Time to sign off. I’ll leave you with a round-up of today’s news. Bonsoir!
Here’s the complete men’s quarter-final draw. It’s a very different story to the women’s draw, with Spanish youngster Alejandro Davidovich Fokina the only player from outside the top 10 seeds to make it.
[1] Novak Djokovic v Matteo Berrettini [9]
[3] Rafael Nadal v Diego Schwartzman [10]
[6] Alexander Zverev v A Davidovich Fokina
[5] Stefanos Tsitsipas v [2] Daniil Medvedev
“I played a little too defensive [in the first set], that was a mistake. I was lucky that I could turn it around, but I think that changed things. I played great in the second set, a few mistakes at 4-3, but found a great level again.”
Very neatly summed up, Rafa. There was a little more ebb and flow than the final score suggests, but from 5-3 down in the first set he won 14 games to Sinner’s three. Next up: Diego Schwartzman, who he beat in the semi-finals last year.
Rafa Nadal beats Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-3, 6-0!
Sinner’s not going quietly, bringing up a break point with an overhead smash. Nadal presents offers him a half-chance with a cagey drop-shot, but he balloons his volley wide. Nadal gets to match point with a big serve, then overcooks one down the line. Never mind: a cross-court winner and an unreturnable serve get the job done!
Third set: *Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 5-0 Sinner Still time for some late fireworks from Sinner, who unleashes a cross-court winner that has Nadal applauding. Perhaps slightly starstruck, Sinner then serves up not one, but two double faults. Yikes!
It would have been interesting to see how Jannik Sinner got on in a more forgiving quarter of the draw. In the bottom half with your Zverevs and Medvedevs, you sense he would run them close.
Third set: Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 4-0 Sinner* Oh I say! Nadal prevails at the net again with an exquisite cross-court lob. Sinner looks heavenwards; he’s running out of steam, chasing Nadal across the baseline only to be stitched up like that. Nadal holds to love, and is two games away from the quarter-finals.
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Third set: *Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 3-0 Sinner Nadal steps in behind a return, forcing Sinner into a slightly desperate lob. Interestingly, that’s Nadal 10th winner at the net from 10 attempts in this match; Sinner has just seven from 14. He doesn’t get the chance to change that stat, pinned back by Nadal who seals the double break.
Third set: Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 2-0 Sinner* More of those laser-guided forehands help Nadal consolidate his break.
Third set: *Nadal 7-5, 6-3, 1-0 Sinner Rafa Nadal has lost three five-set matches in his career from two sets ahead, against Federer (2005), Fognini (2015) and Tsitsipas, at this year’s Australian Open. He’s not taking any chances here, bringing up a break point and then converting it with two inch-perfect, swooping winners down the line.
Nadal wins the second set and leads 7-5, 6-3!
No problems on serve here for Nadal, who closes out the set with a booming serve down the middle. That’s 34 sets in a row for Nadal at Roland-Garros. The thing is, he’s getting more dominant here.
Second set: *Nadal 7-5, 5-3 Sinner (*denotes next server) To nobody’s great surprise, Nadal blasts his way to three break-back points, taking the second as a Sinner forehand drifts long. It makes that lapse of concentration all the more baffling. Nadal will now serve for the second set ...
Second set: Nadal 7-5, 4-3 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Nadal delivers a couple of absolute darts on his forehand to go 30-0 up, then double faults and presents Sinner an opportunity by going long on the next point. Sinner finding his rhythm again, forcing a break point – but a mighty Nadal serve squashes it. He gets another chance, and chases down a drop shot, battering it back across the court. Sinner breaks again!
Second set: *Nadal 7-5, 4-2 Sinner (*denotes next server) Sinner steadies the ship, holding with a degree of comfort. Nadal won’t be too worried, as long as he can stay on serve.
Second set: Nadal 7-5, 4-1* Sinner (*denotes next server) There are parallels here with Djokovic v Musetti earlier, with Sinner asking so many questions early on but getting rocked by the force of the fightback. Here, he lands a couple of winners and finds some of the freedom he enjoyed in the first set. Sinner wins a drop-shot battle to earn a break-back point – and Rafa double faults! That was unexpected.
