All the news and updates from around the grounds at Roland-Garros on Saturday
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFTSaturday's play has now ended. Come back on Sunday at 11am Paris time for coverage of men's and women's fourth round singles matches, men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles and boys' and girls' singles | Sunday Order of Play
22:43As the firework activity ramps up outside Roland-Garros (PSG are now 5-0 up in the Champions League Final in Germany), Novak Djokovic secures an equally smooth passage into the fourth round with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic. That completes third round singles action. Novak takes on Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Monday. The full men’s fourth round lineup…
[1] Sinner v [17] Rublev
Bublik v [5] Draper
[3] Zverev v Griekspoor
Norrie v [6] Djokovic
[8] Musetti v [10] Rune
[15] Tiafoe v Altmaier
[25] Popyrin v [12] Paul
[13] Shelton v [2] Alcaraz
©Loïc Wacziak / FFT 22:00Things are going according to plan so far for Novak Djokovic who takes the second set off Filip Misolic 6-4 on Chatrier to go up two sets to love.
And it’s good news for the PSG football fans so far too. The Champions League final involving the city’s big club Paris Saint-Germain sees them 2-0 up at half-time against Inter Milan.
Every now and again you can hear the pops and cracks of fireworks going off in the surrounding streets. The party will really kick off in the streets around Roland-Garros if PSG can hang on for victory in that final taking place in Germany tonight.
Britain's Cameron Norrie continues his excellent run through the draw in Paris by winning the battle of the Brits against Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 7-6(1), 6-2. The former top 10 player will face either Novak Djokovic or Filip Misolic in the last 16 on Monday - the first time the lefty has reached the second week in the French capital.
20:30It's time for Saturday's night session to begin. We've got the 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic up against Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic.
20:23Many happy returns (get it? 😉) to RG four-time champion Iga Swiatek. The Pole turns 24 today - the same number as her current Paris win streak. She goes in search of a 25th tomorrow against Elena Rybakina.
19:42The order of play for Day 8 was released a little while ago. It features eight fourth round matches - four men's and four women's - as well as men's and women's doubles, mixed doubles and the first day of junior tennis here at RG. The boys' draw features Cruz Hewitt, son of former world No.1 Lleyton. Cruz won two rounds at the qualifying event to make the boys' main draw. The juniors draws were released on Saturday - follow the links below for more information.
19:35Madison Keys' narrow victory a few minutes ago means that for the first time at any major since 2005 - and the first time at this Paris Grand Slam since 2003 - all of the women's top eight seeds have made it into the last 16. Here's the R4 line-up below. Matches in the top half play on Sunday, with the bottom half on Monday.
[1] Sabalenka v [16] Anisimova
[19] Samsonova v [8] Zheng
[4] Paolini v [13] Svitolina
[12] Rybakina v [5] Swiatek
[6] Andreeva v [17] Kasatkina
(WC) Boisson v Pegula [3]
[7] Keys v Baptiste
[20] Alexandrova v [2] Gauff
19:25There’s high drama on Lenglen where Madison Keys has just saved three match points on her way to a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over former finalist Sofia Kenin.
Aussie Open champ Keys was 3-0 down in the decider before that escape act later in the set and it means she’s now won her last 10 Grand Slam matches. She’s through to play fellow-American Hailey Baptiste on Monday.
19:15For a while on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it was looking like Coco Gauff would need a deciding set to move into the fourth round, but in the end she digs deep to recover from 3-5 in the second set to beat Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 7-6 (3). Bouzkova was two points away from stealing the second set when she served at 5-3. Gauff goes on to play Ekaterina Alexandrova.
17:31Alexander Bublik becomes the latest player to experience moving into the second week in Paris for the first time as he comfortably beats young Portuguese qualifier Henrique Rocha 7-5, 6-1, 6-2.
The world No.62 had made the second week at a major once before - at Wimbledon in 2023 - and looked to have too much energy for his 21-year-old opponent, who won three qualifying matches before two five-setters en route to the third round.
Bublik, who beat Alex De Minaur from two sets down earlier this week, will play Jack Draper in the last 16.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 17:00Alexander Zverev is the next player into the fourth round, the German 2024 runner-up easing past in-form Flavio Cobolli in straight sets 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-1. The No.3 seed will face a familiar foe in the last 16 on Monday - Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who beat him in Indian Wells this year and who led Zverev by a double break in the fifth set here in 2024 before the German won 7-6 in the fifth.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 16:50What a performance from Britain's Jack Draper who completely outplays young Brazilian Joao Fonseca to book a spot in the fourth round in Paris for the first time. The world No.5 will play Alexander Bublik or Henrique Rocha on Monday.
