It’s time for me to wrap up today’s blog. We’ve had routine wins for Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams, a sad exit for Petra Kvitova, excellent scrapping from Garbine Muguruza and a shocking defeat of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga by little-known Renzo Olivo. I’ll be back tomorrow with more coverage. Andy Murray’s on second against Martin Klizan. Do join me. Thanks for reading and emailing. Bye.
Milos Raonic has got there in the end. A shaky first set and he’s made hard work of it at times, but the fifth seed is into the third round after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva. He faces Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez next.
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Jiri Vesely saves three break points and holds for 4-1 against Aljaz Bedene in the first set. As for Milos Raonic, he still can’t close it out. He’s chucked away five break points now.
Serving at 4-4 in the fourth set, Rogerio Dutra Silva has just saved three consecutive break points against Milos Raonic. But now he’s facing a fourth. Can Raonic take this one? No! On they go on Court 1!
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A hugely impressive win for Albert Ramos-Vinolas, who’s vanquished Benjamin Bonzi in straight sets. He only parted with five games. An admirable performance from the improving Spaniard.
On Philippe-Chatrier, Lucas Pouille has made a slow start against Thomaz Bellucci. The Frenchman, seeded 16th, is a break down early on.
Albert Ramos-Vinolas is giving Benjamin Bonzi the runaround on Court 2. The 19th seed leads by a set and a break. On Court 3, meanwhile, Aljaz Bedene is knocking up with the talented Czech, Jiri Vesely. That’s Britain’s Aljaz Bedene. But for how much longer?
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He took his time, but the third set belongs to Milos Raonic. He saved a break point before wrapping it up, mind you, and it isn’t entirely convincing from the world No6, but he leads 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 against Rogerio Dutra Silva.
She sure can. The 13th seed is through to the third round after beating Sara Errani 6-2, 6-3 and she’ll play Shelby Rogers next. An excellent win for Mladenvoci, tipped by many as a potential champion. The locals would love that. there hasn’t been a home winner in the women’s singles since Mary Pierce beat Conchita Martinez 17 years ago.
Kristina Mladenovic has just squandered three consecutive match points against Sara Errani. Can she take a fourth?
Rafael Nadal beats Robin Haase 6-1, 6-4, 6-3!
Robin Haase double-faults on match point, a sad way to go out. For Nadal, the undisputed favourite, it’s his 74th win at Roland Garros. Can Nikoloz Basilashvili stop him from making it 75 on Friday? Don’t count on it. Haase posed him a few problems with his varied game and his occasional power, but Nadal was always too strong on his favourite surface, making only 13 unforced errors over the course of the match.
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Rafael Nadal slaps another forehand winner away - there have been so many - and leads 5-3 in the third set. Haase hasn’t had a break point yet.
While one Spaniard continues to wreak havoc on Philippe-Chatrier, another’s quietly going about his business on Court 2. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, the 19th seed, is a set up against the unseeded Frenchman, Benjamin Bonzi.
Rafael Nadal hooks a vicious forehand down the line, drawing a gasp of admiration from the crowd, and breaks to lead 3-2 in the third set. Victory is within touching distance now. As for Milos Raonic, he might wonder if he’s turned his match around. Two breaks for the fifth seed in the second set and he’s level with Rogerio Dutra Silva, the modest 33-year-old Brazilian, who appears to be tiring after claiming the opener.
Milos Raonic is feeling a bit better now. A set down the fifth seed might be, but he’s a break up against Rogerio Dutra Silva in the second set on Court 1.
Kiki Mladenovic, who was put through the wringer on Monday, is having a more serene time today. She’s won the first set 6-2 against Sara Errani.
Trading shots from the baseline with Rafael Nadal, Robin Haase’s pushed back by the Spaniard’s pace and ends up rushing a backhand straight into the umpire’s chair. It wasn’t intentional, of course, and he shares a good-natured exchange with Arnaud Gabas, who was in the chair when Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was infamously defaulted for hitting him with a ball struck in anger during a Davis Cup tie against Great Britain in February. It left Gabas with a fractured eye socket.
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Robin Haase saves one set point with a forehand winner. Rafael Nadal simply takes the second with a rasping forehand of his own. The nine-time champion leads 6-1, 6-4. A better second set from Haase, but he knows he’s fighting a losing battle.
