PARIS, May 30 – Key results from Saturday’s seventh day of competition at the French Open tennis tournament (all times in GMT):
1208 OSAKA MAKES HISTORIC FRENCH OPEN BREAKTHROUGH
Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, achieved a career milestone by advancing to the French Open’s round of 16 for the first time. The Japanese player, seeded 16th, defeated American 17th seed Iva Jovic in a three-set match with scores of 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4.
Osaka’s next opponent will be determined by the outcome of the match between top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina.
1156 COBOLLI ADVANCES WITH STRAIGHT-SET VICTORY
Italian 10th seed Flavio Cobolli secured his first-ever spot in the French Open’s fourth round by defeating American 18th seed Learner Tien. The Italian, who made the Wimbledon quarter-finals last season, won convincingly 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.
Cobolli’s round of 16 opponent will be Zachary Svajda.
0908 HOT CONDITIONS MARK START OF PLAY
Competition commenced at Roland Garros under sweltering weather conditions, with temperatures reaching approximately 28 degrees Celsius in the French capital and forecasted to climb to around 33 degrees. The public weather service Meteo France issued a high-temperature alert for Paris.
Saturday’s featured matches included defending women’s champion Coco Gauff facing Anastasia Potapova, and world number one Aryna Sabalenka meeting Daria Kasatkina.
