Osaka v Sabalenka LIVE: French Open latest scores and updates
- Naomi Osaka v Aryna Sabalenka headlines night session at French Open | From 7:15pm BST
- Battle of grand slam winners is first women's match in night session in three years
- World No 1 Sabalenka bidding to win first French Open title
- Winner to play No 25 seed Diana Shnaider in quarter-finals
- Today's big news: Serena Williams confirms stunning return to tennis
Winner to play No 25 seed Diana Shnaider in quarter-finals
18:10 , Jamie Braidwood
This year’s French Open is guaranteed to crown a new women’s champion. Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka are also the only former grand slam winners still in the draw.
The winner of their fourth-round match will play the No 25 seed Diana Shnaider in the quarter-finals. She knocked out former Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-3 3-6 6-0 earlier today. And, in the same half of the draw, Poland’s Maja Chwalinska beat France’s Diane Parry to set up a clash with 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya. The odds are looking good for Sabalenka to get through this section, although she will need to get through Osaka first.
Women’s match to headline night session at French Open for first time in three years
17:55 , Eleanor Crooks
The French Open will stage a women’s match in its night session on Monday for the first time in three years.
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo has been heavily criticised for reserving the prime-time one-match slot almost exclusively for men’s singles contests.
Since the session was introduced in 2021, only four of the first 60 matches have been women’s singles and none since 2023.
But, with the top half of the men’s draw featuring few household names, the blockbuster women’s fourth-round encounter between world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka has made the cut on Monday, ending a run of 33 straight men’s matches.
Women to headline night session at French Open for first time in three years
Today's big news: Serena Williams confirms stunning return to tennis
17:40 , Jamie Braidwood
Serena Williams has confirmed that she will make a stunning return to tennis at the age of 44, almost four years after her last competitive appearance.
The 23-time grand slam champion has received a doubles wildcard to play at the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club in west London, which starts on Monday 8 June, ahead of a likely return at Wimbledon later in the month. She is set to play doubles at Queen’s with Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko, who idolised Williams growing up, and may play singles at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams confirms stunning return to tennis ahead of Wimbledon at age of 44
Aryna Sabalenka bidding to match Serena Williams record
17:25 , Jamie Braidwood
Aryna Sabalenka lost in last year’s French Open final to Coco Gauff and is also looking to win her first grand slam tournament on a natural surface after titles at the Australian Open and US Open. The world No 1’s consistency at the majors has been very impressive in recent years, and she is bidding for her 14th consecutive grand slam quarter-final, which would be the longest streak since Serena Williams from 2000 to 2005.
Her only loss this season against top-20 players came in the Australian Open final to Elena Rybakina.
Naomi Osaka enjoyed career-best run at Roland Garros
17:10 , Jamie Braidwood
Naomi Osaka is through to the fourth round of a grand slam tournament for the eighth time in her career. However, this is the first time she has reached the last-16 of a tournament that’s not on a hard-court, having previously won two Australian Opens and two US Opens.
Osaka, the 16th seed, has beaten Laura Siegemund, Donna Vekic and 17th seed Iva Jovic so far in Paris. Her victory over Jovic came in just under three hours and was a proper battle. She has hit the most aces out of any player in the women’s draw so far this tournament.
French Open LIVE: When is Naomi Osaka v Aryna Sabalenka?
17:02 , Jamie Braidwood
The match will not start before 7:15pm BST (UK time) this evening. It will follow the men’s singles match between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alejandro Tabilo. Auger-Aliassime, the fourth seed, is a set up.
French Open LIVE: Naomi Osaka v Aryna Sabalenka blockbuster headlines night session
17:00 , Jamie Braidwood
Good evening and welcome. There’s only one place to look tonight as the fourth-round action at the French Open concludes and that is the blockbuster meeting of world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and former No 1 Naomi Osaka in the night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier. It’s the first night session match to feature a women’s singles match in three years, more on that later, and will see two of the biggest names in the sport look to put on a show under the lights in Paris. Both have may special outfits planned, too...