Rogerio Dutra Silva has snatched that first set off Milos Raonic. He broke twice and took it 6-4. The fifth seed needs to rethink his strategy.
Tomorrow’s order of play is out. Andy Murray and Martin Klizan are second on Suzanne-Lenglen.
Milos Raonic, who has struggled with injuries and poor form recently, is being given a hard time on Court 1. The big-serving Canadian’s been broken again by the veteran Brazilian, Rogerio Dutra Silva, and trails 5-3 in the first set. Raonic is serving.
Double bagel alert! Caroline Wozniacki has absolutely walloped Francoise Abanda, crushing her 6-0, 6-0. Ouch.
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On Court 1, Rogerio Dutra Silva and Milos Raonic have both managed early breaks. There seems little prospect of Robin Haase penetrating Nadal’s serve, though. The Spaniard’s in cruise control, a set and a break up on Philippe-Chatrier. On Suzanne-Lenglen, meanwhile, France’s 13th seed, Kristina Mladenovic, is taking on Italy’s Sara Errani, a former finalist. That could be a tight match.
Caroline Wozniacki is veering dangerously towards a double bagel. She leads 6-0, 3-0 against Francoise Abanda.
If Nadal gets through ... when Nadal gets through, he will play Nikoloz Basilashvili. The Georgian has beaten Victor Troicki - and check this Karlovician scoreline out - 7-6, 7-6, 7-6.
Robin Haase nets a backhand and the first set’s in the bag for Rafael Nadal. Hasse was granted one game. This is brutal. It only took 26 minutes.
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Could this be the year when Caroline Wozniacki wins a grand slam? Ah, let’s not go there. But let’s go to Court 2. The Dane, seeded 11th, has been in a hurry in the first set. She’s doled out a first-set bagel to Canada’s flailing youngster, Francoise Abanda.
Novak Djokovic cruises into the third round. He’s barely had to break into a sweat in defeating Joao Sousa 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. That was an ominous display from the second seed, who faces Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman next.
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Rafael Nadal is already up a break. That’s the sound of inevitability.
Oh look. Novak Djokovic saves break points in one game. He breaks in the next. He’s so predictable. And he leads 4-3 in the third set on Suzanne-Lenglen.
A place in the third round is Grigor Dimitrov’s for the first time since 2013. The classy Bulgarian has beaten Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. It’s another step in the direction for Dimitrov, who’s enjoying a positive year after a long spell of underachievement.
Grigor Dimitrov is a game away from the third round now. He breaks Tommy Robredo in the 11th game of the third set and will serve for the match.
Novak Djokovic was very nearly broken in the sixth game of the third set, but he wakes up in time and holds. Joao Sousa is competing well after that horrific first set, but there’s a feeling of inevitability about the way this one’s going.
Rafael Nadal practices his forehand swing - an air shot that’s dripping venom and menace and power - and then he’s out on Philippe-Chatrier. You wouldn’t want to be in Robin Haase’s shoes, would you?
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Kiki Bertens was a semi-finalist last year. This year, she’s a second round loser. The 18th seed has been outplayed by CiCi Bellis of the USA, losing 6-3, 7-6.
Hello again! I had soup. Just had an apple as well.
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OK, Jacob’s back in the chair now so I’ll hand you back to him. Bye.
Garbiñe Muguruza beats Anett Kontaveit 6-7, 6-4, 6-2!
Muguruza proves too good in the end, beginning this game with a volleyed winner at the net and wrapping it up when her opponent loses her radar with a back-of-the-court forehand. Terrific stuff from the champion in the later stages of that match, but she was made to work hard by an impressively resolute opponent.
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As if from nowhere, two unforced errors from Muguruza put Kontaveit in the box seat of the seventh game of this third set, but a well-executed overhead smash settles nerves and Muguruza’s forceful serving takes her through the remaining three points to win the game – 5-2. She’s nearly there now.
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Quite the emotional ending to that Johnson-Coric match, the defeated Coric smashing his racket repeatedly into the ground and tossing it away while Johnson, who recently lost his father, broke down in tears.
Muguruza breaks Kontaveit to 15 to lead 4-2, an epic rally on set point ending with Kontaveit netting tamely.
