Alexander Zverev recovered from a double break down within the fifth set to beat Dutch twenty sixth seed Tallon Griekspoor 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10/3) to achieve the French Open final 16 on Saturday. Zverev trailed 4-1 within the deciding set however staged a surprising comeback to achieve the fourth spherical of Roland Garros for the seventh consecutive 12 months, a day after his trial started in Berlin over allegations he assaulted a former girlfriend.
Fourth seed Zverev, who ended Rafael Nadal's French Open profession within the first spherical, will face both thirteenth seed Holger Rune or world quantity 145 Jozef Kovalik for a spot within the quarter-finals.
The German arrives in Paris after profitable the Rome Open title and is the one participant to have reached the semi-finals of the final three French Open tournaments.
Medvedev strikes ahead
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev defeated Tomas Machak in 4 units to achieve the final 16 of the French Open for the third time in his profession.
Medvedev gained 7-6 (7/4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 in opposition to the world quantity 34 from the Czech Republic and can play both Alex de Minaur or Jan-Lennard Struff for a spot within the quarter-finals.
“It was a really robust match,” Medvedev mentioned. “I'm glad that I stored taking part in properly regardless of some tough moments within the third set.”
Auger-Aliassime prepares for Alcaraz final 16 conflict
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Ben Shelton of the US to ebook a conflict in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz within the final 16 of the French Open.
The twenty first seeded Canadian defeated her fifteenth ranked opponent 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 in Friday's match.
Auger-Aliassime reached the fourth spherical in Paris in 2022, the place he misplaced to Rafael Nadal in 5 units.
The 23-year-old holds a 3-2 lead over world quantity three Alcaraz though the 2 gamers have by no means confronted one another on clay.
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