World No. 1 Novak Djokovic survived a five-set battle towards Lorenzo Musetti to advance to the fourth spherical of the French Open, persevering with his chase for a record-extending twenty fifth Grand Slam trophy. After a rain delay, Djokovic pulled off a 7-5, 6-7(6-9), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Musetti at 3 a.m. native time Sunday in Paris.
One other title is just not the one factor on the road for the Serbian veteran, who is ready to tackle Francisco Cerundolo throughout Monday’s fourth spherical. Djokovic, final yr’s French Open winner, has to at the very least attain the semifinals for an opportunity to maintain his world No. 1 rating, in any other case Italian star Jannik Sinner can dethrone him. Sinner already punched his ticket to the quarterfinals with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Corentin Moutet.
This match has traditionally belonged to Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, the Spanish legend noticed an early exit with a first-round loss to Alexander Zverev and might need performed at Roland Garros for the final time. Spain wouldn’t be left with out a star, as 21-year-old Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz has been making a reputation for himself. He is without doubt one of the favorites to with the French Open and has already earned a spot within the quarterfinals, the place he’ll tackle Stefanos Tsitsipas.
On the ladies’s match, world No. 1 Iga Swiatek virtually bought upset by Naomi Osaka within the second spherical, however she used that as a wakeup name and beat her subsequent two opponents in straight units. Swiatek has not misplaced at Roland Garros because the 2021 quarterfinals and is at present driving an 18-match win streak on the French Open. She has additionally received 16 consecutive clay matches with victories in Madrid and Rome.
Swiatek shall be taking up No. 5 seed Marketa Vondrousova throughout Tuesday’s quarterfinal. Vondrousova has not made it to the French Open closing since 2019, however she made an announcement final season when she grew to become the primary unseeded girl to win Wimbledon. She adopted that up by reaching the US Open quarterfinals.
Right here is all the pieces it’s worthwhile to know in regards to the 2024 French Open:
Find out how to watch the 2024 French Open
Date: Might 26 – June 9, 2024
Location: Roland Garros — Paris
TV: NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock | Stream: fubo (try for free)
Notable males’s fourth-round matchups
- No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. Corentin Moutet 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 v
- No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
- No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 13 Holger Rune
- No. 5 Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 11 Alex de Minaur
- No. 7 Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz
- No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov def. No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
- No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Matteo Arnaldi 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-2
Notable girls’s fourth-round matchups
- No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0
- No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 22 Emma Navarro
- No. 3 Coco Gauff def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2
- No. 4 Elena Rybakina vs. No. 15 Elina Svitolina
- No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova def. Olga Danilovic 6-4, 6-2
- No. 8 Ons Jabeur def. Clara Tauson 6-4, 6-4
Males’s singles seeds
- Novak Djokovic
- Jannik Sinner
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Alexander Zverev
- Daniil Medvedev
- Andrey Rublev
- Casper Ruud
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov
- Alex de Minaur
- Taylor Fritz
- Holger Rune
- Tommy Paul
- Ben Shelton
- Nicolas Jarry
- Ugo Humbert
- Karen Khachanov
- Alexander Bublik
- Sebastian Baez
- Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Adrian Mannarino
- Francisco Cerundolo
- Alejandro Tabilo
- Frances Tiafoe
- Tallon Griekspoor
- Sebastian Korda
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Arthur Fils
- Lorenzo Musetti
- Mariano Navone
- Cam Norrie
Girls’s singles seeds
- Iga Swiatek
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Coco Gauff
- Elena Rybakina
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Maria Sakkari
- Qinwen Zheng
- Ons Jabeur
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Daria Kasatkina
- Danielle Collins
- Jasmine Paolini
- Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Madison Keys
- Elina Svitolina
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Marta Kostyuk
- Victoria Azarenka
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Carolina Garcia
- Emma Navarro
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Elise Mertens
- Katie Boulter
- Linda Noskova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Veronika Kudermetova
- Dayana Yastremska
- Leylah Fernandez
- Katerina Siniakova
