dragged into a dogfight by big-serving Shelton on Court Philippe Chatrier before he pulled away to book a meeting with another American in Tommy Paul.
"Today I fought against myself, in my mind," said Alcaraz.
"I tried to calm myself as I was mad, angry and talking not really good things. I'm really happy not to let those thoughts play against me. I tried to calm myself and keep going."
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- Carlos Alcaraz takes on Ben Shelton in an intriguing fourth-round clash
- Iga Swiatek fights through after Elena Rybakina's first-set blitz
- Alcaraz wins first set 7-6 (10-8) after tense tie-break
- Spaniard closes out second set 6-3 with single break of serve
- Shelton hits back to win third set 6-4
- Alcaraz digs in to claim four-set win 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz speaks!
19:42 , Lawrence Ostlere"We both have huge respect for each other," added Alcaraz.
"Every time we face each other, we bring a high level and play good tennis. He's a really powerful player and can make any shot ... he's an unbelievable player.
"We played complete tennis, big shots, coming to the net, big forehands ... We stayed there during the whole match. For me, it's great having him around, it's a great energy."
Carlos Alcaraz speaks!
19:40 , Lawrence Ostlere"Today I fought against myself, in my mind," said Alcaraz.
"I tried to calm myself as I was mad, angry and talking not really good things. I'm really happy not to let those thoughts play against me. I tried to calm myself and keep going."
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Ben Shelton
19:11 , Lawrence OstlereGame, set, match! Ben Shelton made Carlos Alcaraz work very hard for it, but the No 2 seed gets the win in four sets and progresses to the quarter-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 5-4 Ben Shelton
19:07 , Lawrence OstlereAlcaraz earns a match point but returns a second serve long to squander the chance, and eventually Shelton gets a gruelling game to hold – and force Alcaraz to serve it out.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 5-3 *Ben Shelton
19:01 , Lawrence OstlereAlcaraz holds, and Shelton must now do the same to stay in the tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 4-3 Ben Shelton
18:56 , Lawrence OstlereBoth players hold once again, and we’re nearing the business end of this fourth set. Shelton must find a way to break the Alcaraz serve, and the odd part is he is making harder work of Alcaraz’s second serve than his first.
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 Ben Shelton
18:49 , Lawrence OstlereA couple of quick holds apiece. Can Shelton find a way back?
*denotes next server
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 2-1 Ben Shelton
18:47 , Lawrence OstlereAlcaraz quickly breaks and he’s ahead in this second set. Shelton has just dropped off a touch, having put so much into winning that third set.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-6 *Ben Shelton
18:40 , Lawrence OstlereGame, third set! Shelton battles to 3-40 and one set point is all he needs, firing a backhand return down the line which Alcaraz sends back wide!
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 4-5 Ben Shelton
18:22 , Lawrence OstlereAt 30-15, Shelton dumps a mid-court backhand into the net and drops his head in disbelief. He follows it with an unreturnably wide serve, before a double fault brings about deuce. And at the end of a furious see-saw battle, Shelton eventually holds.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 4-4 *Ben Shelton
18:14 , Lawrence OstlereA couple of quick holds, and Alcaraz is only two games away from booking his place in the quarter-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 3-3 *Ben Shelton
18:08 , Lawrence OstlereIt’s a hold to love for Alcaraz, and we’re back level at 3-3 in the third.
*denotes next server
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 6-3, 2-3 Ben Shelton
18:05 , Lawrence OstlereBreak back! Well that didn’t last long. Alcaraz rushes to 15-40 and takes the first of those two break points when Shelton hits long from the baseline. We’re back on serve.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 1-3 *Ben Shelton
18:04 , Lawrence OstlereBreak! Shelton has not given up on this match yet. He earns a break point and only requires one to convert it, as Alcaraz misfires on his backhand.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3, 1-1 *Ben Shelton
17:53Shelton holds and then it’s a battle, but Alcaraz manages to defend his serve mainly thanks to Shelton hitting unforced errors on the back of two second serves.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 6-3 *Ben Shelton
17:44 , Lawrence OstlereGame, second set! Alcaraz seals the set with a whipped forehand winner down the line, and he’s two to the good.
