PARIS, May 30 – Key moments from Saturday’s seventh day of competition at the French Open tennis tournament (times in GMT):
1657 BERRETTINI SURVIVES MARATHON MATCH
Ex-Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini survived an exhausting five-hour marathon against Argentina’s Francisco Comesana, claiming victory 7-6(3) 5-7 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(15-13) to advance to the round of 16.
1507 PARRY UPSETS ANISIMOVA
French player Diane Parry delivered a major upset by defeating American sixth seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 4-6 7-6(3) to advance to her first Grand Slam fourth round. The 23-year-old, currently ranked 92nd globally, will meet Poland’s Maja Chwalinska in the round of 16.
1350 SABALENKA ADVANCES TO FACE OSAKA
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka dominated Daria Kasatkina 6-0 7-5 to secure a round of 16 matchup against fellow four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka.
1208 OSAKA MAKES FRENCH OPEN BREAKTHROUGH
Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka achieved her first French Open round of 16 appearance, defeating American 17th seed Iva Jovic 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-4.
1156 COBOLLI DOMINATES TIEN
Italian 10th seed Flavio Cobolli, who made the Wimbledon quarterfinals last season, defeated American 18th seed Learner Tien 6-2 6-2 6-3 to reach his first French Open fourth round. Cobolli’s next opponent will be Zachary Svajda in the round of 16.
0908 TOURNAMENT BEGINS UNDER HOT CONDITIONS
Competition commenced in sweltering weather at Roland Garros, with temperatures reaching 28 degrees Celsius in Paris and forecasted to climb to approximately 33 degrees. France’s national weather service Meteo France issued a high-temperature alert for the capital city.
Defending women’s champion Coco Gauff was scheduled to compete against Anastasia Potapova, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka faced Daria Kasatkina.
