Tennis

It will be a first semi-final at a major for Paolini who’ll play either Aryna Sabalenka or Mirra Andreeva in Thursday’s semifinals.

American Gauff overcame a deficit to triumph 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Court Philippe Chatrier and will face either tournament favourite Iga Swiatek or Marketa Vondrousova for a place in the final.

Canadian Auger-Aliassime cruised to a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 win over his 15th-ranked opponent Ben Shelton to reach the round of 16 at Roland Garros, while Medvedev claimed a 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 triumph over Tomas Machac.

Andy Murray, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, was earlier eliminated in the first round of singles by Stan Wawrinka in straight sets.

The Serb registered an impressive 43 winners in his 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Spaniard Carballes Baena to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the 19th successive year.

Novak Djokovic does not look too excited despite his winning start in the French Open as he remains worried with his decline in form.

Rain interrupted the match and resumed after a 21 minute-break. The Russian came out firing on all cylinders as Nagal found it difficult to match the power of Khachanov.

The 22-year-old Pole, Swiatek, is aiming to become the first woman to win three straight Roland Garros titles since Justine Henin in 2007,

Rafael Nadal was sidelined with injuries for nearly all of last year and much of this season.

The training session gave Rafael Nadal a chance to reacquaint himself with the red clay at Roland Garros - he hasn't played a match there in two years - and test his fitness.

Rybakina was forced to withdraw from this year's tournament due to illness, while Musetti also withdrew from the men's tournament with a stomach bug and flu-like symptoms midway through his match with France's Terence Atmane.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime set up a Madrid Open final clash against Andrey Rublev

Novak Djokovic skipped the Madrid Open this year to focus on the Grand Slams and the upcoming Paris Olympics, but plans to compete in Rome.

Rutuja Bhosale gave India the early lead by securing a facile 6-2 6-2 win against Sohyun Park. The Koreans drew parity when Ankita Raina went down 2-6 3-6 against Sujeong Jang. Ankita Prarthana Thombare earned a 6-4 6-4 win over Park and Dabin Kim in the...

Rohan Bopanna also achieved a rare feat as he became the second Indian after Leander Paes to reach the final of all nine ATP Masters events.

Defending champion Alcaraz and Germany's Zverev were just two games into their quarter-final clash when the bees drove them from Stadium Court.