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 5-3 Ben Shelton
17:41 , Lawrence OstlereBreak! Shelton had been serving beautifully, but a couple of second serves offer Alcaraz the chance to go on the attack and he takes them, firing a backhand-forehand double punch at 0-30 to earn three break points. Alcaraz wins the second of those after a stunning backhand return to the corner, and now he’s serving for the second set.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 4-3 *Ben Shelton
17:37 , Lawrence OstlereAnother service game won by Alcaraz, dispatched with a booming forehand winner.
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 3-3 Ben Shelton
17:34 , Lawrence OstlereShelton is serving beautifully, and he deploys the wide kick-serve a couple of times to secure another hold. Are we heading towards another tie-break?
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 3-2 *Ben Shelton
17:32 , Lawrence OstlereAlcaraz leads the second set again after a battling hold.
*denotes next server
Carlos Alcaraz* 7-6, 2-2 Ben Shelton
17:26 , Lawrence OstlereShelton unfurls a couple of monstrous forehands to recover from 0-15 and win four straight points.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 2-1 *Ben Shelton
17:23 , Lawrence OstlereA couple of relatively straightforward holds apiece, and they remain on serve at the change of ends.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 1-0 *Ben Shelton
17:18 , Lawrence OstlereShelton earns an immediate look at a break in the opening game of the second set, but Alcaraz snuffs out the break point with some serve and volley tactics, and rushes through to hold.
Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (10-8) Ben Shelton
16:59 , Harry Latham-CoyleFinally! A quite magnificent set of tennis comes to a conclusion with both men all but out on their feet and the ball at the bottom of the net on Ben Shelton’s side.
And to think we could yet have four more to come. Shelton will be disappointed not to have closed it out in that tie break but he’s matching Carlos Alcaraz’s level so far.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-6 (8-8) Ben Shelton
16:56 , Harry Latham-CoyleAn outstanding backhand from deep forces Carlos Alcaraz into an incredibly difficult volley, making that some shot as he drops the face down in the nick of time to kill it dead on the other side of the net.
Set point as the Spaniard gets the better of an elongated baseline exchange. But Shelton is equal to it, as he has been throughout. This has been some tennis.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-6 (6-6) Ben Shelton
16:52 , Harry Latham-CoyleA loquacious forehand mutters its way over the net as Ben Shelton sets up two set points. Carlos Alcaraz shuts him down with a booming serve...and that backhand is into the net! More to come - and no-one on Philippe-Chatrier is complaining.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-6 (4-5) Ben Shelton
16:49 , Harry Latham-CoyleWhat a point! Remarkable stuff from both men, each sliding and skidding and sprawling all over the court. Ben Shelton somehow retrieves one from about five yards behind him with go-go-gadget arms and nearly draws an error, Alcaraz’s loft landing on the line with a supine Shelton watching anxiously from the floor. Back on serve!
Carlos Alcaraz 6-6 (2-4) Ben Shelton
16:46 , Harry Latham-CoyleImpressive stuff from Ben Shelton, getting a mini-break and then consolidating it with a couple of smashing overheads. Sweet stuff, neat feet as he retreats and then a clean clap of the racquet through the back of the ball.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-6 Ben Shelton
16:42 , Harry Latham-CoyleA lovely pick-up from Carlos Alcaraz helps take us, as seemed inevitable, to a first set tie break.
Carlos Alcaraz* 5-6 Ben Shelton
16:39 , Harry Latham-CoyleWowie! A searing 143mph ace scorches past Carlos Alcaraz’s desperate sprawl as Ben Shelton completes his sixth hold.
Carlos Alcaraz 5-5 Ben Shelton*
16:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle“Vamos!” comes the meaty cry from Carlos Alcaraz as a tonked serve goes unreturned to take us to extra tennis with both men as yet unbreached with balls in hand.
Carlos Alcaraz* 4-5 Ben Shelton
16:30 , Harry Latham-CoyleAnother bright and breezy hold from Ben Shelton.
Meanwhile, over on Suzanne-Lenglen, Aryna Sabalenka breaks Amanda Anisimova in the 12th game to take the first set. A tough battle so far, that one.
Carlos Alcaraz 4-4 Ben Shelton*
16:28 , Harry Latham-CoyleBen Shelton’s range of movement is certainly going to be tested today. Carlos Alcaraz drops in a delicate, disguised drop shot to keep us chugging along on serve.