Second set: *Nadal 7-5, 4-0 Sinner (*denotes next server) Blam! Biff! Pow! Nadal is just ripping winners at will now, having been forced to raise his game by a now faltering opponent. A winner down the line seals the double break, going through a crumpling Sinner. Eight games on the bounce for Rafa.
Second set: Nadal 7-5, 3-0 Sinner* (*denotes next server) At 40-30 down, Sinner hits two or three shots that would be clean winners against most opponents. They all come straight back at him, and the Italian faces a fight to stay in the game now.
Second set: *Nadal 7-5, 2-0 Sinner (*denotes next server) Not really. Sinner’s winners are drying up as Nadal forces him further and further back. At 40-30, Nadal accelerates into a forehand, pounces on a short return and tidies up at the net. That was textbook.
Second set: Nadal 7-5, 1-0 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Nadal looks more comfortable now, but Sinner scraps his way back into the game. He gets enough on an awkward overhead to force deuce, but Nadal clicks through the gears and makes it five games in a row. Can his opponent hang in there?
Tuesday’s order of play is out, with all four of the day’s singles quarter-finals on Chatrier, starting at 11am (BST).
Tamara Zidansek v Paula Badosa [33]
[21] Elena Rybakina v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [31]
[6] Alexander Zverev v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – not before 3pm BST
[5] Stefanos Tsitsipas v [2] Daniil Medvedev – not before 8pm BST
Nadal wins the first set 7-5!
Textbook staff from Nadal, defending smartly then powering a forehand down the line. Sinner looks a little lost now, and an effortless Nadal drop shot rubs salt in the wound. Three set points for Nadal, and he’s now clicked into that end-of-level-boss mode, everything Sinner tries coming back with interest. He goes long, and Nadal takes the first set.
First set: Nadal 6-5 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Sinner played an exceptional first set, but then remembered he’s playing Rafa Nadal at the French Open. Can he rediscover his composure? Nadal makes it 10 points in a row, then throws in a loose effort that wafts into the tramlines. A trademark ferocious forehand for 40-15, Sinner goes long, and must now serve to stay in the set.
First set: *Nadal 5-5 Sinner (*denotes next server) Nadal turns up the heat and Sinner starts snatching at his shots, quickly slipping 0-30 down. Another unforced error, and it’s three break-back points. And he follows it with a double fault!
First set: Nadal 4-5 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Sinner and Nadal both hold (apologies, some technical issues there) and now the Italian will serve for the first set ...
First set: Nadal 3-4 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Just winning this first set would be a milestone for Sinner; Nadal hasn’t lost so much as a set here since the 2019 final. He won’t be giving this up without a fight either, and races to a love-hold.
First set: *Nadal 2-4 Sinner (*denotes next server) Nadal edges to 0-30 thanks to a Sinner double fault, but is still too passive in rallies, and his opponent powers back to parity. Nadal gobbles up a loose volley, but Sinner blasts his way back to deuce and closes out the hold, ferocious groundstrokes proving too hot even for Nadal’s elastic arms to handle.
These two met in the quarter-finals last year, when Nadal came through in three sets. Last year Nadal beat Sinner, Diego Schwartzman and Novak Djokovic on his way to the title; Schwartzman and Djokovic are likely to be his next opponents if he can get through here.
First set: Nadal 2-3 Sinner* (*denotes next server) Well, then. This didn’t look on the cards at 2-0 down, but Jannik Sinner is finding better depth on his shots and breaks Nadal again as the Spaniard goes long. That’s three games on the spin!
First set: Nadal *2-2 Sinner (*denotes next server) Nadal not quite finding his usual range, while Sinner has settled after being broken early on. He moves 40-15 up, but slaps a volley wide. No matter: Sinner secures the hold as Nadal misses a shot down the line.
