Gaining momentum throughout his second spherical received towards the Spaniard Roberto Carballes (63rd), world No.1 Novak Djokovic will face Lorenzo Musetti (thirtieth) on Saturday night for a spot within the spherical of 16.
In 5 confrontations, the Italian had crushed the Serb as soon as, in 2023, within the eighth of Monte-Carlo (4-6, 7-5, 6-4) whereas “Nole” offered himself as one of many massive favorites of the clay court docket event.
Their solely duel at Roland-Garros in 2021 – for the Italian’s first participation – stays a blended reminiscence for Musetti who had to surrender within the fifth set, at 4-0, after main two units to nothing earlier than breaking down.
In the course of the day, the favorites Alexander Zverev (N.4), Aryna Sabalenka (N.2) and Elena Rybakina (N.4) will every face the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the Spaniard Paula Badosa and the Belgian Elise Mertens on the court docket Philippe-Chatrier.
Double finalist Casper Ruud, after having needed to battle within the second spherical towards Alejandro Davidovich, will face Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (twenty ninth) on the Suzanne-Lenglen court docket.
It’s the Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva who will open the festivities on this court docket towards the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (127th), with the purpose of reaching the spherical of 16 in Paris for the primary time in her profession.
Match program for the seventh day (in Paris time, GMT+2)
. Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier (from 12:00 p.m.)
Elise Mertens (BEL/seeded N.25) – Elena Rybakina (KAZ/N.4)
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Alexander Zverev (GER/N.4) – Tallon Greek Spoor (NED/N.26)
(not earlier than 8:15 p.m.)
Novak Djokovic (SRB/N.1) – Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/N.30)
. Courtroom Suzanne-Lenglen (from 11:00 a.m.)
Varvara Gracheva (FRA) – Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/N.21) – Ben Shelton (USA/N.15) 5-4 (interrupted Friday)
Tomas Machac (CZE) – Daniil Medvedev (RUS/N.5)
Madison Keys (USA/N.14) – Emma Navarro (USA/N.22)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG/N.28) – Casper Ruud (NOR/N.7)
. Courtroom Simonne-Mathieu (from 11:00 a.m.)
Zheng Qinwen (CHN/N.7) – Elina Avanesyan (RUS)
Hubert Hurkacz (POL/N.8) – Denis Shapovalov (CAN) 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 2-1, 40A (interrupted Friday)
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) – Jasmine Paolini (ITA/N.12)
Jozef Kovalik (SVK) – Holger Rune (DEN/N.13)
Taylor Fritz (USA/N.12)- Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS)
. Courtroom 14 (from 11:00 a.m.)
Alex De Minaur (AUS/N.11) – Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/N.10) – Zizou Bergs (BEL) 6-3, 2-1 (interrupted Friday)
Elina Svitolina (UKR/N.15) – Ana Bogdan (ROU)
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG/N.23)- Tommy Paul (USA/N.14)
. Courtroom 7 (from 11:00 a.m.)
Mirra Andreeva (RUS) – Peyton Stearns (USA)