Carlos Alcaraz* 3-4 Ben Shelton
16:22 , Harry Latham-CoyleA stumble and a tumble from Carlos Alcaraz, somehow getting the ball back but in the process relinquishing his racquet. Ben Shelton safely steers a winner over.
Hands wiped down, knees dusted off, Alcaraz is back in full working order, zipping one past the feet of a serving-and-volleying Shelton. Some more excellent scrambling earns him a break point...the American manages it well, hitting his second serve safely and then attacking when Alcaraz fails to do too much with his return.
Two Alcaraz errors allow Shelton to escape the game.
Carlos Alcaraz 3-3 Ben Shelton*
16:17 , Harry Latham-CoyleTwo fine passing shots in the game, first Carlos Alcaraz whacking one down the line from his forehand wing to beat a well-set Ben Shelton, and then the American’s cross-backhand too good for the defending champion.
Deuce. A first real Alcaraz drop shot is perfectly played, though he can’t find the point he needs. At the second attempt, however, he’s there, Shelton bashing a forehand too low.
Carlos Alcaraz* 2-3 Ben Shelton
16:11 , Harry Latham-CoyleNothing to fret or fuss about in Ben Shelton’s next service game - or indeed the match so far five games in.
Carlos Alcaraz 2-2 Ben Shelton*
16:06 , Harry Latham-CoyleAn elegant error from Carlos Alcaraz, sliding with real grace into a backhand volley yet planting it into the net. It’s the only point Ben Shelton wins with Alcaraz into his work smoothly and speedily.
Carlos Alcaraz* 1-2 Ben Shelton
16:02 , Harry Latham-CoyleNifty work at the net from Ben Shelton, reading Carlos Alcaraz’s mind to dart to the right and flick a volley past the Spaniard.
Carlos Alcaraz 1-1 Ben Shelton*
15:58 , Harry Latham-CoyleBen Shelton lines up an ambitious forehand return to a Carlos Alcaraz second serve that is about two inches away from being one of the shots of the tournament - but ends up as an unforced error. Some serious venom into that one, though. Alcaraz holds to love.
Carlos Alcaraz* 0-1 Ben Shelton
15:55 , Harry Latham-CoyleThere’s a bit of extra strapping on the ankle of Ben Shelton as he continues to battle a slight injury, but he’s moving smoothly enough in the opening game, which he takes in relative comfort.
On to the next...
15:52 , Harry Latham-CoyleOut on court are Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton. Can the American leftie get near the defending champion? He might need Alcaraz to switch off in the manner in which he did on Friday.
Shelton will serve first.
Iga Swiatek reacts to a battling victory
15:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle“It was tough. The first set, I felt like I was playing against Jannik Sinner! I needed to do something to get back into the game. With her playing like that, I didn’t have a lot of hope, but I just kept fighting, and in the end I was able to play my game. I am so happy.
“I didn’t feel like she gave me any space. She was playing right by the lines at a really great level. I’m happy that when I had opportunities, I was patient enough to stay in the game and focussed. I don’t think I’ve ever double faulted three times in one game before! We both played pretty amazing. It’s tough to play her, so it gives me a lot that I won this match and I’m through.
“[Quarter-final opponent] Elina [Svitolina] is a great fighter and plays every point like it is life or death. It’s going to be a challenge. I’ll focus on myself and be ready.”
Iga Swiatek battles through!
15:28 , Harry Latham-CoyleDecisive, dynamic, destructive - a superb way to seal it from Iga Swiatek! From where she was in the first set, looking totally unable to combat the weapons that Elena Rybakina had in her possession, that is some win, and another real reminder of her champion qualities.
Fair play to Rybakina, who threw all she had at the Queen of Clay - but for now at least, Swiatek remains right on her throne. 1-6 6-3 7-5
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 6-5 Elena Rybakina
15:22 , Harry Latham-CoyleOh dear! A dreadful drop shot, ill-conceived and perhaps even more poorly executed, from Elena Rybakina gives Iga Swiatek a simple winner which is duly gobbled up. Two break points.
And a flapped forehand into the net leaves her just a game away.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3, 5-5 Elena Rybakina*
15:19 , Harry Latham-CoyleUnder that pressure, that’s a virtually faultless service game from Iga Swiatek - as one might expect from a four-time champion.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 4-5 Elena Rybakina
15:13 , Harry Latham-CoyleGosh! Rybakina errs once more with a double fault of her own...or not! The chair umpire comes down to overturn the on-court call, rightly, and Iga Swiatek is called back virtually from her chair.