Elsewhere, on court three, Horacio Zeballos has beaten Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6, 6-3
Terrific stuff from Kontaveit, a beautiful forehand on the run down the line for 15-30 the pick, but Muguruza responds to it with a brutal ace, and then sends her opponent scuttling across the back of the court before burying a winner past her to take the next point. The game follows – 3-2.
Djokovic wins the second set against Sousa 6-4! And it looks as if the former world No1 is easing through.
Meanwhile, another service hold from Kontaveit, with the aid of a lucky net-cord at one point, but given the air of dominance the champion now exudes, this is impressive fighting stuff from the Estonian – 2-2.
Steve Johnson beats Borna Coric 6-2, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6! A forehand winner finishes off a tense tiebreak and Johnson is through after eight minutes shy of four hours. Meanwhile, Muguruza is too strong, and Kontaveit a tad too erratic in her returns, and the Spaniard takes a 2-1 lead in the third set on Philippe-Chatrier.
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Anett Kontaveit shows impressive tenacity – given the recent tide of the match – to hold comfortably in her first service game of the third set, while Djokovic edges closer to the second set against Sousa. He leads 5-3 now.
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Muguruza holds serve to 15 with a minimum of fuss at the start of the third set, while over on Court One Dimitrov is now serving for a two sets to love lead against Robredo, at 5-4.
Muguruza wins the second set 6-4 against Kontaveit to draw level. The champion, really upping the aggression, is on the front foot throughout against Kontaveit’s serve, and though her opponent stays gamely with her, saving two set points, she nets tamely on the third to concede the set.
Meanwhile, Coric v Johnson is now deep into a tie-break, in which it’s 6-6.
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Time for me to take some lunch. Tom Davies will be your guide.
Borna Coric holds for 5-5. Watch this space. Steve Johnson hasn’t been able to take match points, but controversy’s afoot at the business end of the fourth set.
The temperature is rising on Court 6.
*HORRENDOUS* ball abuse violation and point penalty called on Steve Johnson after he misses a fourth set point. Barely tapped the ball.#rg17
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) May 31, 2017
Referee Wayne McEwen out on court with Johnson, trying to defuse but not really defending chair ump. "It's a judgement call," he says. #rg17
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) May 31, 2017
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With a backhand down the line, Muguruza holds to lead 4-3 in the second set. This is the best women’s match of the tournament so far.
Brilliant! Annett Kontaveit lobs the kitchen sink at Garbine Muguruza on a break point, only for the Spaniard to hang in there, wrestle control of the rally away from the Estonian and force deuce with a pearl of a forehand!
Borna Coric saves a match point on Court 6. The tension grows. Steve Johnson is hammering on the door. And yet.
Garbine Muguruza breaks back to level the second set! Powerful hitting overwhelms Kontaveit, who couldn’t keep the Spaniard out despite her best efforts. It’s 3-3.
Novak Djokovic is in the mood. Bad news for Joao Sousa. The second seed storms away with the first set, dropping only one game.
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Novak Djokovic has seen set points come and go. No matter. He still leads Joao Sousa 5-1 in the first set and is about to serve.
Grigor Dimitrov’s record at Roland Garros is pretty wretched. He reached the third round in 2013, then went out in at the first time of asking in each of the next three years. He’s been impressive since the turn of the year, though, and is heading towards the third round at the moment. He’s taken the first set 6-3 against Tommy Robredo.
Annett Kontaveit breaks in the first game of the second set. She leads 7-6, 1-0 against Garbine Muguruza and there’s absolutely no point predicting a women’s champion, is there?
Novak Djokovic isn’t wasting any time. He’s found weaknesses in Joao Sousa’s serve already and leads 3-0 in the first set.
Annett Kontaveit spurned one opportunity to win the opening set on Philippe-Chatrier. But her generosity ends there. The 21-year-old is cool and composed in the tie-break, making a blistering start and allowing Garbine Muguruza only four points. The defending champion’s a set down.
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Grigor Dimitrov is having a stormer on Court 1 so far. The 11th seed, who performed so commendably against Rafael Nadal in their Australian Open semi-final, has broken for a 4-1 lead against Tommy Robredo.
Muguruza holds and forces a tie-break. She’s lost six of nine this year.
Horacio Zeballos won that first-set tie-break. It’s not often that happens to Ivo Karlovic, but there you go. Elsewhere Annett Kontaveit holds for 6-5. Muguruza will serve to stay in the first set again.