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Here’s our report on Novak Djokovic’s comeback win:
First set: Nadal 2-1 Sinner* The Italian poses Nadal some problems with his rangy returns, carving out a break point chance that his opponent quickly shuts down. But Sinner keeps at it, earning another opportunity – and he takes it as Nadal nets!
First set: Nadal 2-0 Sinner* Nadal cruises to an opening hold and quickly turns the screw on Sinner, earning a break point and converting it as his opponent sends a forehand high into the Paris sky.
Before we focus on Nadal v Sinner, a word on the women’s draw. Defending champion Iga Swiatek, who plays her fourth-round match tonight, is the only top-16 seed left. Here’s the quarter-final draw:
[24] Gauff v Krejcikova
[17] Sakkari v Kostyuk/Swiatek [8]
[21] Rybakina v Pavlyuchenkova [31]
Zidansek v Badosa [33]
Some news for you. Naomi Osaka will miss the WTA grass-court tournament in Berlin, casting doubt on whether she will play at Wimbledon.
Time for the final match of the afternoon session, over on Court Philippe-Chatrier. It’s Rafa Nadal v Jannik Sinner ...
Maria Sakkari beats Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-3!
Kenin moves to 40-15 up, and Sakkari is feeling the pressure – but a couple of big winners get her back to deuce. Sakkari stays on the front foot and grinds out a match point – and Kenin overcooks a forehand! Last year’s finalist is out.
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Sakkari slips 0-30 behind, nerves creeping in, but finds an ace and a deep volley to get back to 30-all. Kenin forces her back on the next point, though, and Sakkari double-faults. Comeback on? It’s 6-1, 5-3 ...
Kenin has not turned up today – she’s served nine double faults and made 29 unforced errors. She labours through her service game, but will at least force Sakkari to serve it out at 6-1, 5-2.
Kenin edges to 15-30 but more unforced errors cost her, and Sakkari closes out the hold with a big ace down the middle.
Let’s check in with events over on Lenglen, where Sofia Kenin v Maria Sakkari promised to be one of the day’s closest contests. It’s not gone that way at all; Sakkari is 6-1, 4-1 up and serving to move a game away.
There’s no on-court interview because Musetti retired from the match. It was a sad ending for the teenager, but he showed everyone what he’s capable of in the first two sets. Djokovic will be glad to have turned things around so fast; his next opponent, Matteo Berrettini, got a walkover into the last eight after Roger Federer pulled out.
Novak Djokovic beats Lorenzo Musetti 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 4-0 (ret)
Musetti can hardly move now, and as Djokovic seals his 13th game in a row, the Italian throws in the towel. What a strange game that was, but the world No 1 has come through it.
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Fifth set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 3-0 Musetti Musetti is also struggling with a groin problem, and getting moved back and forth and side to side is proving too much. It’s another break, and the Italian’s target now is probably just to win another game.
Fifth set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 2-0 Musetti* Credit to Musetti, he’s still out there fighting, trying different things – but with little success, as Djokovic holds to 15. This match reminds me a little of Murray v Nalbandian at Wimbledon back in 2005, when Murray was outstanding in the first two sets but just didn’t have the legs for a five-set match.
Fifth set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-0, 1-0 Musetti Back comes Lorenzo Musetti. Whatever has gone before, he’s in a one-set shootout now. Djokovic stops for treatment on a finger cut, and winces a little after winning a long rally. Musetti finds a nice cross-court angle but Djokovic is reading everything now. Double break point, and Musetti goes for a winner that’s close – but not close enough.
Maria Sakkari wins the first set 6-1! Kenin thought she had a foothold in her first set against Maria Sakkari, getting a break back – but the Greek immediately restores her four-game cushion, breaking Kenin for a third time with a double-handed overhead smash. Sakkari seals a love-hold with a drop shot, and is well on track for her first ever slam quarter-final appearance.
Musetti takes a medical timeout, heading off court with the physio. He looked jaded in that fourth set, but getting absolutely rinsed will do that to you.
Djokovic wins fourth set 6-0 to level the match!
