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©Philippe Montigny / FFTSunday’s play has now finished. Join us again from 11am on Monday for more fourth round men’s and women’s singles matches, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles and junior action on Day 9 | Monday Order of Play
00:14Lorenzo Musetti continues his excellent clay court season with a first ever win over Holger Rune to move into his first Roland-Garros quarterfinal, and his second at major level overall after his run to the semis at Wimbledon last summer.
The Italian world No.7, who has reached the Monte-Carlo final and semifinals in Madrid and Rome in the past weeks, shrugged off the loss of the second set to beat the Dane 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the Chatrier night session.
Musetti will play surprise American quarterfinalist Frances Tiafoe in the last eight.
23:45Since he lost that second set, Lorenzo Musetti has produced the better tennis of the two on Chatrier. The Italian world No.7 is looking smooth as he moves ahead two sets to one and snags an early break in the fourth. He's currently in front 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 2-1. Can Holger Rune find a route back into this...
©Clément Mahoudeau / FFT 22:53As we approach 11pm here in Paris, Holger Rune takes the second set 6-3 off Lorenzo Musetti to level their fourth round contest on Chatrier. The first set went the way of the Italian 7-5. Those two sets have taken the best part of two hours and if it stays this close throughout it’s going to be a late finish for these two gladiators.
22:00Make sure you take a look at the daily shows that are coming out of Roland-Garros this year, all hosted by well-known tennis expert and presenter Nick McCarvel.
Today Nick and the gang took to the streets of Paris to ask the public to rank some of the player outfits at this year’s event.
Find all the shows in full on the official Roland-Garros YouTube channel.
21:05Frances Tiafoe breaks new ground in Paris with his first quarterfinal run. The American has just finished off Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) on Lenglen.
He revealed in his on-court interview afterwards that he was so determined to get it done on Sunday that he had TWENTY shirts in his kitbag. The 440,000 euros he's now guaranteed as a quarterfinalist should help him with the laundry bill.
And, incredibly, he's into the last eight without dropping a set.
It’s a fifth major quarterfinal overall for Tiafoe and his first away from hard courts. He’ll face Musetti or Rune later in the event.
20:54After a short delay due to a long day session on Chatrier, the lights are up and we're good to go with Sunday's evening match. It's Lorenzo Musetti vs Holger Rune for a place in the quarterfinals...
20:11Carlos Alcaraz comes through a high-quality fourth round test against Ben Shelton in four sets 7-6(8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a shade over three hours.
There’ll be many wondering whether that match might have taken a different path had Shelton converted any of the three set points he had in the opening chapter. We'll never know.
Alcaraz will be pleased - and a touch relieved - to have wrapped that up in four sets. It's the sort of test at this stage of a Grand Slam that sharpens you up nicely. He’ll face Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals.
©Loïc Wacziak / FFT 19:32It’s a good time to join the Radio Roland-Garros team as they bring live coverage of the Carlos Alcaraz-Ben Shelton tussle from Chatrier.
Shelton missed three set points in the opening set but he converted more chances in the third to take it into a fourth set.
Alcaraz is ahead 7-6(8), 6-3, 4-6.
Across on Lenglen another American Frances Tiafoe is on track for a quarterfinal spot as he leads Germany’s Daniel Altmaier by a set.
18:13As the Alcaraz-Shelton first set comes to an end, over on Lenglen Aryna Sabalenka books her quarterfinal spot by beating American Amanda Anisimova 7-5, 6-3 - securing the win with a backhand winner up the line on her eighth match point. That victory keeps the world No.1 on course for a first Roland-Garros title and her next test will come against Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen from China.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 18:00Carlos Alcaraz saves three set points to edge a thriller of a first set tiebreak 10-8 against American Ben Shelton on Chatrier - easily one of the best passages of play of the tournament so far that featured one of the points of the event so far (look out for that later).
Shelton threw everything he had at the defending champion on his way to building a 6-4 lead in the shootout and had a third set point at 7-6. Alcaraz dug deep though with some insane defence to eventually steal it 10-8.
16:51 16:38While the Swiatek-Rybakina drama was unfolding on Chatrier, eighth seed Zheng Qinwen came through a gruelling 2hr 47min three-setter to beat Liudmila Samsonova 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. The Chinese star plays either Aryna Sabalenka or Amanda Anisimova in the quarterfinals.
©Clément Mahoudeau / FFT 16:30Iga Swiatek comes through a huge test to fight off the challenge of Elena Rybakina 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to extend her Roland-Garros win streak to 25 matches.
It’s yet another remarkable performance from the four-time champion after she trailed 6-1, 2-0 early in the second set.
In a tense final set, the Pole broke Rybakina to 15 for a 6-5 lead and served out the victory with authority to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina.
Swiatek’s last defeat at the Paris major came against Greek Maria Sakkari in the 2021 quarterfinals. The run continues...
©Philippe Montigny / FFT 15:47Looking ahead to Day 9 for a moment, the men's and women's fourth round singles schedule for Monday has been released - another eight last 16 matches across the two main show courts. Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev take the night session slot at 20:15 Paris time.