The fightback begins. Borna Coric takes the third set 6-3 on Court 6 and now Steve Johnson has something to think about, even though the 25th seed still leads. On Suzanne-Lenglen, meanwhile, a familiar face emerges. Novak Djokovic, still with Andre Agassi in tow, is warming up before taking on Portugal’s nifty Joao Sousa.
Garbine Muguruza, suddenly remembering that she’s the champion, is now of a mind to put Annett Kontaveit back in her box. With Kontaveit serving for the first set at 5-3, Muguruza breaks back. The 21-year-old tightened up badly in that game, although Muguruza still has to hold to prolong the set.
David Goffin marches on. The 10th seed has dismissed Sergiy Stakhovsky, dealing with a third-set freeze to win 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. He plays the winner of the match between Ivo Karlovic and Horacio Zeballos, the first set of which has ... gone to a tie-break.
A result from earlier: Yulia Putintseva, the 27th seed, beat Sweden’s Johanna Larsson 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Dominic Thiem beats Simone Bolelli 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
An awkward first set for the sixth seed, but few problems thereafter. It’s a cruise for Thiem in the end. He’ll play Steve Johnson or Borna Coric next. Johnson is two sets up on Court 6, but he’s 5-2 down in the third.
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Annett Kontaveit, the 21-year-old from Estonia, is playing utterly fearless tennis against the defending champion, Garbine Muguruza, on Philippe-Chatrier. She’s consolidated a break for a 4-1 lead in the first set and is giving Muguruza a torrid time out there. A story is brewing.
David Goffin is being given a run for his money now. He looked comfortable after taking a two-set lead on Court 2, but Sergiy Stakhovsky has forced a fourth. They’re still on serve.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands beats Petra Kvitova 7-6, 7-6!
Petra Kvitova double-faults! She chucks her racquet to the floor, then shakes off the disappointment and shares an embrace with Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the net. Her French Open is over after a curious match. Kvitova had plenty of chances to win but she couldn’t take them and she’s ended up on the end of a 7-6, 7-6 win. Credit to Mattek-Sands for being so persistent and to Kvitova for getting back on court after everything that happened to her. She’ll be irritated not to have gone further, but heartened about her level before heading to her cherished grass. Nobody expected her to play one match in Paris this week, let alone two, so it’s impossible to take a negative view.
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Bethanie Mattek-Sands has a match point against Petra Kvitova on Court 1...
Fans of a marathon might be interested to learn that Ivo Karlovic and Horacio Zeballos meet on Court 3. It was 22-20 in the fifth to Karlovic when the pair went the distance and then some at the Australian Open in January. They must be delighted to see each other again.
A mammoth tie-break has gone Steve Johnson’s way on Court 6 and that could prove decisive. Rather than being locked at a set apiece with Borna Coric, the American is two to the good against the 20-year-old Croatian. An early exit beckons for Coric, unless he can produce something special.
Here’s Kevin Mitchell on tennis’s eejits.
Renzo Olivo beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4!
Tsonga blazes wide with a forehand to make it 0-15. Renzo Olivo quietly clenches his fist. He’s three points from victory. Tsonga, in a green and white t-shirt, then blasts a forehand into the net. There’s a sharp intake of breath. It’s 0-30. Olivo isn’t having to do much here. All he has to do is wait for the Tsonga errors. It’s the favourite who’s nervy, chucking another forehand long to hand the underdog three match points. Can he take them? Olivo takes charge of the first rally, moving forward on to a short ball, but he whips a forehand just wide. One down. Two left. Here comes another draining, tense rally. Tsonga hammers a forehand down the line and this time he finds his target, forcing Olivo to slice into the net. Tsonga’s still facing a match point, though, and he misses a first serve. The second’s in. Tsonga attacks the net this time and Olivo can’t pass him with a backhand. He tries a hopeful lob, but Tsonga gobbles up a smash for deuce! But having saved three match points, Tsonga struggles to close the game out. He lets Olivo back in and another errant groundstroke hands the Argentinian a fourth match point. Tsonga’s really on the ropes here. He’s teetering and swaying. Olivo just needs to hit him with aggression and accuracy - and that’s what he does. He takes control of the rally with some heavy fire. He pulls Tsonga to the right, then whacks a backhand to the left. Tsonga scampers across to dig the ball over the net, but Olivo strides forward and whips a forehand away to secure a stunning victory! Those might have been the longest six minutes of his life. Next for Olivo? Kyle Edmund.