Utterly routine for Djokovic, who has pulled back two sets in around 40 minutes. Each of the first two sets lasted more than an hour. Has Musetti got anything left in the tank? We’ll find out.
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On Suzanne-Lenglen, Sofia Kenin is in big trouble early on – she’s 4-0 down to Maria Sakkari in the first set.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 5-0 Musetti He does get on the board on his first service point – just the 10th point he’s won since claiming the second set. He works his way to 40-15, then Djokovic slaps a backhand return down the line. Deuce, then break point as a drop shot gives Musetti too much to do. He repeats the trick, and it’s five-love Djokovic.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 4-0 Musetti* It’s another Djokovic hold to love, and Musetti hasn’t won a single point in this set yet.
Fourth set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 3-0 Musetti I know Djokovic is the world No 1, and Lorenzo Musetti is in uncharted slam territory – but I can’t recall a match turning around this fast. Musetti is broken to love again, barely able to get a racket on anything and looking completely defeated.
Fourth set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 2-0 Musetti* Djokovic rattles through a service hold to love; he’s won 24 of the last 27 points.
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Fourth set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 1-0 Musetti Just as Djokovic has improved, Musetti has lost his way, and he opens the fourth set with an error-strewn service game. Djokovic, giving nothing away cheaply now, powers to a break to love. It’s fair to say the momentum has shifted.
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In case you missed it earlier, Coco Gauff raced past Ons Jabeur to reach her first slam quarter-final. She will face the Czech, Barbora Krejcikova, who beat Sloane Stephens so comprehensively that she’s already back on court in the mixed doubles.
Djokovic wins third set 6-1, trails 2-1!
Musetti goes long from a big Djokovic serve, and the Serb has cut the deficit in a 23-minute set. The next few games feel like they will be pivotal.
Third set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 5-1 Musetti Is Musetti starting to think about the next set? Yes, would seem to be the answer, as Djokovic secures the double break. He’ll serve for the third set, which has lasted barely 20 minutes.
Over on Suzanne-Lenglen last year’s finalist, Sofia Kenin, is about to get under way against Greece’s Maria Sakkari. A potential final rematch with Iga Swiatek awaits in the next round; the champion plays Marta Kostyuk in the evening game.
Third set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 4-1 Musetti* Djokovic has shaken off the weird funk from the first two sets and is now dominating the points. A test of Musetti’s resolve here; can he keep finding ways to trouble the world No 1?
Third set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 3-1 Musetti A welcome hold for Musetti to get on the board in this third set.
A word for Britain’s Alfie Hewett, who has seen off Shingo Kunieda 6-3, 6-4 in the men’s wheelchair final to win his second straight French Open, and his fifth singles slam overall. Hewett also won the men’s doubles final on Sunday with partner Gordon Reid. Chapeau, Alfie.
Third set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 3-0 Musetti* Djokovic looks a much tougher prospect now, his forehand cleaner and movement sharper. Musetti keeps him guessing with some elegant drop shots, but it’s a comfortable hold.
Third set: *Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 2-0 Musetti This looks more like the Djokovic we know, springing around the court, throwing his hands up theatrically as Musetti finds the baseline, and closing down a drop shot to set up break point. He takes it as Musetti fires an ambitious cross-courter wide!
Third set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-7, 1-0 Musetti* (*denotes next server) A welcome, trouble-free hold for Djokovic, who hasn’t found his A-game at all so far.
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Schwartzman beats Struff 7-6 (9), 6-4, 7-5!
Diego Schwartzman comes through a three-hour slugfest with Jan-Lennard Struff, who missed seven set points in the opener and never really recovered. Next up for Schwartzman: Rafa Nadal or Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals.
Musetti leads Djokovic by two sets to love!
Djokovic skews a half-hearted volley wide to present Musetti with five set points. He takes the second one with a serve out wide. Djokovic promptly heads to the dressing room to gather his thoughts. This is really on now!
