HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day nine

FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON MONDAY (prefix number denotes seeding) COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER (play begins at 0900 GMT) 20-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.) Lois Boisson (France) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) Cameron Norrie (Britain) v 6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v 17-Andrey Rublev (Russia) COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT) 6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 17-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) 3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands) 7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v Hailey Baptiste (U.S.) Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) v 5-Jack Draper (Britain) (Compiled by by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)


Reuters | Paris | Updated: 02-06-2025 19:13 IST | Created: 02-06-2025 19:13 IST
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Highlights of the ninth day at the French Open on Monday (times GMT): 1335 LAST FRENCH HOPE BOISSON STUNS PEGULA

World number 361 Lois Boisson, the last remaining French player in the singles draw, upset third seed Jessica Pegula 3-6 6-4 6-4 to reach her first French Open quarter-final. American Pegula took the first set in about half an hour, but 22-year-old Boisson won the second and broke early in the decider before sealing victory to the delight of the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier.

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Second seed Coco Gauff eased past Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0 7-5. The American breezed through the opening set in 30 minutes but had to work harder in the second before booking her spot in the last eight. 0904 PLAY UNDER WAY

Play began under partly cloudy skies at Roland Garros with the temperature hovering around 18 degrees Celsius. World number one Jannik Sinner takes on 17th-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev in the fourth round, while 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will be chasing a milestone 100th French Open win when he meets Cameron Norrie.

British hopes rest on Norrie and fifth seed Jack Draper, who is up against the entertaining Alexander Bublik. FRENCH OPEN ORDER OF PLAY ON MONDAY (prefix number denotes seeding)

COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER (play begins at 0900 GMT) 20-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) v 2-Coco Gauff (U.S.)

Lois Boisson (France) v 3-Jessica Pegula (U.S.) Cameron Norrie (Britain) v 6-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

1-Jannik Sinner (Italy) v 17-Andrey Rublev (Russia) COURT SUZANNE LENGLEN (play begins at 0900 GMT)

6-Mirra Andreeva (Russia) v 17-Daria Kasatkina (Australia) 3-Alexander Zverev (Germany) v Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands)

7-Madison Keys (U.S.) v Hailey Baptiste (U.S.) Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan) v 5-Jack Draper (Britain)

(Compiled by by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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