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It was ludicrous from Olivo yesterday. The Argentinian is a debutant at Roland Garros at the age of 25! He got to the second round of the Australian Open last year, but he’s never taken part in the main draw at Wimbledon or the US Open. This would be by far the biggest win of his hitherto unremarkable career.
A trickier second set for Sam Stosur, but one that’s been safely negotiated by the former US Open champion in the end. The 23rd seed has beaten Kirsten Flipkens 6-2, 7-6 to make the third round. In a draw this unpredictable, Stosur’s one to watch. Elsewhere Dominic Thiem is beating up Simone Bolelli on Suzanne-Lenglen. He leads 7-5, 6-1.
Next up on Philippe-Chatrier, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Renzo Olivo resume their tantalisingly poised match. Tsonga is the 12th seed and home favourite, but he was blown away by the world No91 in the first two sets last night. He won the third, however, and they’re still on serve in the fourth. But Olivo, who produced the sort of quality few people saw coming, leads 5-4. Tsonga is one bad service game away from making an ignominious exit.
Lesia Tsurenko has thumped Ekaterina Makarova. That’s a good win for the Ukrainian against the dangerous Russian. She only dropped four games. On Court 15, Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva, the 27th seed, has been pushed into a decider by Sweden’s Johanna Larsson. Putintseva took the first 6-3, but Larsson was inspired in the second, winning it 6-1.
Venus Williams beats Kurumi Nara 6-3, 6-1
With Serena a picture of contentment in the stands, Venus earns three match points and takes the second when one last shot from Kurumi Nara, who battled gamely, sails out. Williams is safely through to the third round. That was a mighty performance from the legendary American.
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David Goffin has hit an outstanding level today; the Belgian has stormed into a two-set lead on Court 2. He’s playing some good stuff on clay, although I’m still not sure he has the strength to beat the favourites in five-setters.
With a dismissive swipe of her racquet, Venus Williams breaks yet again and will serve for the match. This has been an awesome performance from the 10th seed.
Then again. Kvitova’s broken back straight away. It’s a strange affair over on Court 1. “I’ve worked out what covfefe means - it the term used to describe Andy Murray’s come back from a self-imposed almost disaster on the court,” says Andrew Benton. “Clearly the sort of thing Mr Trump needs now.”
For the loss of only five games, Jelena Ostapenko is into the third round. The Latvian was accomplished in her 6-3, 6-2 win over Monica Puig, who’s off to lick her wounds and prepare for the grass.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands needed strapping on her thigh after taking the opening set on Court 1, but it doesn’t seem to be holding her back against Petra Kvitova. She’s broken to love in the first game of the second set and it’s a long way back from here for her Czech opponent.
Eight games in a row for Venus Williams and two breaks already in the second set. She leads 6-3, 3-0. To think that Kurumi Nara led 3-1 in the first set. Much good it did her.
Petra Kvitova has had chances to win the opening set on Court 1. She’s lost it. She was up a break twice, she led in the tie-break ... she’s lost the tie-break 7-5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands is proving to be a stubborn foe. The American is ahead. Can Kvitova recover? The same question appplies to Monica Puig on Court 17, but the Olympic champion is in danger of disappearing without so much as a whimper. The likeable Puerto Rican trails by a set and a break against Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. As does Ekaterina Makarova on Court 16, where Lesia Tsurenko is in complete control.
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Venus Williams has rattled through five consecutive games to take the first set 6-3 against Kurumi Nara. After an early wobble, it’s been very composed from the 10th seed, who reacted brusquely to being broken first. Dominic Thiem, meanwhile, has wrapped up that opening set on Suzanne-Lenglen. The sixth seed wins it 7-5.
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Dominic Thiem waited and waited and waited - then, showcasing his ruthlessness, he pounced. A break to love at a crucial point of the first set sees him take a 6-5 lead. You see it happen so often. Simone Bolelli has played well, but the outsider has faltered under pressure. Thiem will serve for it.
Venus Williams is taking charge now. Another break of serve and she leads 4-3 in the first set.
