News and updates from around the grounds on Day 10 at Roland-Garros
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23:00That wraps up play on Day 10 but we'll be back at 11am tomorrow in time for the first balls struck.
We've got another three singles quarter-finals for you on Day 11 - two women's during the day session, and then a men's that will be under the lights as the last night match of the tournament.
As well as those three singles, we'll bring you news from the doubles, mixed doubles, juniors and wheelchair draws.
We'll see you bright and early...
22:58 22:48Carlos Alcaraz makes it back-to-back Paris semi-finals after a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-4 under the Chatrier lights. The Spaniard’s sixth successive win against the Greek earns him a meeting with Jannik Sinner on men’s semi-finals day on Friday.
Alcaraz raised his game to win a pivotal second set tiebreak just as Tsitsipas was threatening to fight his way back into the contest. He then broke in the seventh game of the third set to effectively finish the job, and move into the fifth Grand Slam semi-final of his career.
Alcaraz and Sinner will both be playing to reach a first Roland-Garros final on Friday.
22:04Carlos Alcaraz plays a brilliant tiebreak to take control of his quarter-final against Stefanos Tsitsipas. He's up 6-3, 7-6(3) on Chatrier, a set away from returning to the semi-finals.
After they traded breaks en route to splitting the first 12 games, Alcaraz took control of the shootout early with a forehand pass to go 3-1 ahead. Another massive forehand, this time an approach, then enabled him to go 4-1 in front and he was soon switching ends with a 5-1 cushion.
Yet another thumping forehand winner brought up three sets points at 6-3 and the set was over when a Tsitsipas drop shot found the net.
21:43A former Roland-Garros men's semi-finalist - and a man who reached the top 10 in the singles and doubles rankings - can be spotted courtside this week guiding the boys' No.2 seed through the junior draw.
Jurgen Melzer (pictured) is back at one of his most special venues to help leading teenager Joel Schwaerzler, one of the favourites this week in the junior draws. Chris Oddo tracked down the 2010 semi-finalist to talk about his new role and Schwaerzler's potential.
©Amelie Laurin / FFT 21:27June 4 2024 will go down as a pretty good day for young Italian Jannik Sinner. Not only did he beat Grigor Dimitrov on Chatrier to move into his first Roland-Garros semi-final, afterwards he discovered he will be the new world No.1 next Monday. Watch the highlights of that straight-sets win below and hear what he had to say in press afterwards.
21:03Third seed Carlos Alcaraz races through the opening set in just over half an hour 6-3 against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spaniard took Tsitsipas' opening service game with a big forehand up the line and he broke again for good measure to finish off the first set.
20:25It’s time to head into Court Philippe-Chatrier for the penultimate night session of the tournament – and what a match we have coming up.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz going up against former Roland-Garros runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the final four.
A sixth meeting between the two with Alcaraz up 5-0 in the head to head. The winner will be back on Friday to play world No.1-in-waiting Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals.
Listen to live coverage on RG Radio (click the 📻 icon at the top of the page or app) and you can follow live scores below…
18:53Novak Djokovic has sent a message to his fans following his withdrawal from Roland-Garros this afternoon.
"I wish the best of luck to the players competing this week and sincerely thank the incredible fans for all of the love and continued support," the 24-time Grand Slam champion wrote.
18:28You may have seen Loic Wacziak's iconic image of Rafael Nadal walking off Court Philippe-Chatrier last week following his first round defeat to Alexander Zverev. After all, the photo has now attracted over 5 million views on Twitter. Writer Alex Sharp went in search of the man who framed the 14-time Roland-Garros champion to discover the story behind this moment in time.
©️Loic Wacziak / FFT 18:07 17:50Here's a taster of what's coming up at 8.15pm on Chatrier tonight...
17:40It's been a whirlwind last hour here in Paris and what a day for Jannik Sinner who is told on court by interviewer Fabrice Santoro that he will become the new world No.1, just moments after he beats Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(3). Sinner is into his first Paris semi-final against either Carlos Alcaraz or Stefanos Tsitsipas who play in Tuesday's night session.
