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French Open 2021 Day 7 Live Updates: Tennis' Big Three in Eye Last 16 Stages; Iga Swiatek Faces Anett Kontaveit
French Open 2021 Day 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek marched on while Roger Federer is in action in the night session.
French Open 2021 Day 7 HIGHLIGHTS: Roger Federer plays at 12.30am IST. Coco Gauff gets a walkover from Jennifer Brady after winning the first set 6-1. Maria Sakkari wins an absolute marathon as she beats higher-ranked Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-2 to make the Round of 16 for the first time. Rafael Nadal made the Round of 16 for the 16th time in his career with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over Cam Norrie. Iga Swiatek marched on in her title defence as she beat Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4), 6-0. Novak Djokovic reached the Round of 16 with an easy win over Ricardas Berankis. Elina Svitolina was knocked out aftera straght sets loss to Czech Barbora Krejcikova. Diego Schwartzman dismantled Philipp Kohlschreiber while Sloane Stephens beat Karolina Muchova.
Here are the matches that are scheduled to take place on Day 7 of the second Grand Slam tournament of the year:
Coco Gauff won the first set 6-1 before she gets a walkover from Jennifer Brady.
Feel better soon ❤️@CocoGauff advances to her first fourth round in Paris 6-1, ret. as Jennifer Brady is forced to retire.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/onZKC0QwKA
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
WHAT A BATTLE! Maria Sakkari wins an absolute marathon as she beats higher-ranked Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-2 to make the Round of 16 for the first time.
Sakkari will be up against Sofia Kenin in the next round.
Fourth-round debut 💃@mariasakkari records her best ever result at #RolandGarros, dismantling Elise Mertens 7-5, 6-7(2), 6-2. The No.17 seed meets Kenin next. pic.twitter.com/fQ3WDPUmyH
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Coco Gauff is on fire. She is up against higher-seeded Jennifer Brady but has taken the first set 6-1.
Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari has found her mojo in the third set and is close to beating Elise Mertens.
Ons Jabeur comes from behind to beat Magda Linette 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 and make the French Open last 16.
Rafael Nadal entered the French Open last 16 after a strong 6-3, 6-3 win over Cam Norrie. This is the 16th time that Nadal has made it to this stage at Roland Garros.
A 5️⃣0️⃣th Grand Slam fourth round 👏
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Nadal navigates Norrie 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 and hits the sweet 16 half century mark.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/nkiGZ3O7OU
Iga Swiatek put aside the early struggles of the match and made the Round of 16 in a dominating fashion. She beat Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4), 6-0.
Weathered the storm ⛈☀️😁
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Defending champ @iga_swiatek tallies her 20th straight set won at #RolandGarros en route to securing a 7-6(4), 6-0 win over No.30 seed Kontaveit. The 20-year-old faces Kostyuk in R4. pic.twitter.com/wmcstZFOcV
French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic Creates History as He Eases into Last 16![]()
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French Open 2021: Novak Djokovic became the first man to make the last 16 for 12 consecutive years as he set up a match-up against Lorenzo Musetti.
After being a break down in the first set, defending champion Iga Swiatek takes it in tiebreak.
Curfew Gives French Open Headache over Big Matches in Night Sessions![]()
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French Open 2021 is showing top matches in their newly-introduced night sessions as part of a new broadcasting deal but nationwide curfew means they are being played with empty stands.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek, on the other hand, is down a break in the first set against Anett Kontaveit.
Rafael Nadal takes the first set against Cam Norrie 6-3. Very clinical from the French Open champion!
French Open 2021: 19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti Makes Round of 16 on Grand Slam Debut![]()
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French Open 2021: Lorenzo Musetti defeated Marco Cecchinato in a thrilling five-setter to make the last 16 on his Grand Slam debut.
Rafael Nadal is out at Court Suzanne Lenglen for his third round match against Cam Norrie.
Novak Djokovic had a very easy outing in the third round as he comfortably beat Ricardas Berankis 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 to make the last 16. He is the first player to reach the Round of 16 for 12 consecutive years.
