All the news from around the grounds on Day 8 at Roland-Garros.
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23:24That wraps up the tennis here in Paris for Sunday, but we've got another big day of fourth round singles matches for you tomorrow on Day 9.
We're focusing on the top half of the men's draw and the bottom half of the women's draw, so that means Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are all on court.
We'll say goodnight and leave you with the 'Best moments of...' from a super Sunday at Roland-Garros.
Bye for now...
23:21Jannik Sinner will no doubt soon learn that it's Grigor Dimitrov waiting for him in the last eight after the Bulgarian battled past Hubert Hurkacz on Lenglen this evening. Dan Imhoff takes us through their three sets of entertaining tennis...
23:17Jannik Sinner is back in the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros after coming from behind to beat the last Frenchman in the draw Corentin Moutet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in 2 hours and 41 minutes on Chatrier.
The French lefty is given a hero’s reception as he leaves the court, but ultimately he couldn’t cope with Sinner’s power and all-court tennis. The Italian goes through to play Grigor Dimitrov in the last eight on Tuesday.
Sinner is now just two wins away from becoming the first ever Italian to reach the top of the ATP singles rankings. If he reaches the final in Paris he will leapfrog Novak Djokovic into top spot.
22:31It's been another impressive, disciplined performance from world No.2 Jannik Sinner who eases through the third 6-2 against Corentin Moutet to leave himself a set away from a seventh Grand Slam quarter-final.
22:02No.2 seed Jannik Sinner is starting to figure out the unique challenge of playing tennis against Corentin Moutet. The Italian starts to dominate the rallies as he moves through the second set 6-3 to level at one set apiece. That's also taken a bit of the sting out of the French crowd.
21:44This is what it feels like to make your first Paris quarter-final ❤️
21:25Grigor Dimitrov fights, scraps and dives his way past Hubert Hurkacz in three entertaining sets on Lenglen to move into the last eight here for the first time in his career.
Covered in red dust - and blood - from more than one fall during that match, you can see what it means to him when he celebrates with his fans after a 7-6(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) success.
The 33-year-old will play either Corentin Moutet or Jannik Sinner on Tuesday.
Speaking about how long it's been for him to get past the fourth round in Paris, he says: "It's taken me 15 years!"
©Philippe Montigny / FFT 21:17Well, well, well... there's a buzz going around Roland-Garros after the last Frenchman in the draw Corentin Moutet takes a surprise one-set lead over Italian second seed Jannik Sinner. The lefty sprinted into a 5-0 advantage inside a noisy Court Philippe-Chatrier and finished off the set after around 45 minutes. Can Sinner respond?
20:23As Grigor Dimitrov goes up two sets to love 7-6(5), 6-4 on Hubert Hurkacz on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, it’s time for the night session to begin on Chatrier next door.
No.2 seed Jannik Sinner will be hoping to silence a sell-out crowd, the lion’s share of which will be giving it everything to inspire the last remaining Frenchman in the draw Corentin Moutet.
19:49The only singles match on court right now is the fourth round contest between Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz, and it's Grigor who's up a set on Lenglen after squeezing through the first set tiebreak 7-5.
One man who's already won today is Carlos Alcaraz and he's been telling the media why he feels confident heading into his quarter-final with Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday.
19:11Alcaraz now faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals for a second consecutive year following his straight sets win over No.21 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Read Alex Sharp's thoughts on today's match and how Carlos is still honing his game.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 18:11Ons Jabeur keeps going in Paris with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over young Dane Clara Tauson on Lenglen. It puts the Tunisian into the quarter-finals again where she'll play Coco Gauff. It will be the second time Jabeur will appear in the last eight in Paris having reached the same stage in 2023. The quarter-finals are now set in the top half of the women's draw: Swiatek v Vondrousova and Gauff v Jabeur. The fourth round matches in the bottom half will be played Monday.
17:56What a stay American Emma Navarro is having in Paris. She warmed up for Monday’s fourth round singles against No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka by taking out the top seeds in the doubles on Sunday afternoon.