16:25Alexei Popyrin is back in action on Sunday when he plays American Tommy Paul for a spot in the last eight (first match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at 11am). The Aussie has been telling RG writer Dan Imhoff why he feels better prepared for his second appearance in the last 16 at a major.
15:30Wild card and world No.361 Lois Boisson is the toast of French tennis after she beat fellow French player and wild card Elsa Jacquemot 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 to reach the fourth round. The 22-year-old is the lowest-ranked player in the last 16 here at RG - excluding players with protected rankings - in the last 40 years.
Elsewhere, Alex Sharp courtside on Lenglen says it's been nothing short of brilliant from Jack Draper so far, who is absorbing the Joao Fonseca power nicely. The world No.5 has taken the first set 6-2. Draper is stamping his authority on the contest, and a former British No.1 and Paris semifinalist back in the day - Tim Henman - clearly approves, calling out from the media seats 'Good work, Jack.'
©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT 15:16Dutch powerhouse Tallon Griekspoor has broken his duck in Grand Slam third round matches after he beat American Ethan Quinn 6-4 in the fifth set on Court 14. The world No.35 had previously lost all four of his third round matches at the majors, but can now celebrate a slot in the second week at one of the big four events in the sport. He'll be back to play Alexander Zverev or Flavio Cobolli on Monday.
14:45It's time for what could be the match of the day as Jack Draper takes on Joao Fonseca on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. Read Alix Ramsay's preview as the two warm-up ahead of their third round clash.
14:30That's a beatdown we've just witnessed on Lenglen as the top seed Jannik Sinner clobbers Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 for his 17th successive Grand Slam victory. He'll play Andrey Rublev in the last 16 on Monday after he went through without hitting a ball today following yesterday's withdrawal of the injured Arthur Fils.
14:25There are a LOT of PSG football shirts around the grounds today. Not only is there Day 7 of the tennis to enjoy today, it's also the day when the big local football team in this part of the city - Paris Saint-Germain - are in action in the Champions League final against Inter Milan. That kicks off at 21:00 over in Germany. The PSG ground is around a five-minute walk from RG where tonight it's said there will be around 40,000 fans watching the game on big screens. Could get lively on the walk home...
14:15Jess Pegula gets past Marketa Vondrousova in three and that's now five of the top eight women's seeds into the fourth round, with three still to play today. The 'full house' is still on... we haven't had all top eight women's seeds into the last 16 here since 2003.
Let’s bring you up to speed with third round singles action as we approach 2pm here…
Jannik Sinner is putting on a SHOW on Lenglen. He's dropped ONE GAME so far against Jiri Lehecka, smoking his way through the first two sets 6-0, 6-1. Yes, you did read that right…
Tallon Griekspoor and Ethan Quinn are heading into a decider on Court 14.
Third seed Jessica Pegula has been pushed into a third set by former runner-up Marketa Vondrousova.
And world No.361 Lois Boisson is edging the battle of the French wild cards on Simonne-Mathieu.
12:44No.6 seed Mirra Andreeva continues her remarkable straight sets march through the draw - this time felling Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-1 in the third round.
With a win-loss record now of 10-2 here in Paris, Andreeva becomes the youngest player - at 18 years and 26 days - to claim 10 women’s singles match wins at Roland-Garros since Martina Hingis (16 years and 238 days) in 1997.
She now faces Daria Kasatkina, who beat tenth-seeded Paula Badosa 6-1, 7-5 over on Court Simonne-Mathieu.
11:54Friday was, as always, an action-filled day around the grounds at Roland-Garros.
The sun-baked courts were packed as fans enjoyed victories from players including Zheng Qinwen, Ben Shelton, Iga Swiatek and Holger Rune, before the lights went up and No.2 seed Carlos Alcaraz continued his charge through the draw with a four-set victory over Damir Dzumhur.
Lee Goodall wrapped it up nicely as always, and you can revisit the day’s highlights as well as the Best Moments brought to you by Emirates.
And watch this outrageous Shot of the Day by Holger Rune. And then maybe watch it again - it's worth it.
11:00Welcome to Day 7 at Roland-Garros as we fill up the remaining fourth round draw slots for the second week.
In the night session on Chatrier, Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic will try to stop Novak Djokovic's progress towards the Last 16. Alex Sharp spoke to Misolic before the start of the tournament to hear how he has been inspired by training sessions with the Serbian.
But before that though, there's another packed schedule of tennis for you with Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff, Jack Draper and Paula Badosa all in action.
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19 May - 8 June 2025
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