Borna Coric beat Andy Murray on clay recently. The young Croatian is tipped by many to win at least one grand slam in the future; he’s even been hailed as the next Djokovic. The 20-year-old has never been past the third round of slam, however, and he’s struggling against the tough, no-nonsense Steve Johnson, the 25th seed who has just won the first set 6-2 over on Court 6. Coric has plenty to think about before set two.
Simone Bolelli has just saved a break point. Thiem is stepping it up...
Dominic Thiem is being given a testing workout by Simone Bolelli on Suzanne-Lenglen. This isn’t a easy match for the sixth seed. Bolelli is serving at 4-4. They’ve swapped breas, although not as many as on Court 1, where they’ve had four already. Petra Kvitova can’t put Bethanie Mattek-Sands away. She’s been ahead twice, but the American has fought back on each occasion in an unpredictable first set. Elsewhere Ekaterina Makarova, conqueror of Angelique Kerber in the first round, is in big trouble on Court 16, where Lesia Tsurenko has won the first set 6-2.
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David Goffin appears to be in a hurry on Court 2. The 10th seed takes the first set 6-2 against Sergiy Stakhovsy, who looks horribly outclassed at the moment. Elsewhere Sam Stosur has won the first her of her match by the same score. She’s outplaying Kirsten Flipkens.
Serena Williams is watching on as her sister dukes it out with Kurumi Nara. It’s not a bad way to spend a day. A lovely Paris holiday for the expectant mother. What could be better?
But all that serves to do is rile Williams. The break doesn’t last long for Nara. Back on serve.
Kurumi Nara is showing no fear against Venus Williams! She’s whacking the fuzz off the ball and she’s snatched the first break in the first set against the 10th seed. She’s playing with lovely poise at the moment.
Sam Stosur, a semi-finalist last year and a former US Open champion, is into her stride already on Court 3. The 23rd seed has an early break against Kirsten Flipkens.In better news for Belgian fans, David Goffin is dominating against Sergiy Stakhovsky. He’s a break up already and he’s threatening to pull even further clear.
They’ve traded breaks on Court 1. Petra Kvitova landed the first blow, but Bethanie Mattek-Sands has hit back straight away. It really is great to see Kvitova back on court so soon. I’m not sure if she has much of a chance of going all the way, given that she’s never fared that well on clay, but it would be a wonderful story - and I suppose, too, that the women’s draw is open enough for a player of her obvious gifts to be counted as a strong contender.
They’re still warming up on Philippe-Chatrier, but play is underway elsewhere. Keep a close eye on David Goffin, the 10th seed, over the fortnight. The Belgian’s been in promising form on clay and he could go far. He’s getting better. Today he’s up against the inclusivity’s Sergiy Stakhovsky on Court 2. They’re in the sparring stages there.
While we wait for play to begin, here’s Kevin Mitchell’s report on Andy Murray’s win yesterday.
Out they come. Players are hitting up on the courts. Play will begin shortly.
Preamble
Hello. We’ve had a few surprises already - Angelique Kerber (well, she is the world No1), Johanna Konta and Alex Zverev have all fallen at the first hurdle, while Andy Murray’s actually gone and won a tennis match - and there’s also been rancour in the form of one of the great non-handshakes of our time and the controversy of a buffoon being kicked out of the tournament for acting the buffoon. It’s been eventful.
And there’s more on the way! Into the second round we go and there are doozies everywhere you look on day four of this French Open. The action begins with grand old Venus Williams taking on Japan’s Kurumi Nara on Philippe-Chatrier, the brilliant Austrian Dominic Thiem taking on the experienced Simone Bolelli of Italy on Suzanne-Lenglen and Petra Kvitova, the romantic’s choice, facing the USA’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands. There’s defending champion Garbine Muguraza, who might be given a few headaches by Annett Kontaveit, old warhorse Tommy Robredo against BabyFed himself and the high possibility of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga being bundled out when his suspended clash with Renzo Olivo resumes after Williams’s match; Tsonga, the 12th seed, trails the world No91 by two sets to one and will serve at 4-5 in the fourth.
Ah yes, and we’ve also got Rafael Nadal, hunting down La Decima, against Robin Hasse, and peace and love’s Novak Djokovic against Joao Sousa. Enjoy!
Play begins at: 10am BST, 11am in Paris.
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