Navarro and Diana Shnaider combined to beat No.1 team Elise Mertens and Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2, 6-4 on Court 5 to move into the third round.
Navarro is one of four players still in both women's singles and doubles draws as we head into the second week. Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva and Jasmine Paolini are all still alive in both.
Victoria Chiesa took time to chart Navarro’s recent progress ahead of the first Grand Slam fourth round match of her career when she takes on two-time major winner Sabalenka on Day 9.
17:31It's around three hours until the Chatrier night match when Italian second seed Jannik Sinner faces the last Frenchman in the draw, Corentin Moutet. They'll walk at 8.15pm. Here's a taster of what's to come...
16:35Third seed Carlos Alcaraz is the next through and he's the man Tsitsipas will face in the last eight. The Spanish former semi-finalist didn't have too many problems against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime winning 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in 2 hours and 20 minutes.
©Jean-Charles Caslot / FFT 16:07No.9 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas is the first player into the men's quarter-finals after a come-from-behind win over young Italian giant-killer Matteo Arnaldi. The Greek was in trouble when he had to save four set points to avoid going two sets to love down but managed to steal the second before finishing a 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2 win to move into his fourth Roland-Garros quarter-final.
Over on Chatrier, Carlos Alcaraz is up two sets to love on Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3.
Next on Lenglen we'll see Tunisia's Ons Jabeur face young Dane Clara Tauson for a spot in the last eight.
15:59Carlos the conductor... 🤣
15:54The No.1 and No.3 seeds made short work of their respective fourth round matches today, with Swiatek going through in just 40 minutes in her 6-0, 6-0 win against Anastasia Potapova, and Gauff losing just three games in her encounter with Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
See what they both had to say in their post-match press conferences.
15:43Stefanos Tsitsipas has taken the second and third sets on Lenglen and now it is Matteo Arnaldi's turn to be on the back foot in this fourth round clash. Tsitsipas is surging ahead in the fourth with a double break against the Italian.
The winner gets the prize of a quarter-final clash with either Carlos Alcaraz or Felix Auger-Aliassime, who are in action on Chatrier.
Alcaraz is currently a set and 4-3 up against the Canadian No.21 seed.
15:25Among all of yesterday’s rollercoaster action you may have missed these amazing shots.
Not one, not two, but three of them. And if you didn’t miss them, you’ll probably be happy to see them again.
Catch Tomas Machac’s ambidextrous antics in his match against Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud’s remarkable tweener against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, and this shot from Lorenzo Musetti as he faced Novak Djokovic, where he just would. not. give. up.
14:47On Lenglen, No.9 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas wins a massive second set against Italian Matteo Arnaldi having trailed 3-5, saving four set points along the way. The Greek eventually came through a high-quality tiebreak 7-4 to level the match at one set apiece.
On Chatrier next door Carlos Alcaraz and Felix Auger-Aliassime are on serve deep in the first set of their fourth round match. FAA is serving at 3-4.
14:30There are a few hours to go before the start of the night session fourth-round clash between No.2 seed Jannik Sinner and French showman Corentin Moutet.
In the meantime, read Alix Ramsay's take on what to expect tonight.
14:21We're rattling through the matches today.
In case you missed Coco's victory over Italian fourth-round debutante Elisabetta Cocciaretto, here are the highlights. And read Alex Sharp's thoughts on the American's 60-minute masterclass.
13:56If you went to make a coffee or popped out for a bit you may well have missed Iga's 40-minute steam past Anastasia Potapova this morning.
No worries - here are the highlights.
13:24Read Chris Oddo's take on Swiatek's blistering 40-minute 6-0, 6-0 victory over Anastasia Potapova to set up a quarter-final meeting with No.5 seed Marketa Vondrousova.
©Corinne Dubreuil / FFT 13:20Rapid, straight-sets wins seem to be the trend today as Coco Gauff becomes the latest through in two.
The young American stops the run of Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2 in exactly an hour. She'll take on either Ons Jabeur or Dane Clara Tauson in the last eight.
