Tennis-French Open day seven

PARIS (Reuters) – Highlights of the seventh day at the French Open on Saturday (times GMT):

1145 RUUD SEES OFF ZHANG

Fourth seed Casper Ruud, last year’s runner-up, rallied from a set down to beat China’s Zhang Zhizhen 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 and reach the last 16.

0945 RYBAKINA WITHDRAWS DUE TO ILLNESS

Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina was forced to withdraw from her third-round match against Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo due to illness.

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Order of play on Saturday

‘I am a complete player’ says world number one Alcaraz

‘Nothing matters’: Attitude adjustment helps Tsitsipas rediscover his rhythm

Nadal having hip muscle surgery says representative

What would Ukraine soldiers think if I shook hands with Russians says Svitolina

Djokovic survives Davidovich Fokina scare to make French Open fourth round

Belarusian Sabalenka skips French Open presser, cites mental health reasons

Svitolina gets past Blinkova to stay on track at French Open

Take responsibility, technical director tells French players after dismal campaign

Sabalenka powers into French Open fourth round, Khachanov survives

Mertens dashes third seed Pegula’s hopes of maiden Slam with 6-1 6-3 win

0907 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began under bright sunshine at Roland Garros, with the temperature hovering around 19 degrees Celsius (66°F).

Holger Rune is in action on Court Philippe-Chatrier along with top seed Iga Swiatek. Alexander Zverev meets Frances Tiafoe in the night session.

Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur play later on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

(Reporting by Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru and Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad, editing by Ed Osmond)