Making [More] History 📚
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
With his 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Berankis, @DjokerNole is headed to R4 here for the 12th consecutive year, a new Open Era record for longest streak of #RolandGarros R4 appearances.
Musetti next… pic.twitter.com/9zzJmRs5cm
Jan-Lennard Struff made the last 16 of the French Open for the second time with a 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-2 win over exciting 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Sofia Kenin came from behind to beat compatriot Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Keep calm and Kenin on 💪
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Top remaining women’s seed @SofiaKenin digs deep to reach a third straight fourth round in Paris, dispatching fellow American Pegula 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/JE9VWFMYTQ
French Open 2021: Elina Svitolina Knocked Out After Loss to Czech Barbora Krejcikova![]()
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French Open 2021: Elina Svitolina joined a host of seeded players out of the tournament.
Novak Djokovic is currently in action at the Philippe Chatrier while Sofia Kenin is playing at Court Suzanne Lenglen. Nadal will be on the Court Suzanne Lenglen after Kenin's match got over.
Elina Svitolina was knocked out of the French Open after a 3-6, 2-6 loss to Czech Barbora Krejcikova. Svitolina was troubled by the Czech throughout the match and could never asset any sort of dominance.
Your upset has been delivered 📦@BKrejcikova is headed to R4 in Paris for the second straight year after snagging a second career top-10 win over No.5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2. Stephens awaits…#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/GeI8V6VV45
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Sloane Stephens beat Karolina Muchova 6-3, 7-5
Diego Schwartzman eased past Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
Diego dominance 💪@dieschwartzman puts on a stunning display to book his spot in the fourth round, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 over Kohlschreiber. 💥#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/8d2Dl1RAPz
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
MATCHES CURRENTLY ON
Men's Singles: Marco Cecchinato vs Lorenzo Musetti, Diego Schwartzman vs Philipp Kohlschreiber
Women's Singles: Barbora Krejcikova vs Elina Svitolina, Sloane Stephens vs Karolina Muchova
Here's a list of key matches that are scheduled to be played today
Iga Swiatek and the 'Big Three' will fight for second-week spots when third-round action wraps on Saturday.
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2021
Here are the matches to keep an eye on.👇#RolandGarros
Order of Play, Day 7
COURT PHILIPPE-CHATRIER
Barbora Krejcikova v Elina Svitolina
Novak Djokovic v Ricardas Berankis
Anett Kontaveit v Iga Swiatek
Dominik Koepfer v Roger Federer
COURT SUZANNE-LENGLEN
Diego Schwartzmann v Philipp Kohlschreiber
Sofia Kenin v Jessica Pegula
Rafael Nadal v Cameron Norrie
Coco Gauff v Jennifer Brady
COURT SIMONNE-MATHIEU
Sloane Stephens v Karolina Muchova
Carlos Alcaraz v Jan-Lennard Struff
Maria Sakkari v Elise Mertens
Matteo Berrettini v Soon-woo Kwon
Court 14
Shuko Aoyama/Ena Shibahara v Irina Begu/Nadia Podoroska
Jan SInner v Mikael Ymer
Magda Linette v Ons Jabeur
Caroline Garcia/Nicolas Mahut v Nicole Melichar/Ranjeev Ram
Court 7
Marco Cecchinato v Lorenzo Musetti
Marta Kostyuk v Varvara Gracheva
Karolina Pliskova /Kristyna Pliskova v Monica Niculescu/Jelena Ostapenko
Barbora Krejcikova and Filip Polasek v Alize Cornet and Edouard Roger-Vasselin
Hello and welcome to News18 Sports' live blog on the seventh day of the French Open 2021 in Paris. Reigning of both men's and women's division, Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek will be in action today. While Nadal face fellow left-hander Cameron Norrie, Swiatek meanwhile faces a tough opponent in the form of Anett Kontaveit. World number Novak Djokovic too will play his third round match, so will Roger Federer.
French Open Day 7 live (Images: Reuters)