15:20It’s a champion's response from Iga Swiatek who rises to the challenge after trailing Elena Rybakina 6-1, 2-0. The Pole storms back to take the second set 6-3 to force a decider on Chatrier. Can Rybakina respond? Will Iga extend her Paris win streak to 25 matches? Game on for a place in the last eight…
Over on Lenglen meanwhile eighth seed Zheng Qinwen is into a decider with 19th seed Liudmila Samsonova. Olympic gold winner Zheng took the first set 7-6(5), with Samsonova fighting back to take the second 6-1.
14:47The boys' and girls' singles get going here today and Alex Sharp has been casting his eye over the draws to pick out some of the names to watch. If you’re on site at Roland-Garros this week, check out some junior tennis. These kids play at an incredible level and you might just end up watching a future Grand Slam champion on the professional tours. Coco Gauff, Holger Rune, Tommy Paul and Alexei Popyrin are all former junior champions in Paris who are in the fourth round of the men’s and women’s draws this year. Give Sharpy’s preview a read below.
©Nicolas Gouhier / FFT 14:34No, you’re not seeing things. Iga Swiatek’s 24-match win streak here is under serious threat as Elena Rybakina hammers her way through the opening set against the four-time champion. It was a set of brutal ball-striking from the Kazakh who hasn't allowed Swiatek to settle.
It’s not over yet of course, but the fifth seed has some serious sledding ahead to turn this one around…
14:09Many wondered whether Elena Rybakina would cause big problems for four-time champion Iga Swiatek today and so far… she’s causing big problems.
The recent Strasbourg champion breaks in the second game before a tight hold jumps her into an early 3-0 lead over Swiatek who takes a 24-match RG win streak into today’s fourth round clash. Follow the action through the links below.
13:41What a win for Elina Svitolina who saves three match points to beat fourth seed and 2024 runner-up Jasmine Paolini 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1.
The world No.14 saved two match points at 4-5 in the second set and another deep in the tiebreak. It’s the 13th Grand Slam quarterfinal of Svitolina's career and her fifth here in Paris.
“I still can’t believe this match finished my way,” says the Ukrainian on court. “Here I am in the next round.”
Svitolina plays Elena Rybakina or Iga Swiątek in the last eight. They’re up next on Chatrier.
13:13We have our first quarter-finalist of RG2025.
No.12 seed Tommy Paul is through with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over Australia's Alexei Popyrin in just 1h 51m.
Paul now faces the winner of the clash between defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and No.13 seed Ben Shelton, which is up later on Chatrier.
This is Paul’s deepest run in seven appearances at Roland-Garros, and matches the quarter-final showings he made last year at Wimbledon and the Australian Open in January.
12:58Both singles winners from RG2024 are in action today as they bid to defend their titles.
Iga Swiatek is going for a fourth straight RG trophy (and fifth overall) and faces 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina on Chatrier for a place in the quarter-finals.
After that, Carlos Alcaraz will take to the court as he looks to add another Grand Slam trophy to the four he already has on his shelf. First he needs to get past Ben Shelton, who is looking to add a deep run here in Paris to the semi-finals he has reached in New York and Melbourne.
11:42The first week of Roland-Garros 2025 came to a close on Saturday with all the slots filled for the start of the fourth round on Sunday.
Here’s a wrap of all the action on Day 7 from Lee Goodall. And here are the Best Moments of Day 7 by Emirates.
Our tireless team of dedicated writers was busy as ever: Dan Imhoff watched Jannik Sinner as he demolished Jiri Lehecka on Court Suzanne-Lenglen; Chris Oddo spoke to Lorenzo Musetti about his approach to RG2025; Alex Sharp squeezed into the packed stands to watch Jack Draper head through to the fourth round against Joao Fonseca; and Victoria Chiesa gave us a taste of how US college tennis is shaping stars of the future.
They're all at it again today so keep checking back.
11:00There are eight fourth round singles matches today - four men’s and four women’s - all on Courts Philippe-Chatrier and Suzanne-Lenglen.
Chatrier gets things started at 11:00 today, with No.4 seed Jasmine Paolini and No.13 seed Elina Svitolina in a bid for a quarter-final place. They are followed by defending champion Iga Switek who will attempt to fight off the challenge of 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Order of Play for Sunday 1 May
Men’s and women’s singles draws
Over on Suzanne-Lenglen, Australian Alexei Popyrin faces Tommy Paul in the first match of the day. Dan Imhoff gave us some insight on Saturday about how Popyrin is approaching his run at RG this year.
Elsewhere around the grounds on Sunday, the boys’ and girls’ singles get going. Boys’ No.1 seed Spaniard Andres Santamarta Roig takes on French wild card Ferdinand Livet Novkirichka, while the No.2 seed in the girls’ draw, America's Kristina Penickova, faces Rosita Dencheva from Bulgaria. Penickova's twin sister Annika is also in action and plays Nellie Taraba Wallberg.
Eyes will also be on another junior: qualifier Cruz Hewitt, son of former world No.1 Lleyton, meets Italian Pierluigi Basile on Court 4.
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