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Second-set tiebreak: Djokovic 1-5 Musetti The Italian grabs an early point on the Djokovic serve, then follows it up with some absurd defensive work, and a looping lob that somehow clips the baseline. Djokovic then goes long, and Musetti is 4-0 up! Djokovic pulls one back, and should bury the next point, but he lets Musetti back in and pays the price ... It’s five-one at the change of ends.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 6-6 Musetti It’s a nerveless love-hold from Djokovic, and we’re heading for another tie-break ...
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 5-6 Musetti Thanks, Gregg. You would expect Djokovic to turn up the heat here, but it’s still very scrappy from the world No 1 and Musetti holds comfortably, aided by an absolute ripper of a cross-court winner that has Djokovic shaking his head in disbelief.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 5-5 Musetti* This is a strong hold for Djokovic under intense pressure. He’s still struggling to land his first serve as regularly as he’d like but some good craft in the rallies forces his younger opponent to swipe long. A bad miss at the net by the world No 1 makes it a bit more nervy than he’d like but he holds to 30 with an overhead smash. I’ll hand back to Niall now. Thanks.
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 4-5 Musetti Excellent again from Musetti. Djokovic pounces on a weak second serve to level the game at 30-30. Musetti responds with a deep forehand that Djokovic handles like it’s a grenade, landing it limply back centre court, where Musetti smashes it into the corner before finding another winner to take the game. Djokovic will have to serve to stay in the second set.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 4-4 Musetti* Struff is battling to stay in the match against Diego Schwartzman on Suzanne-Lenglen. He trails 4-3 but it’s on serve. Back on Philippe-Chatrier there’s a delightful little rally at the net that Musetti wins to get back into this game at 30-30. Musetti pounces on Djokovic’s second serve to dominate the following rally before hammering an overhand winner into the corner to bring up a break point. He can’t take it though, hitting long when he was in a good position mid-rally. The world No 1 keeps his composure, sending his much younger opponent running for errands to hold.
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 3-4 Musetti Musetti holds to 30 to get his head in front again in this entertaining second set. He varied his serve well and gave little away for Djokovic to attack.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 3-3 Musetti* This is so good! Djokovic uses all his experience to give the 19-year-old the runaround with some feather-fingered drop shots to lead 30-0. Musetti responds with some improvisation by dinking a winner back the way it came and then a jabbed backhand past his opponent to level at 30-30. He then clatters a forehand into the corner to bring up another break point. What chutzpah! Djokovic holds his nerve though, landing three first serves to hold and level the set.
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 2-3 Musetti But Djokovic bounces back! Musetti is wild in this game and the No 1 seed keeps his composure to break him to love.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 1-3 Musetti* Over on Suzanne-Lenglen, Diego Schwartzman has raced into a 3-0 lead in the third set and looks like he’ll be booking his place in the quarter-finals. Back on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Djokovic has been broken again! Djokovic’s first serve was off and his second serve was a gift for Musetti, who battered it back and took control of the game. Djokovic is in real trouble.
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 1-2 Musetti What a game that was! After going 0-30 behind, Musetti produces a wonderful drop shot and an incredible half-volley to level up at 30-30. Djokovic’s head droops and Musetti pounds his way to a 2-1 lead in the second set.
Second set: Djokovic 6-7, 1-1 Musetti* Thanks Niall. Djokovic is continuing to make hard work of all he does. He hammers a lame backhand into the net to go 15-30 behind but digs deep and rallies to level up the second set by holding to 30.
Second set: *Djokovic 6-7, 0-1 Musetti The teenager carries on as before in the second set, gliding in behind a drop shot and flicking it away to seal a comfortable hold.
On Suzanne-Lenglen, Diego Schwartzman has taken the second set against Struff, and leads 7-6, 6-4. With that, I’ll hand over to Gregg Bakowski ...
“Wow, Musetti is the real deal,” says Luke Forrester. “Still only a teenager but very much Djokovic’s equal in this match so far. Keeping this up for a best-of-five will probably be too much for him at this stage in his career but he’s a real prospect.”