©Julien Crosnier / FFT 17:36Jannik Sinner will make history for Italy as the new world No.1 when the next rankings are published the day after Roland-Garros finishes.
Current world No.1 Novak Djokovic had to at least reach the final in Paris to have a chance of denying Sinner top spot and after his withdrawal from the tournament today we now know the Italian will take over from the Serb at the summit of the men’s rankings.
Sinner will become the first ever Italian men’s singles world No.1. He is back on Friday to play Carlos Alcaraz or Stefanos Tsitsipas.
17:25With Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from the tournament this afternoon, there will be a new men's singles champion crowned in Paris on Sunday. Jannik Sinner - who is trying to wrap up victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Chatrier right now - is the highest remaining seed, with No.3 seed Carlos Alcaraz a possible semi-final opponent if the Spaniard can beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in tonight's quarter-final.
In the top half of the draw, one of Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev or Alex De Minaur will be a finalist on Sunday.
17:00Defending champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from Roland-Garros with a right knee injury. Casper Ruud moves into the semi-finals with a walkover and will play either Alexander Zverev or Alex De Minaur in the last four on Friday.
The world No.1 said on Monday after his five-set win over Francisco Cerundolo that he had been managing the problem in the run up to Paris, and the injury became more severe during his fourth round victory over the Argentine.
“I don't know what will happen tomorrow or after tomorrow if I'll be able to step out on the court and play," Djokovic said on Monday night. "You know, I hope so. Let's see what happens.”
16:26Jannik Sinner has looked supreme so far today and is now up two sets to love against Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4. One more and he's into his first Paris semi-final.
Court Philippe-Chatrier is looking pretty good too...
16:14Dutch superstar and top seed in the women's wheelchair singles Diede de Groot has begun her bid for a fourth successive Roland-Garros title and 14th successive Grand Slam title on Court 7.
It’s a first round match in the women’s wheelchair singles that will attract a lot of attention today as her opponent - 24-year-old Xiaohui Li – is the player who ended the world No.1’s 145-match win streak in May.
De Groot has won the last 13 Grand Slam women’s singles titles, and she leads 5-3 first set against the Chinese player, who looks for her first victory at Grand Slam level today.
15:54Watch the highlights of Iga Swiatek's masterclass of a quarter-final against Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova earlier today on Chatrier.
15:50It's been all Jannik Sinner so far on Chatrier in the first men's quarter-final with the Italian ahead 6-2, 2-1 with a break against Grigor Dimitrov in well under an hour.
The world No.2 is looking to move into his first Roland-Garros semi-final and is in search of what would be a 12th successive Grand Slam win this year as January's Australian Open champion.
15:11Jannik and Grigor are fighting it out for the prize of a semi-final showdown with either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Carlos Alcaraz, who will be on next headlining the night match.
14:52Watch the highlights as Coco Gauff books her place in a second Roland-Garros semi-final with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over No.8 seed Ons Jabeur on a loud and vocal Court Philippe-Chatrier. The No.3 seed now faces Iga Swiatek.
Hear from Chris Oddo (who must be credited with the sparkling alliteration in this header) who gives us his thoughts on the match.
14:37“Everything worked,” Swiatek tells interviewer Marion Bartoli on court after her 6-0, 6-2 quarter-final win.
“I was serving better than in the previous round.
“Today was pretty straightforward. I’m happy I can play so focused. I was in the zone today.”
No kidding 😲
14:34That really is a statement victory from Iga Swiatek as she moves into the business end of the tournament in Paris in quite sensational form.
The defending champion was in control throughout during a 6-0, 6-2 victory over the Wimbledon champion and world No.6 Marketa Vondrousova who looked lost on Chatrier for large periods of their 62 minutes on court.
Swiatek makes it 19 wins in a row in Paris, she moves into her sixth Grand Slam semi-final and her fourth at Roland-Garros.
She plays Coco Gauff on Thursday.
14:20This is turning into another sparkling performance from the world No.1 Iga Swiatek who leads Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 4-1.