The next match on Chatrier is at 2pm - in around 40 minutes - when Felix Auger-Aliassime plays Carlos Alcaraz.
If stats are your thing then we've got a treat for you.
Who is the youngest competitor? Who has the fastest serve? Who is the king of the underarm serve?
For the answer to all these questions and many more, check out Chris Oddo's deep dive into the first week at Roland-Garros 2024.
12:33No.5 seed Marketa Vondrousova is through to the quarter-finals where she'll meet Iga Swiatek with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Serbia's Olga Danilovic on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Over on Chatrier, Coco Gauff has taken a leaf out of Iga's playbook and is firing through the first set against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
12:21The No.3 seed has arrived for his fourth round meeting with Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime.
They are third up on Court Philippe-Chatrier and the winner has the pleasure of a quarter-final clash with either No.9 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas or Italian Matteo Arnaldi.
12:07Over on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, No.5 seed Marketa Vondrousova has reeled back Olga Danilovic to take the first set 6-4.
The winner will face Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals.
11:55The No.1 seed has handed a blistering 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Anastasia Potapova in just 40 minutes.
Keep an eye out for the coming highlights as you may have blinked and missed it.
11:52It's the first day of play in the girls' and boys' singles draws.
No.16 girls' seed Teodora Kostovic is currently a set up against wildcard Margot Phanthala on Court 10. Over on Court 12, Tomasz Berkieta has taken the first set in his match against Izan Almazan Valiente, and Brazil's Olivia Carneiro is also a set up against Pole Monika Stankiewicz. Read Lee Goodall's overview of the juniors draw.
11:35On Court Philippe-Chatrier, No.1 seed Swiatek has delivered Anastasia Potapova a bagel in the first set. It's looking like there might be another one too...
Elsewhere, we have our first result of the day with victory for Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten in the second round of the men's doubles over Luke Johnson and Skander Mansouri.
11:31While Djokovic vs Musetti was by far the latest, there were a few other third-round matches last night that you may have missed.
Taylor Fritz and Thanasi Kokkinakis battled for just under four hours on Court 14 in a five-set rollercoaster, with No.12 seed Fritz emerging the eventual victor 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(4), 5-7 6-3.
Thirteenth seed Holger Rune booked his place in last 16 with a win over Slovakia's Jozef Kovalik. Hear what Rune had to say in his press conference afterwards.
And Casper Ruud, No.7 seed and two-time finalist here, progressed to the fourth round with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 win against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Ruud spoke to fans on court afterwards.
11:20No.1 seed Iga Swiatek and world No.41 Anastasia Potapova have scores on the board on Chatrier.
The prize for the victor is a quarter-final match-up against either Olga Danilovic or Marketa Vondrousova who are currently in action over on Lenglen.
It's currently 3-0 in the first set for Iga and Olga respectively.
11:14If you were watching Novak Djokovic's third round match against Lorenzo Musetti last night (and this morning) the chances are that you couldn't drag yourself away from the action.
But if you missed it entirely, or sleep won out, then read Victoria Chiesa's take on the extraordinary battle that didn't reach a conclusion until gone 3am Sunday morning.
And hear what Djokovic had to say when it was all over.
11:00After a late finish last night (more on that later) it's shaping up to be an action-packed Sunday at RG24.
Play starts at 11:00 on Court Philippe-Chatrier rather than the customary 12:00 so all courts are now in play.
The two main show courts are hosting men's and women's fourth-round singles matches, with No.1 seed Iga Swiatek facing Anastasia Potapova on Chatrier, and Olga Danilovic vs Marketa Vondrousova getting things under way on Lenglen.
No.2 seed Jannik Sinner is headlining the night session against French home hope Corentin Moutet.
Elsewhere around the grounds today we've got men's, women's and mixed doubles, with Jamie Murray and Michael Venus getting proceedings started on Court Simonne-Mathieu against the French pairing of Gregoire Barrere and Lucas Pouille.
And it's the first round of the girls' and boys' singles - we'll keep you across all the action.
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