Still two break points, though. Make that one. And none, all gone, Rybakina resetting effectively after that reprieve. A couple more deuces follow, before the Kazakh seals it out. Iga Swiatek will serve to stay in the French Open.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3, 4-4 Elena Rybakina*
15:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle‘Ave it! A thunderous backhand from Elena Rybakina as she destroys a meek Iga Swiatek second serve to get two chances at breaking back. And it’s gifted to her! A double fault and we are back to all square in the decider.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 4-3 Elena Rybakina
14:59 , Harry Latham-CoyleNow then! Two break points for Iga Swiatek, getting depth in her shots to prevent Elena Rybakina landing hers...and there it is! A dragged backhand nestles in the meshing and Swiatek gets her nose in front.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3, 3-3 Elena Rybakina*
14:55 , Harry Latham-CoyleThat moment seems to unsteady Swiatek. Elena Rybakina seizes the moment with two fine winners before the Pole produces something of real beauty, a crosscourt forehand played flat and fast and too good for her opponent even from deep.
Rybakina earns a break point but can’t take it, Swiatek up after serving to connect early on a forehand. Another soon arrives, and there’s a second serve to attack, too...no dice, a simple groundstroke an inch or two long.
A gutsy hold, in the end, Swiatek on the ropes but still firmly on her feet as both players’ nerves start to really jangle.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 2-3 Elena Rybakina
14:47 , Harry Latham-CoyleAs I was saying...a real lapse in concentration from Iga Swiatek as she caresses a volley gently into the net, before rather less gently whacking it with her frame. Still on serve.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3, 2-2 Elena Rybakina*
14:42 , Harry Latham-CoyleThere was a period earlier where Iga Swiatek looked totally uncertain, lost and listing and not quite sure what to do. Not so now - there’s real conviction behind every one of her strokes.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 1-2 Elena Rybakina
14:36 , Harry Latham-CoyleOn serve we stay. A period of relative calm in this wild affair.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3, 1-1 Elena Rybakina*
14:33 , Harry Latham-CoyleA couple of trademark Elena Rybakina hammer blows dent Iga Swiatek’s service game, though not to do any lasting damage. A hold apiece to open the third.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 6-3, 0-1 Elena Rybakina
14:27 , Harry Latham-CoyleElena Rybakina holds relatively comfortably to start the set to settle it. After some wild swings in this match, could this be more straightforward?
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3 Elena Rybakina
14:23 , Harry Latham-CoyleThere’s a good’un bubbling away on Suzanne-Lenglen, too, you know - Qinwen Zheng has been pegged back to 1-1 in style by Liudmila Samsonova, taking the second 6-1 after a nip-and-tuck first.
OFF TO A DECIDER! Iga Swiatek 1-6, 6-3 Elena Rybakina
14:21 , Harry Latham-CoyleSome fightback from Iga Swiatek, that. She looked to be slipping and sliding out of the French Open at 1-6, 2-0, but we’re off to a decider.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 5-3 Elena Rybakina
14:18 , Harry Latham-CoyleElena Rybakina stops the rot, her radar re-aligning after a few blips. You did wonder if she’d be able to continue to blend her fearless striking with extreme accuracy and it’s just waned enough for Iga Swiatek to get back in it.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 5-2 Elena Rybakina*
14:12 , Harry Latham-CoyleAn emphatic smash on the bounce is delivered with real intent from Iga Swiatek, perhaps sending a message to Elena Rybakina and herself with the momentum properly turning. Tennis - it’s a funny sport.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 4-2 Elena Rybakina
14:08 , Harry Latham-CoyleAnd after having to fight so hard for that hold, Iga Swiatek builds with a break, Elena Rybakina starting to become slightly more scattergun and conceding a couple of points softly before being beaten by a smooth passing shot.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 3-2 Elena Rybakina*
14:05 , Harry Latham-CoyleOver on Suzanne-Lenglen, by the way, eight seed Qinwen Zheng is a set up after taking the first in a tie-break but down a break in the second as Liudmila Samsonova rallies. Two more big hitters in this power-packed women’s draw.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 3-2 Elena Rybakina*
14:02 , Harry Latham-CoyleIga Swiatek takes her cue from her opponent, absolutely battering a few backhands, belting the ball as she unleashes some frustration from that first set. A double fault is ill-timed, however, Swiatek desperate to avoid giving Rybakina something to swing at.
