Play Kicks Off Under Pleasant Conditions (0910 GMT)
The eighth day of the French Open began under partly cloudy skies with a temperature around 20°C, providing ideal conditions for a packed schedule of fourth-round action.
Italian Jasmine Paolini, last year’s runner-up and the tournament’s fourth seed, faced 13th seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Also in action were top women’s seed Aryna Sabalenka and defending men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz, both facing American opponents.
Later, four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek was set to take on 12th seed Elena Rybakina.
Sunday’s Order of Play (All Times GMT)
Court Philippe-Chatrier (Starts 0900 GMT):
(4) Jasmine Paolini 🇮🇹 vs (13) Elina Svitolina 🇺🇦
(12) Elena Rybakina 🇰🇿 vs (5) Iga Swiatek 🇵🇱
(13) Ben Shelton 🇺🇸 vs (2) Carlos Alcaraz 🇪🇸
(8) Lorenzo Musetti 🇮🇹 vs (10) Holger Rune 🇩🇰
Court Suzanne-Lenglen (Starts 0900 GMT):
(25) Alexei Popyrin 🇦🇺 vs (12) Tommy Paul 🇺🇸
(19) Liudmila Samsonova 🇷🇺 vs (8) Zheng Qinwen 🇨🇳
(1) Aryna Sabalenka 🇧🇾 vs (16) Amanda Anisimova 🇺🇸
(15) Frances Tiafoe 🇺🇸 vs Daniel Altmaier 🇩🇪
More From Roland Garros:
Sabalenka and Alcaraz take on tough American opposition in the fourth round
Jannik Sinner impresses with a commanding win over Lehecka
Novak Djokovic cruises into the last 16 with his 99th French Open win
Jack Draper powers past Fonseca to reach the fourth round
Bublik credits a trip to Vegas for renewed focus against ‘robot-like’ competition
Lehecka jokes about just winning three games against in-form Sinner
A record-equalling eight American players reach the fourth round — first time since 1983
Madison Keys overcomes Kenin in an all-American battle
Coco Gauff, the women’s second seed, survives a scare to defeat Marie Bouzkova
Stay tuned for full match reports and updates as the tournament progresses.