When Swiatek led by a set and 1-0 - before Vondrousova finally won a game - the Pole had won 20 consecutive games across three matches against three different opponents.
Swiatek won the last game of her win over Marie Bouzkova in the third round, 12 in a row against Anastasia Potapova in round four and seven today.
14:00The No.1 seed has taken the first set 6-0 against Marketa Vondrousova on the nose of the 30 minute mark.
The winner will face Coco Gauff in the semi-final – at the moment things are looking pretty good for Swiatek.
13:45Quickly looking forward to Tuesday's night session - the penultimate night match of the tournament - it's a sixth meeting between former finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas and Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz. That one will kick off at around 8.30pm with the winner moving into the Paris semi-finals.
Read Alix Ramsay's preview...
13:26This is what it means for Coco Gauff to return to the Paris semis ❤️
13:22Defending champion Iga Swiatek and Czech Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova walk out into bright sunshine on Chatrier for the second women's quarter-final of the day.
It's a fourth meeting between the two players with Iga up 3-0, and remember she was in blistering form in her last match when she dropped just 10 points en route to a double bagel 6-0, 6-0 fourth round win.
13:07Coco Gauff finally fights off the challenge of Ons Jabeur after a dramatic finish to their quarter-final on Chatrier.
The American had to survive a nerve-wracking final service game with the Tunisian pushing for the break-back.
Gauff finally got across the line when Jabeur crunched an overhead wide on the American's third match point.
The 20-year-old is through 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 after just under two hours. She'll play Iga Swiatek or Marketa Vondrousova in the semis.
12:44It's looking like another RG semi-final for young American Coco Gauff who's up a break in her decider with Ons Jabeur.
The third seed takes the Tunisian's serve in the fourth game for a 3-1 lead and quickly holds for a 4-1 advantage.
12:22The Netherlands' Ruben Spaargaren has pushed defending champion Tokito Oda to a tie-break on Court 7 in the first set of the first round of the men's wheelchair singles.
Oda escaped but he's not having it all his own way.
12:16Watch this selection from the fourth round press conferences and find out what brought back some happy childhood memories for Grigor, and what Aryna was trying not to think about…
11:51There are a lot of Tunisian flags on Chatrier creating a great atmosphere for Jabeur as she goes one set up against No.3 seed Coco Gauff in the first of today's quarter-finals.
11:48If you missed any of last night’s action on Chatrier, catch up with highlights of fourth seed Alexander Zverev’s fourth round 4-6, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2 victory over Holger Rune. And hear what Zverev had to say afterwards.
11:26It’s a landmark day at Roland-Garros with the start of the wheelchair competitions.
For the first time in Paris there will be junior wheelchair events, with girls and boys competing for singles and doubles titles.
Last year’s Roland-Garros and Wimbledon men’s champion Tokito Oda has already got his campaign under way against Ruben Spaargaren on Court 7.
Later on the same court, No.1 women’s seed Diede de Groot will start her campaign for a 14th straight Grand Slam title when she meets China’s Xiaohui Li. It’s a match that has already got people talking as at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup last month, the Chinese player put an end to the Dutchwoman's extraordinary run of 145 victories.
©Loïc Wacziak / FFT 11:12Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur are on Chatrier for the first quarter-final of Roland-Garros 2024.
11:00It’s another bright and sunny day here in Paris and we’re excited to get going.
There are four quarter-finals on Court Philippe-Chatrier today, starting with No.3 seed Coco Gauff against No.8 seed Ons Jabeur. Gauff was runner-up at Roland-Garros in 2022, and Jabeur is chasing a first semi-final spot here in Paris.
Second up on Chatrier is Iga Swiatek vs Marketa Vondrousova, followed by Grigor Dimitrov who takes on No.2 seed and Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas headline Tuesday’s night match.
Read Alix Ramsay’s thoughts on the day’s match-ups.
Courts Suzanne-Lenglen and Simonne-Mathieu host men’s, women’s and mixed doubles today, with the junior competitions continuing on the outside courts.
And the wheelchair competitions get started today too (more on that later).
Keep checking back for updates!
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