He has hit a lot of very stylish winners, but equally impressive has been the points where he has ground something out. He just looks very comfortable out there.
Musetti wins the first set 7-6 (9-7)! Good grief. Musetti digs in, keeping himself in the rally, and then unleashes a cross-court winner. He’s taken the first set, and deservedly so. What a performance so far!
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First-set tiebreak: Djokovic 7-8 Musetti Djokovic saves it by a millimetre, clipping the line with an awkward, rangy forehand. On serve, Djokovic goes for a winner down the line – and misses. Another set point for Musetti, this time on serve – but Djokovic saves with a clinical drop shot. Musetti responds, scrambling through the next rally to earn a third set point ...
First-set tiebreak: Djokovic 5-6 Musetti Djokovic leaves a return short and Musetti pummels it away for a winner. Can he get back on serve? He can, winning a strange point amid moon balls and mishits from Djokovic. The No 1 tries a cross-court slice but Musetti reads it, and gets a set point as Djokovic nets!
First-set tiebreak: Djokovic 4-2 Musetti The Italian has an 8-0 career record in tie breaks. Can he make it nine? Djokovic edges ahead with a drop shot that spins off at a right angle, then muffs a routine return. He does enough on his next two points, on serve, to open a three-point lead. Musetti responds by ripping a backhand down the line!
First set: Djokovic 6-6 Musetti Djokovic can only chuckle to himself as Musetti lands a looping cross-court winner from an impossible angle. A big serve out wide seals a hold to 15, and it’s tie-break time ...
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First set: Djokovic 6-5 Musetti* (*denotes next server) A lovely angled return puts Musetti 15-30 up, but Djokovic quickly closes the door. Can the Italian force a tie-break?
First set: *Djokovic 5-5 Musetti (*denotes next server) At 30-all, Djokovic looks primed to pounce – but a change of pace from Musetti gets the job done. The No 1 seed not firing on all cylinders yet.
First set: Djokovic 5-4 Musetti* (*denotes next server) A quickfire hold to love for Djokovic, cranking up the heat on his opponent. Over on Lenglen, Schwartzman and Struff are locked at 2-2 in the second. That one might take a while.
First set: *Djokovic 4-4 Musetti (*denotes next server) Musetti races to 40-0, going for his shots and making them, but then tries to be a little too ambitious, a series of narrow misses allowing Djokovic back in. At deuce, Djokovic thinks he has this figured out – but Musetti surprises him again, grinding out two long rallies to hold.
First set: Djokovic 4-3 Musetti* (*denotes next server) Musetti holds serve, playing with a flair and freedom that has Djokovic a little rattled. In the next game, a peach of a backhand volley has Djokovic applauding, but he’s less charitable on the other points, holding to 15.
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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Rybakina face each other in the singles quarter-finals on Tuesday. This afternoon, they’re teaming up in the women’s doubles. It’s unusual preparation, that’s for sure.
Switching focus back to Chatrier, where Djokovic is being made to work hard by Musetti. The Italian is covering a lot of ground – even stumbling over an advertising board at one point – and takes Djokovic to deuce. His variety of shots is causing problems – and he gets the break back as Djokovic sends a backhand into the net! Back on serve, Djokovic 3-2 up.
Out on court 12, Alfie Hewett has taken the first set against Shingo Kunieda in the men’s wheelchair final. Hewett won the men’s doubles with Gordon Reid on Sunday, and is a set away from a double slam triumph.
Schwartzman wins the first set 7-6 (11-9)! It’s just not meant to be for Struff, who had his first set points some 40 minutes ago. First, his return clips the net cord and drops the wrong side - then Schwartzman’s backhand does the same, and loops over the net. He’s won the set from 5-1 down, saving (I think) seven set points on the way.
Back on Chatrier, Djokovic has taken charge of the first set, breaking Musetti to lead 3-1.
Schwartzman and Struff are locked in a tie-break that either player will be sorely disappointed to lose. Both players miss set points and stay locked together at 9-9 ...
Musetti holds his first service game, closing out with a hefty ace straight down the middle.
