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Highlights: French Open day four

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in action during his second round match against Croatia's Marin Cilic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

(Reuters) - Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Wednesday (all times GMT):

DAY FOUR WRAPUP: No sweat for Nadal and Federer, Bertens pulls out

1915 PAIRE OUTLASTS HERBERT IN ALL-FRENCH MARATHON

France's Benoit Paire's aggressive approach prevailed in the decider as he edged compatriot Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-7(6) 11-9 in 4 hours and 33 minutes.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Croatia's Marin Cilic reacts during his second round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Paire finished with 84 winners to 75 unforced errors as he reached the third round, where he will meet Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.

1810 ANDREESCU PULLS OUT WITH INJURY

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. France's Benoit Paire in action during his second round match against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Canada's Bianca Andreescu, seeded 22nd, has withdrawn with a shoulder injury ahead of her second-round match against American Sofia Kenin.

The 18-year-old made her breakthrough with her title triumph at Indian Wells this year before she sustained a similar injury in March.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands in action during her second round match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1759 DIMITROV OUTLASTS 11th SEED CILIC

Grigor Dimitrov defeated a determined Marin Cilic 6-7(3) 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 in a marathon battle between the two former top 10 players that lasted four hours and 23 minutes on Court Simonne-Mathieu.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova in action during her second round match against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1645 BERTENS RETIRES TO SEND KUZMOVA THROUGH

Fourth seed Kiki Bertens retired from her second-round match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova due to a stomach illness while trailing 3-1 in the opening set.

Dutchwoman Bertens was one of the pre-tournament favourites, having won the Madrid Open title this month.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands reacts as she receives medical attention after sustaining an injury during her second round match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1558 FEDERER IN FINE FETTLE

Roger Federer made short work of lucky loser Oscar Otte, winning 6-4 6-3 6-4 in 96 minutes to set up a third-round clash with Norway's Casper Ruud.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his second round match against Germany's Oscar Otte. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1533 WAWRINKA ADVANCES IN STYLE

Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka, chasing his first title since 2017, powered into the next round by defeating former Roland Garros junior champion Cristian Garin 6-1 6-4 6-0.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Germany's Oscar Otte in action during his second round match against Switzerland's Roger Federer. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

1515 MAHUT FINDS HIS RANGE TO FELL KOHLSCHREIBER

Frenchman Nicolas Mahut followed up his five-set first-round victory over eighth seed Marco Cecchinato with a superb 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber. The world number 252 fired 41 winners to blast past his German opponent.

1400 NISHIKORI GETS THE BETTER OF TSONGA

Japan's Kei Nishikori, seeded seventh, shook off a slow start to topple local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a little over three hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Japan's Kei Nishikori in action during his second round match against France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1348 PLISKOVA IN CRUISE CONTROL

Karolina Pliskova, a 2017 semi-finalist in Paris, wasted no time despatching Slovakia's Kristina Kucova winning 6-2 6-2 in 56 minutes. The hard-hitting Czech's victory was punctuated by eight aces and 29 winners.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in action during his second round match against Japan's Kei Nishikori. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

1248 NADAL TAKES OUT SECOND YANNICK IN AS MANY ROUNDS

Defending champion Rafa Nadal, who beat Yannick Hanfmann in his tournament opener, dumped out another German in Yannick Maden with a 6-1 6-2 6-4 victory.

He next faces Belgium's David Goffin after the 27th seed eased past Miomir Kecmanovic 6-2 6-4 6-3.

1200 TSITSIPAS TOO GOOD FOR DELLIEN

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in action during her second round match against Slovakia's Kristina Kucova. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Stefanos Tsitsipas fought back from a set down to overcome Bolivia's Hugo Dellien 4-6 6-0 6-3 7-5. The highly-rated Greek fired 42 winners to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the first time.

1108 MERTENS ENDS TEENAGER PARRY'S RUN

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Slovakia's Kristina Kucova in action during her second round match against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

World number 20 Elise Mertens was at her clinical best as she thumped France's 16-year-old wildcard Diane Parry 6-1 6-3.

1035 STEPHENS OVERCOMES TORMO CHALLENGE

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic reacts after winning her second round match against Slovakia's Kristina Kucova. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Seventh seed Sloane Stephens of the U.S. hit 24 winners and converted all seven break points to beat Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1 7-6(3) on Court Philippe-Chatrier to move into the third round.

1015 MUGURUZA STROLLS PAST LARSSON

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 29, 2019. Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his second round match against Germany's Yannick Maden. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Spain's Garbine Muguruza eased past Johanna Larsson with a 6-4 6-1 victory which included 16 winners. Her Swedish opponent had 24 unforced errors and three double faults to boot. She meets ninth seed Svitolina next.

0815 SVITOLINA THROUGH TO THIRD ROUND