PARIS (Reuters) – Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open on Wednesday (times GMT): 1738 ITALY’S GIGANTE UPSETS TSITSIPAS Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante upset former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded 20th, 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up a third-round meeting with American 13th seed Ben Shelton. Gigante, 23, picked up his […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Highlights of the fourth day at the French Open on Wednesday (times GMT):
1738 ITALY’S GIGANTE UPSETS TSITSIPAS
Italian qualifier Matteo Gigante upset former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded 20th, 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 to set up a third-round meeting with American 13th seed Ben Shelton.
Gigante, 23, picked up his first victory against an opponent in the top 20, winning consecutive matches at a tour-level event for the first time.
1552 SWIATEK CRUISES PAST RADUCANU
Four-time champion Iga Swiatek outclassed Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6-1 6-2 to extend her winning streak at Roland Garros to 23 matches and advance to the third round.
The Pole will next face qualifier Sara Bejlek of Czech Republic or Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian.
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1412 SVITOLINA SURVIVES BONDAR TEST
Former world number three Elina Svitolina of Ukraine outfought Hungarian Anna Bondar to claim a 7-6(4) 7-5 win and move into the third round for the 10th time in her career.
1410 ALCARAZ SURVIVES SECOND-SET SCARE
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz was given a tough time in his meeting with Fabian Marozsan, but responded well to a second-set scare to win 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-2 in just over two hours and reach the third round.
The Spaniard will face either Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard or Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
1330 BORGES SHOCKS RUUD
Portugal’s Nuno Borges upset seventh seed and two-time French Open finalist Casper Ruud 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-0 to claim the biggest win of his career and reach the third round.
Ruud looked far from his best and took a medical time out at the end of the third set, receiving treatment on his calf, before slumping to defeat in two hours and 17 minutes.
1225 MATCHES RESUME AS RAIN EASES UP
Matches on some of the outdoor courts have resumed after the rain stopped.
1155 RAIN STOPS ACTION ON OUTSIDE COURTS
Heavy rain at Roland Garros has forced matches on the outside courts to be suspended.
1131 PAOLINI DEFEATS TOMLJANOVIC
Last year’s finalist and Italian fourth seed Jasmine Paolini beat Australian Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 6-3 to reach the third round.
Paolini landed 24 winners, more than twice as many as her opponent.
1114 MUSETTI EASES PAST GALAN
Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti marched into the third round by beating Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 6-0 6-4.
1048 ZHENG BEATS ARANGO
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen was made to work for a 6-2 6-3 win over Colombian Emiliana Arango, with the Chinese eighth seed setting up a third-round clash against Canada’s Victoria Mboko.
1025 ANISIMOVA CRUISES INTO THIRD ROUND
Former French Open semi-finalist and 16th seed Amanda Anisimova brushed aside Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic 6-0 6-2 in 55 minutes to march into the third round.
0910 PLAY UNDER WAY
Play began under cloudy skies, with the temperature at Roland Garros around 18 degrees Celsius. There are chances of light showers in the afternoon.
Polish defending champion Iga Swiatek faces Britain’s Emma Raducanu in her second-round clash, while Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka takes on Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann.
Men’s second seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan and seventh seed Casper Ruud plays Portugal’s Nuno Borges.
FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON WEDNESDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER (play begins at 1000 GMT)
4-Jasmine Paolini (Italy) v Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia)
Fabian Marozsan (Hungary) v 2-Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Emma Raducanu (Britain) v 5-Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Emilio Nava (U.S.) v 10-Holger Rune (Denmark)
COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT)
Emiliana Arango (Colombia) v 8-Zheng Qinwen
7-Casper Ruud (Norway) v Nuno Borges (Portugal)
31-Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (France) v Damir Dzumhur (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) v Jil Teichmann (Switzerland)
COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU (play begins at 0900 GMT)
8-Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) v Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia)
Anna Bondar (Hungary) v 13-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
Matteo Gigante (Italy) v 20-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
12-Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) v Iva Jovic (U.S.)
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha, Aadi Nair and Anita Kobylinska; Editing by Ken Ferris and Clare Fallon)