Into a tie-break on Lenglen, and Schwartzman races into a 3-0 lead – then has a wobble of his own as unforced errors allow Struff back to 3-3 ...
Musetti has beaten David Goffin and Marco Cecchinato, conqueror of Djokovic in 2018, on his way to the last 16. He makes quite the start here, pounding a winner down the line on Djokovic’s first service point. He takes the world No 1 to deuce but Djokovic scraps his way through, finding the power to keep Musetti on the back foot.
While Djokovic and Musetti knock up on Chatrier, Schwartzman has Struff on the rack at 5-5 but the German finds an ace to hold. We could be heading for a tie-break ...
Schwartzman is still scrapping away in the first set, and now has a break point at 5-3 down. Struff double-faults, the nerves a-jangling, and we’re back on serve!
Next up on Philippe-Chatrier, it’s world No 1 Novak Djokovic against rising star Lorenzo Musetti. Naturally, Djokovic is the hot favourite – but his Italian opponent has beaten some big names already in his 18 months on the tour.
Struff serving for the set on Suzanne-Lenglen at 5-1 up. Schwartzman saves four set points, and gets a break back with some vicious groundstrokes. Still a long way to go to rescue this first set, though ...
“I’m super happy, I played really well today,” says Gauff. Asked how her family help her with life in the bubble, she says: “it’s important to have fun. We play Uno every night, and I win all the time.”
Gauff beats Jabeur 6-3, 6-1!
Coco Gauff wants to get the job done quickly, and after holding to 30 she quickly picks up two match points against an increasingly error-prone opponent. Jabeur saves them both, and a third when Gauff sends a forehand long.
A slow-motion Jabeur second serve is dispatched and Gauff digs in on the next rally to seal victory!
Schwartzman under a little pressure early on, taken to a third deuce by Struff. The No 10 seed nets a scratchy slice from the back of the court, then double faults. Struff leads 3-1 in the first set.
At 30-15 on her own serve, Jabeur sees the match swept away from her in three straight points. First, a poor cross-court lob drops wide; then Gauff sets up break point with a pinpoint backhand return down the line. At the net, Gauff shows great hands to clip a volley onto the line. She has a double break, and leads 6-3, 4-1.
Gauff motors to 40-0 then has her first slight wobble on serve as Jabeur rallies to 40-30. Gauff gets the job done as Jabeur nets, another costly unforced error.
Jabeur gets on the board with a service hold, not that Gauff will be too concerned; she has looked rock-solid on her own serve so far. On Lenglen, Jan-Lennard Struff opens with a love hold against Diego Schwartzman. The German beat Andrey Rublev on his way here, and is a dangerous opponent.
Jabeur starts the second set with a double double-fault, and Gauff claims the break with a ferocious finishing volley. It gets no better for Jabeur on the Gauff serve, her drop shots chased down and her attempted passes cut out clinically. Gauff leads 6-3, 2-0 ...
Out on court 12, Dylan Alcott has won the quad wheelchair men’s singles title, beating Dutchman Sam Schroder 6-4, 6-2. It’s the Australian’s third straight French Open win, and his 14th grand slam title.
Next up: Britain’s Alfie Hewett takes on Japan’s Shingo Kunieda in the men’s wheelchair final. Kunieda has won this tournament seven times before, so Hewett has his work cut out.
Gauff closes out the first set in style, taking it 6-3. She lost just two points on her first serve, and three on her second, in that set.
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Jabeur does get a drop-shot right, a lovely effort from the back of the court. It’s a rare moment of resistance in another dominant Gauff service game; the American leads 5-2 in the first set.
Up next on Lenglen it’s Diego Schwarzman, who faces Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff. The Argentinian got to the semi-finals last year before running into Rafa Nadal, who may well be waiting in the quarter-finals this time.
Time to head over to Chatrier, where Coco Gauff has made a lightning start. Having broken Jabeur in the second game, she leads 4-1 and looks dominant on serve. Jabeur is relying on drop shots to turn points in her favour; it’s not working so far.