She’s done it again! Two more errant serves as she looks to hang on to the hold. And a third time! This is really quite peculiar.
Yet there is the reason she is pushing it so much, a second serve latched on to by Rybakina and an un-returnable reply produced. On we go, though, as Swiatek finally lands a body serve that is only blocked back and put away.
And finally, Swiatek creeps over the line. Three games in a row - just...
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 2-2 Elena Rybakina
13:53 , Harry Latham-CoyleA brush of the air from Elena Rybakina after Iga Swiatek finds an awkward length is another indication that the errors are starting to come - and that’s a nasty forehand, too, higher than she thought as she strikes and well, well wide.
Break point, then...door slammed shut with an ace. Yet not the second time after Swiatek gets a chance again! An extraordinary missed overhead that Rybakina was merely trying to pat down. Could that be a turning point? Back on serve.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 1-2 Elena Rybakina*
13:47 , Harry Latham-CoyleMuch more like it from Iga Swiatek, re-steeling and settling, getting into her game - though helped by a blapped return that slams into the top of the net by Elena Rybakina. We know that Swiatek has the skill, stamina and strength to win from this situation, but she needed that foothold.
Iga Swiatek* 1-6, 0-2 Elena Rybakina
13:42 , Harry Latham-CoyleRybakina paints the line with a wonderfully flat forehand that leaves Swiatek spreading her arms and gazing at the heavens in disbelief. Eight points in the set; a 2-0 lead.
Iga Swiatek 1-6, 0-1 Elena Rybakina*
13:40 , Harry Latham-CoyleBack in business. A few forehand thunderclaps set up a lightning-quick start to set two for Elena Rybakina, Swiatek unable to get even a point on serve and turning in anguish to her box. I’m not sure they’ll have that many answers - Rybakina is just playing so well.
FIRST SET! Iga Swiatek 1-6 Elena Rybakina
13:33 , Harry Latham-CoyleWow. Some set of tennis from Elena Ryabkina, sealed with a thumping ace. The three-time defending champion is in major, major danger, the alarm bells sounding with Iga Swiatek so far unable to combat the heavy artillery on the other side of the net.
Iga Swiatek 1-5 Elena Rybakina*
13:28 , Harry Latham-CoyleA much-needed hold! Iga Swiatek is starting down the barrel of a bagel (or at least through the hole in the middle) as Elena Rybakina earns herself a couple of set points, yet the defending champion finds her range, sweeping a few lovely forehands to manipulate her opponent. There’s a few skids and stumbles thereafter but she gets on the board, finally.
Iga Swiatek* 0-5 Elena Rybakina
13:17 , Harry Latham-CoyleA hold to love arrives in rapid time.
Iga Swiatek 0-4 Elena Rybakina*
13:16 , Harry Latham-CoyleThis is frighteningly ferocious tennis from Elena Rybakina. She is devouring anything loose from Iga Swiatek so far, belting the ball back with fury and real accuracy. Four on the spin to start proceedings with the four-time champion still yet to get off the mark!
Iga Swiatek* 0-3 Elena Rybakina
13:09 , Harry Latham-CoyleBetter from Iga Swiatek, dictating as she can with good variety of angle and shot style. Elena Rybakina shuts down a break point, though, with a scorching serve down the centre that Swiatek can only nick behind off the edge like a fending opening batter.
That’s spritely, too, a fierce forehand landing a couple of yards inside the baseline with Swiatek unable to move.
Iga Swiatek 0-2 Elena Rybakina*
13:05 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe start gets better! Elena Rybakina’s ball striking really is brilliant when her game is on song, and already she is starting to force Iga Swiatek deep in the court - as she will have to all afternoon.
Iga Swiatek* 0-1 Elena Rybakina
13:01 , Harry Latham-CoyleSolid stuff to start from Elena Rybakina, that very upright serve of hers not quite landing immediately but Iga Swiatek yet to find her range on the return. She’s up and running with a hold.
Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina out on court
12:53 , Harry Latham-CoyleIga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina pose for the snappers and are then into their warm-up, ready to get their fourth round meeting underway. Swiatek looks back to her best, but this will be a tricky one, you’d think, if Rybakina is at her best.
