French Open: Day 10 LIVE! - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in action
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic can set up a semi-final showdown with Kristina Mladenovic carrying French hopes in the women's draw.
FRENCH OPEN QUARTER-FINALS
MEN:
Rafael Nadal (4) v Pablo Carreno Busta (20)
Novak Djokovic (2) v Dominic Thiem (6)
WOMEN:Kristina Mladenovic (13) v Timea Bacsinszky (30)Caroline Wozniacki (11) v Jelena Ostapenko
MEN:
Rafael Nadal (4) v Pablo Carreno Busta (20)
Novak Djokovic (2) v Dominic Thiem (6)
WOMEN:Kristina Mladenovic (13) v Timea Bacsinszky (30)Caroline Wozniacki (11) v Jelena Ostapenko
ITF APPROVES DAVIS CUP AND FED CUP REFORMS
- Davis Cup singles matches would be reduced to best-of-three-sets instead of the current best-of-five under a proposal recommended by the International Tennis Federation board of directors.
- Davis Cup doubles matches will remain best-of-five.
- Other possible changes that will be voted on in August include that Davis Cup and Fed Cup finalists will have the right to host first-round matches the following year, and the costs paid by host nations will be cut.
'MURRAY HAS TURNED THE SCREW'
"I don't see enough in Kei Nishikori's game to be able to beat Andy Murray. I would be absolutely shocked if he lost the match," says Barry Cowan.
Read what Barry has been saying about the big game tomorrow, here!
"I don't see enough in Kei Nishikori's game to be able to beat Andy Murray. I would be absolutely shocked if he lost the match," says Barry Cowan.
Read what Barry has been saying about the big game tomorrow, here!
THE RAIN IS COMING...
We're about to get hit by a deluge of rain at Roland Garros. The covers have come on with Kristina Mladenovic and Jelena Ostapenko poised at *1-1 in the second set with the Swiss having won the first set 6-4.
In the other quarter-final, Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia was just about to serve to level up her match against Caroline Wozniacki at *5-4 having lost the first set 6-4.
We're about to get hit by a deluge of rain at Roland Garros. The covers have come on with Kristina Mladenovic and Jelena Ostapenko poised at *1-1 in the second set with the Swiss having won the first set 6-4.
In the other quarter-final, Jelena Ostapenko from Latvia was just about to serve to level up her match against Caroline Wozniacki at *5-4 having lost the first set 6-4.
THE COMEBACK IS ON
Teenager Jelena Ostapenko is making a fightback against Caroline Wozniacki. She's broken the Dane twice for a *5-2 lead and will serve to level this quarter-final up, having lost the opening set 6-4.
Teenager Jelena Ostapenko is making a fightback against Caroline Wozniacki. She's broken the Dane twice for a *5-2 lead and will serve to level this quarter-final up, having lost the opening set 6-4.
TIMEA TAKES FIRST SET
It was a messy set of tennis with numerous breaks of serve but in the end Timea Bacsinszky lashed down an ace to take it 6-4 against Kristina Mladenovic.
It was a messy set of tennis with numerous breaks of serve but in the end Timea Bacsinszky lashed down an ace to take it 6-4 against Kristina Mladenovic.
EPIC NINTH GAME
Timea Bacsinszky breaks again following a marathon game which ebbed and flowed and the 27-year-old Swiss will come out and serve for the first set against Kristina Mladenovic - *5-4.
Timea Bacsinszky breaks again following a marathon game which ebbed and flowed and the 27-year-old Swiss will come out and serve for the first set against Kristina Mladenovic - *5-4.
WOZNIACKI WINS FIRST SET
Teenager Jelena Ostapenko looked to be making a comeback against Caroline Wozniacki. She fought back from two breaks down to make it 5-4 until the Dane broke to love to win the first set 6-4.
It is extremely windy on both courts and dust from the clay is getting in players' eyes, but Kristina Mladenovic is doing her utmost to try and spark this quarter-final into life. She breaks down Timea Bacsinszky to make it *4-4 on the main show court.