Krejcikova is having quite the fortnight in Paris; she’s into the quarter-finals in the singles and doubles. “I hope you’ve been entertained,” she tells an appreciative crowd. She insists it was a close game despite the scoreline. “It’s always fun to play here ... I’m looking forward to playing another one.”
Krejcikova beats Stephens 6-2, 6-0!
Krejcikova finds her first ace, then scraps her way to match point. Stephens saves the first, but the Czech takes her next opportunity with another dominant rally.
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Gauff opens with a comfortable service hold on Chatrier, while Stephens takes the first two points as Krejcikova looks to serve out the match ...
It looks as though Krejcikova will be waiting in the quarters for either Gauff or Jabeur; the Czech is cruising to victory over Sloane Stephens, whose unforced error count has crept over 20.
Stephens tries to mix it up with a couple of nice drop shots, but as soon as she’s drawn into a rally there looks only one winner. Krejcikova breaks again, and will serve for the match.
Coco Gauff walks out onto Chatrier, where she will take on Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. Gauff won the 2018 juniors’ title here, and is targeting a first grand slam quarter-final place as a professional.
Stephens’ serve is unravelling under the pressure, and Krejcikova breaks again with a punchy winner into the corner. She leads 6-2, 3-0 and this one looks over after less than an hour on court.
There’s no early second-set dip from Krejcikova, who immediately breaks Stephens, then backs it up with a hold. She’s been very consistent in the longer rallies, forcing Stephens to take on risky shots that she’s not making.
Krejcikova wins the first set, 6-2! Stephens holds serve comfortably but can’t make inroads as Krejcikova serves for the net. She tries a little too hard, sending two ambitious efforts into the tramlines, and Krejcikova wraps up the first set with a fine, angled volley.
Stephens gets a break point but unforced errors keep costing her, as she nets twice in a row. Krejcikova dominates the next rally, and it’s 5-1.
Krejcikova is an accomplished doubles player, winning multiple slams in the women’s and mixed events. She’s now making strides on the singles tour, reaching the final in Dubai, winning in Strasbourg and eliminating Elina Svitolina in the last round here.
Krejcikova makes it a double break, holding steady and waiting for the erratic Stephens to blink. She sends a forehand long, and it’s 4-1 to her opponent in the first set.
A very solid start from Krejcikova, who has found her rhythm quickly. She breaks after a marathon opening game, then follows up with a hold to love.
Sunday saw Serena Williams and Roger Federer bow out, with Federer withdrawing before his fourth-round match against Matteo Berrettini.
Ons Jabeur and Coco Gauff will begin at 11am (BST), but over on Suzanne-Lenglen, play has already started. Sloane Stephens, a former finalist here who has slipped down the rankings, is taking on world No 33 Barbora Krejcikova in a battle between two unseeded players.
Order of play
Court Philippe-Chatrier
[25] Ons Jabeur v Coco Gauff [24]
[1] Novak Djokovic v Lorenzo Musetti
[3] Rafael Nadal v Jannik Sinner [18]
Evening: Marta Kostyuk v Iga Swiatek [8]
Court Suzanne-Lenglen
Sloane Stephens v Barbora Krejcikova
[10] Diego Schwartzman v Jan-Lennard Struff
[4] Sofia Kenin v Maria Sakkari [17]
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Preamble
Bonjour, tout le monde. Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal have successfully held off the Next Gen – but what about the Next Next Gen? Both players face teenagers today, with Djokovic up against Lorenzo Musetti before Nadal plays Jannik Sinner. Both are Italian, and both were three years old when Nadal first won the French Open in 2005.
There are more slam winners in action today, in the form of Sloane Stephens (who will be on court momentarily) and Sofia Kenin, who plays Greece’s Maria Sakkari. There’s plenty of US interest, even with Serena Williams going home – not least in Coco Gauff, chasing her first slam quarter final place today. Gauff wasn’t born when Serena first won here in 2002. Life, it comes at you fast.
