Iga Swiatek began the action at the French Open today, before Coco Gauff took to the court ahead of Carlos Alcaraz facing off against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. Jannik Sinner is also set to feature on another packed day of action at Roland Garros.
Women’s top seed Swiatek has battled through so far as she seeks a fourth French Open title but destroyed Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0 first up on Court Philippe-Chatrier before one of her rivals for the title, Gauff, dispatched Italy’s Elisabetta Cocciaretto in similarly emphatic style, 6-1, 6-2.
Meanwhile, Carlos Alcaraz will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals after he eased to a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win against Auger-Aliassime. The Spaniard, seeded third in the tournament, will face Tsitsipas after the latter’s taxing win against world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi, which finished 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 2-6, 2-6.
Follow all the latest tennis scores and results from day eight at the French Open below.
GAME, SET AND MATCH – Clara Tauson 4-6, 4-6 Ons Jabeur –Jabeur goes through to the quarter-finals!
Jabeur begins her serve game by crashing a return against the net. She equalises quickly with a lovely backhand slice that lands right in the far corner.
Tauson attempts to drive her serve right back at her, but it’s long and the Tunisian leads 30-15. She attempts the sliced drop shot from the baseline but it lands on her side of the net.
Tauson gets hold of the forehand and cannons it back down the line, making it 40-30 to the Dane. Break point, but Tauson fires it long for deuce.
And now Jabeur has match point as she slams a serve through! Her first serve lands out, and her sliced attempt lands wide! Deuce again.
No matter though, as Jabeur has a second match point after Tauson fires against the net.
The Dane send a return past the baseline, and Ons Jabeur is in the quarter-finals!
The Tunisian will face Coco Gauff in the next round.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 17:10
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, 4-5* Ons Jabeur
Tauson is serving to stay in the game here, and a handful of errors from both players brings it to deuce.
The Dane gets advantage before firing a winner to make it 4-5. Jabeur will serve for the match!
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 17:01
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, *3-5 Ons Jabeur
Tauson can’t take her advantage as Jabeur cannons a shot across her, but the Dane gets it back as Jabeur fails to return the serve. But Tauson wins the game after an error from the Tunisian. 3-4 in what could be the final set!
Jabeur opens her serve game with an error after winning the first point, and she’s 30-15 down after scooping a return against the net from the baseline. She gets through it though, as Tauson mishits and drags it well wide.
40-30 to the Tunisian as she guides a backhand straight down the line and into the corner, and now she’s one game off the win!
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:56
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, 2-4* Ons Jabeur
A great rally has Tauson sending Jabeur scrambling across the baseline, but the Dane eventually ends it by guiding the volley home for 15-0.
She wins the second point off her second serve, before Jabeur slams a powerful forehand right down the middle for 30-15.
The Tunisian looks like she might have the upper hand, but she scuffs a return wide for 40-15.
Disappointing for Tauson though, as she then double faults to hand Jabeur a lifeline. Right after, the Tunisian slams the return from the second serve right back down the line, and we have deuce.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:50
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, *2-4 Ons Jabeur
Great read from Jabeur to return a shot at the baseline that Tauson can only hit wide.
Jabeur fires in another serve that the Dane can’t return, making it 30-0, but Jabeur double faults for 30-15.
The Tunisian then scuffs her shot against the rim of her racket to make it 30-all.
Right after, she rifles an accurate serve to set herself up for an easy hit down the line, before doing the same again immediately after to hold serve.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:45
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, 2-3* Ons Jabeur
Jabeur fires into the corner for the second point to make it 30-0, and then misses a sitter of a volley for 40-0.
She gets lucky though as Tauson’sunforced error makes it 40-15.
And she gets doubly lucky as Tauson slices another one out of play for 3-2 to Jabeur!
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:41
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, *2-2 Ons Jabeur
Jabeur to serve but she can’t find the return to make it 30-0.
15-all, and Tauson sends the return past the baseline for 30-15, before crashing a return against the net for 40-15.
Jabeur holds as Tauson can only find the net again.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:38
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, 2-1* Ons Jabeur
Tauson gets to 40-15 after Jabeur hooks a return wide and then sends another long.
The Dane goes for the cross-court backhand but it flies well wide for 40-30, and then Jabeur gets to deuce after Tauson fires well wide again!
The Tunisian has the advantage as Tauson hits the net when she really should have converted.
Break point, but Tauson saves it after rifling a backhand across court! She then gets advantage after Jabeur can’t get the return over the net.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:35
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, *1-1 Ons Jabeur
Jabeur opens her serve game by dropping the first two points, before Tauson’s unforced errors bring it back to 30-all.
The Tunisian makes it 40-30 with a powerful forehand after Tauson struggled to return the serve, but she then can only find the net and we have a deuce.
And it’s advantage Tauson as Jabeur hits the net with an overhead volley!
The Dane’s turn to break as she cushions a drop shot just over the net for 1-1.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:30
French Open – Clara Tauson 4-6, 0-1* Ons Jabeur
Tauson begins the second set serving but Jabeur races into a 40-0 lead as she looks for break point.
The Dane fights back as she sends a forehand down the line for 40-15.
Onto the second break point and Jabeur draws Tauson toward the line before sending a passing shot back across her for 1-0.
Chris Wilson2 June 2024 16:26