Teenager Jelena Ostapenko looked to be making a comeback against Caroline Wozniacki. She fought back from two breaks down to make it 5-4 until the Dane broke to love to win the first set 6-4.
It is extremely windy on both courts and dust from the clay is getting in players' eyes, but Kristina Mladenovic is doing her utmost to try and spark this quarter-final into life. She breaks down Timea Bacsinszky to make it *4-4 on the main show court.
TIGHT CONTEST
Kristina Mladenovic is struggling to hold her serve against Timea Bacsinszky on Court Philippe-Chatrier. It's *3-2 to the Swiss while Caroline Wozniacki is running riot against Jelena Ostapenko in the other quarter-final taking place - she's 5-2* although the 19-year-old Latvian is attempting a fightback.
Kristina Mladenovic is struggling to hold her serve against Timea Bacsinszky on Court Philippe-Chatrier. It's *3-2 to the Swiss while Caroline Wozniacki is running riot against Jelena Ostapenko in the other quarter-final taking place - she's 5-2* although the 19-year-old Latvian is attempting a fightback.
WOZ MAKES STORMING START
The youngest player left in the draw, 19-year-old Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, is finding life in the blustery wind very tough against the experienced 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki, who has reached the Paris quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
The great Dane is 3-0 up in the first set over on Lenglen.
The youngest player left in the draw, 19-year-old Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, is finding life in the blustery wind very tough against the experienced 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki, who has reached the Paris quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
The great Dane is 3-0 up in the first set over on Lenglen.
LOCAL FAVOURITE ON COURT
Kristina Mladenovic, the 13th seed tipped as a potential Roland Garros champion after final appearances in Stuttgart and Madrid, will be backed by a hollering Court Philippe Chatrier crowd when she faces Swiss Timea Bacsinszky, a semi-finalist here in 2015.
Bacsinszky beat Mladenovic in three tight sets in their last meeting, a Fed Cup tie in February.
And the Swiss has broken in the first game after a shaky start by Mladenovic.
Kristina Mladenovic, the 13th seed tipped as a potential Roland Garros champion after final appearances in Stuttgart and Madrid, will be backed by a hollering Court Philippe Chatrier crowd when she faces Swiss Timea Bacsinszky, a semi-finalist here in 2015.
Bacsinszky beat Mladenovic in three tight sets in their last meeting, a Fed Cup tie in February.
And the Swiss has broken in the first game after a shaky start by Mladenovic.
HERE'S THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
Rain and storms could disrupt quarter-final action at Roland Garros!
Rain and storms could disrupt quarter-final action at Roland Garros!
'FRENCH OPEN MOST IMPORTANT TO ME'
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a 10th singles title at the French Open, and says he regards it as the most important tournament of the year
Rafael Nadal remains on course for a 10th singles title at the French Open, and says he regards it as the most important tournament of the year
WATCH: NOVAK READY FOR THIEM TEST
Novak Djokovic has promised that he won't be complacent when he faces Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals of the French Open
Novak Djokovic has promised that he won't be complacent when he faces Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals of the French Open
BONJOUR ET BIENVENUE
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic can set up a semi-final showdown with victories against Pablo Carreno Busta and Dominic Thiem respectively.
Nine-time French Open champion Nadal faces fellow countryman No 20 Pablo Carreno Busta on Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal leads the head-to-head 3-0 against Carreno Busta.
Djokovic, the defending champion, takes on No 6 Dominic Thiem on Court Suzanne Lenglen in a rematch of their 2016 semi-final which Djokovic won in straight sets.
"I'm sure he's going to be as motivated as ever, so I expect him to come out and really play his best," said Djokovic, who has won all five matches, and 11 of 12 sets, he's played against Thiem. "I'm going to be ready for that."
There are some milestones at stake, too: Nadal can become the first man in the professional era to reach 10 semi-finals at Roland Garros while Djokovic can reach a seventh consecutive French Open semi-final and overtake Jimmy Connors with his 234th Grand Slam match win (Roger Federer's record is 314).
In the women's quarter-finals, former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki meets 19-year-old Jelena Ostapenko, and home hope Kristina Mladenovic faces Timea Bacsinszky.
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