GAME, SET AND MATCH! Elina Svitolina knocks out Jasmine Paolini
12:38 , Harry Latham-CoyleRemarkable! Jasmine Paolini served for the match at 5-3, had two match points at 5-4 and another in the tie break, but is OUT of the French Open after a brilliant fightback from Elina Svitolina. The final set is hers 6-1 and she’s into the last eight at Roland-Garros for a fifth time - is this the year she finally makes a semi-final here? It may well be Iga Swiatek next…
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12:29 , Harry Latham-CoyleJasmine Paolini has managed to get a break back against Elina Svitolina, but only after faltering on serve again herself. The end may be nigh for the Italian, unfortunately.
Elina Svitolina on the march!
12:12 , Harry Latham-CoyleElina Svitolina is in the groove now. A break in Jasmine Paolini’s opening service game in the decider means she is four holds of serve away from the last eight.
GAME, SET AND MATCH! Tommy Paul into last eight
12:08 , Harry Latham-CoyleNo such troubles for Tommy Paul on Suzanne-Lenglen. Alexei Popyrin has been swept aside in straight sets with a pleasing 6-3 6-3 6-3 scoreline. It’ll be Carlos Alcaraz or Ben Shelton next for the American.
Elina Svitolina forces decider against Jasmine Paolini
12:05 , Harry Latham-CoyleThere’s a good old match brewing on Philippe Chatrier between Jasmine Paolini and Elina Svitolina - the Italian, so vastly improved over the last 12 months, looked to be on her way to another grand slam quarter-final at a set and a break up but Svitolina has forced a decider after battling back, edging a hard-fought tie-break 8-6.
Cameron Norrie overcomes Jacob Fearnley to reach second week of French Open
11:45 , Harry Latham-CoyleCameron Norrie reached the French Open fourth round with a bang after beating fellow British star Jacob Fearnley.
Norrie secured a showdown with Novak Djokovic after a straight-sets win in a surreal match played out to an ear-splitting backdrop of explosions and pyrotechnics.
The din was down to thousands of Paris St Germain fans gathering for the Champions League final outside the Parc des Princes, which is a stone’s throw from Court Simonne-Mathieu and was showing the game on a big screen.
Cameron Norrie overcomes Jacob Fearnley to reach second week of French Open
Jack Draper’s rise up the rankings branded ‘insane’ by French Open opponent
11:34 , Harry Latham-CoyleJack Draper’s next French Open opponent Alexander Bublik says the British star’s rise to the top is “insane”.
Fifth seed Draper takes on Kazakhstan’s world No 62 in the fourth round on Monday.
“Jack for me is insane. I mean, last year the guy is 40 in the world. This year he is top five in the world,” said Bublik.
“That’s a crazy achievement. He doesn’t seem to stop, so I mean, what do I have to do to beat him? I don’t know.”
Jack Draper’s rise up the rankings branded ‘insane’ by French Open opponent
Jack Draper reveals key to dominant Joao Fonseca win and French Open run
11:24 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe contenders are assembling in the men’s draw - and Jack Draper might well be one of them. The British No 1 was uber impressive in victory against young gun Joao Fonseca yesterday.
Jack Draper reveals key to dominant Joao Fonseca win and French Open run
French Open order of play - Sunday 1 June
11:19 , Harry Latham-CoyleAlexei Popyrin [25] vs. Tommy Paul [12]
Liudmila Samsonova [19] vs. Qinwen Zheng [8]
Aryna Sabalenka [1] vs. Amanda Anisimova [16]
Frances Tiafoe [15] vs. Daniel Altmaier
French Open order of play - Sunday 1 June
11:18 , Harry Latham-CoyleCourt Philippe-Chatrier
Jasmine Paolini [4] vs. Elina Svitolina [13]
Elena Rybakina [12] vs. Iga Swiatek [5]
Ben Shelton [13] vs. Carlos Alcaraz [2]
Not before 20:15 – Night session
Lorenzo Musetti [8] vs. Holger Rune [10]
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11:16 , Harry Latham-CoyleThe fourth round is underway at Roland Garros with players looking to book their spots in the last eight with the second week looming. After a night of celebration after Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League triumph, the city might be slightly sleepier today but the action should be intense on the French capital clay, with a particularly intriguing encounter between Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton to come this afternoon.
