Thanks to another rain-wrecked day in Paris, Novak Djokovic won an early-hours tussle with Lorenzo Musetti in five sets at 3.08am.
Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev also came through tough third-round encounters.
Meanwhile, there were straightforward wins for Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, the women’s two and four seeds.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day seven of the French Open.
Picture of the day
ZVEREV SURVIVES#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/ZKvNrl56cK
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2024
Zverev came through a five-set marathon to reach the fourth round. The German fourth seed was on the brink of a shock exit after falling a break down in the final set against Dutch world number 26 Tallon Griekspoor. But Zverev hit back to force a deciding set tie-break and finished with an ace to register a 3-6 9-4 6-2 4-6 7-6 (3) victory.
Shot of the day
You have to see it to believe it! ?
Shot of the Day just had to be this LEFT-HANDED forehand pass from Tomas Machac ?#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/CoK1P0OxyG
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2024
Right-hander Tomas Machac plays left-handed forehand twice and wins the point.
Quote of the day
Schedule farce
Fallen seeds
✅ Top 10 win ✅ Back-to-back Roland-Garros fourth rounds
Elina Avanesyan completes the comeback in stunning style! ?#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/KEyW2Y0a6U
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2024
Women: Qinwen Zheng (7), Madison Keys (14), Elise Mertens (25).
Men: Tommy Paul (14), Ben Shellton (15), Tallon Griekspoor (26), Tomas Etcheverry (28), Lorenzo Musetti (30).
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