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Tennis Tracker: Musetti gets past Rune at French Open, Alcaraz and Sabalenka move through

Musetti is eyeing a spot in the quarter-finals
Musetti is eyeing a spot in the quarter-finalsIPA, Independent Photo Agency / Alamy / Profimedia / Flashscore
The fourth round gets underway today at Roland Garros, with Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek all looking to seal their place in the quarter-finals.

00:15 CET - Lorenzo Musetti continues his strong 2025 season with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Holger Rune. The Italian broke his opponent's serve six points en route to qualifying for his first French Open quarter-finals, where he will face Frances Tiafoe next.

20:55 CET - What a week it has been for Frances Tiafoe! The American, who has always struggled on clay, has moved into the French Open quarter-finals after a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Daniel Altmaier.

He joins countryman Tommy Paul in the last eight, continuing what has been an excellent tournament for the Americans in Paris.

20:20 CET - Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton have just played out an immensely entertaining contest on Philippe-Chatrier, showcasing their fun brands of tennis in front of the French crowd. However, it was defending champion Alcaraz who came out on top, battling to a tough 7-6(8), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory.

Tommy Paul now awaits the Spaniard in the quarter-finals.

18:25 CET - Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka is through to the quarter-finals in Paris for the third consecutive year after seeing off the challenge of Amanda Anisimova in two competitive sets, 7-5, 6-3.

The Belarusian - who has now progressed to 10 straight Grand Slam quarter-finals - will face Qinwen Zheng next.

16:33 CET - Iga Swiatek has survived the sternest of tests from Elena Rybakina, progressing into the Roland Garros quarter-finals and keeping her winning streak alive with a thrilling 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory.

The defending champion was obliterated off the court in the opening set by a ruthless Rybakina, but Swiatek's level began to rise and Rybakina's began to dip. After a nip and tuck final set, the four-time champion eventually found the break and served out to clinch a superb win.

She will face Elina Svitolina next.

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16:19 CET - Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng has moved into the French Open quarter-finals for the very first time, outlasting Liudmila Samsonova in a superb contest 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3. The Chinese star was pushed to the limit by her Russian opponent, but she had just about enough to come out on top.

She will face the winner of Aryna Sabalenka and Amanda Anisimova, who are on Suzanne-Lenglen next.

13:40 CET - Elina Svitolina has continued her superb clay-court form, saving three match points in the second set to outlast fourth seed Jasmine Paolini in a fourth-round thriller. 

The Ukrainian came out on top 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, and will face either defending champion Iga Swiatek or Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals.

13:12 CET - Tommy Paul is the first man through to the quarter-finals in the French capital, with the American 12th seed easing past Alexei Popyrin in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

09:58 CET - We're just over an hour away from play getting started in Paris this morning, as Jasmine Paolini takes on Elina Svitolina and Tommy Paul comes up against Alexei Popyrin.

Later on, defending women's champion Iga Swiatek faces a blockbuster clash against Elena Rybakina, while Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng also take to the court.

Check out the full men's schedule here and the full women's schedule here.

09:20 CET - Good morning and welcome to our coverage of today's tennis at the French Open!

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