French Open 2024 Day 7 Recap

One other day of rain in Paris meant extra delays at Roland Garros, and solely the fortunate few who performed on Chatrier or Lenglen have been unaffected.

Of the matches delayed yesterday, Felix Auger-Aliassime was the primary to progress, taking out Shelton in one in all his greatest matches of the 12 months. Hubert Hurkacz then dropped a set to Shapovalov, however he gained the subsequent to maneuver via in 4.

Grigor Dimitrov was most laborious finished, who didn’t get onto court docket till round 8 pm native time, and after being moved to Chatrier, Djokovic additionally didn’t get onto court docket till after 10.30 pm native time because the Bulgarian dropped a set earlier than successful in 4.

Within the prime half of the draw, there have been wins for Medvedev, Zverev, Ruud, de Minaur, Rune, Fritz and Cerundolo earlier than Novak Djokovic took on Lorenzo Musetti within the night time session, prevailing in a five-setter that didn’t end till after 3 am.

You’ll be able to see the complete units of outcomes from day seven under.

Day Seven French Open 2024 Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Novak Djokovic (1)
Lorenzo Musetti (30)
7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0

Alexander Zverev (4)
Tallon Griekspoor (25)
3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(10-3)

Daniil Medvedev (5)
Tomas Machac
7-6(4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4

Casper Ruud (7)
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (28)
4-6, 6-1, 2-6, 2-6

Hubert Hurkacz (8)
Denis Shapovalov (PR)
6-3, 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-1

Grigor Dimitrov (10)
Zizou Bergs
6-3, 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-4

Alex de Minaur (11)
Jan-Lennard Struff
4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3

Taylor Fritz (12)
Thanasi Kokkinakis
6-3, 6-2, 6-7(4), 5-7, 6-3

Holger Rune (13)
Jozef Kovalik
7-5, 6-1, 7-6(2)

Francisco Cerundolo (27)
Tommy Paul (14)
3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

Felix Auger Aliassime (21)
Ben Shelton (15)
6-4, 6-2, 6-1

Medvedev Mitigates Machac Risk

Daniil Medvedev confronted his hardest take a look at but, coming via a difficult third-round match towards Czech Tomas Machac on Saturday at Roland Garros. After three hours and 24 minutes of intense play, he superior with a 7-6(4), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 victory.

Underneath the Courtroom Suzanne-Lenglen roof, Medvedev initially led by two units and a break. Nonetheless, Machac is a harmful competitor, particularly on his backhand aspect, and he rallied, capturing the third set and pushing Medvedev in prolonged baseline rallies throughout the fourth set.

WItn Machac wanting more and more harmful, a fifth set appeared imminent, however Medvedev is without doubt one of the greatest at tactical timing and broke Machac’s serve within the tenth sport to safe the win after the Czech made some premature errors.

The Russian will face Alex de Minaur within the fourth spherical after the Australian defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

An in-form Medvedev might get the job finished there as he leads the H2H 6-2, however I don’t assume he’s serving nicely, and de Minaur will pose issues. Additionally it is their first assembly on clay.

Zverev Grits Out Win Over Griekspoor

Alexander Zverev’s Roland Garros title ambitions have been on the brink Saturday, however the German battled again to safe his place within the fourth spherical for the seventh consecutive 12 months.

Dealing with elimination and a double break down within the fifth set, Zverev staged a late comeback to defeat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in an exhilarating five-set match on Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier, successful via 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(10-3) after 4 hours and 13 minutes of play.

After dropping the primary set, Zverev picked up the tempo to seize the subsequent two units, however then his forehand faltered, and Griekspoor capitalised on his passiveness (he stated within the press convention the chilly situations are usually not supreme for his sort of ball), pushing right into a 4-1 lead within the last set.

Nonetheless, Griekspoor’s nerves confirmed as he double-faulted 3 times, permitting Zverev, who upped his aggression to stage at 4-4. Gaining momentum, Zverev discovered his rhythm and dominated the tie-break to safe the win.

Wow, unimaginable match. Unimaginable participant. He’s unbelievably harmful. I all the time battle towards him. I don’t wish to play towards him however all of the credit score to him, taking all of it the way in which. It was one or two factors right here and there. Unimaginable participant and fighter till the tip. The environment at present was unbelievable. I beloved each second of it. Zverev on going through Griekspoor.

Djokovic Outlasts Musetti

Novak Djokovic has been accused of taking it too simple this season with a restricted schedule and an absence of motivation, however he put within the effort on Saturday night time, mounting a typical Djokovic-style comeback to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in 5 units.

After a strong begin that noticed him seize the opening set with a well timed break for 7-5, he held a set level within the second set tiebreak solely to see Musetti avert it and transfer right into a two units to 1 lead of his personal.

With Musetti wanting the stronger of the gamers from the baseline and likewise bodily, Djokovic dug into the reserves, triumphing 7-5, 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in an exhilarating four-hour and 29-minute match that concluded at 3:08 a.m., setting a brand new document for the match’s newest end.

The match was extremely intense, and regardless of dropping the primary set, Musetti was enjoying very properly. His ball hanging prompted Novak quite a lot of issues, as he couldn’t actually discover a method via him. He was the higher participant till set 4.

Nonetheless, as soon as he’d peaked and his bodily stage dropped barely, Djokovic took cost, forcing a fifth after which his willpower was evident within the deciding set, the place he allowed Musetti simply 9 factors.

The one unhealthy a part of the entire present? The match started after 10:30 p.m. as a result of rescheduling of Grigor Dimitrov’s match with Zizou Bergs to Courtroom Philippe-Chatrier. 

I need to specific my respect for Lorenzo; it was an incredible battle. One in every of us needed to lose. I used to be a bit of fortunate initially of the fourth set as a result of he was stronger till then. I couldn’t discover options… he was impenetrable. He did the whole lot very nicely and made only a few errors. You guys gave me vitality from 2-2 within the fourth set and from then on I used to be a special participant… thanks a lot. Extremely, you might be nonetheless right here, together with some children, at 3 within the morning. Perhaps it was one of the best match I’ve performed right here in ceaselessly. Djokovic on his late night time win.

Different Matches of Notice

De Minaur Shuts Down Struff: The eleventh seed is the primary Australian man since Lleyton Hewitt in 2007 to succeed in the fourth spherical at Roland-Garros. He overcame a break deficit within the second and third units to defeat German Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The German seemed in management for big intervals, however De Minaur handled the a number of rain delays (totalling 4 hours) a lot better.

Auger Aliassime Sinks Shelton: Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered one in all his greatest performances within the final 18 months, defeating Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 to arrange a fourth-round conflict with Carlos Alcaraz. The American seemed to be affected by a shoulder difficulty, which didn’t assist his trigger, given his service being a main weapon.

Hurkacz Too Good for Shapo: Hubert Hurkacz resumed his delayed match on Suzanne Lenglen and secured a 6-3, 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-1 victory. Regardless of main by two units in a single day, Hurkacz confronted a fourth set after Shapovalov rallied from 1-3 all the way down to take the third. The eighth seed responded strongly, changing each break factors within the last set to race to victory.

Rune Cruises Previous Kovalik: After a gruelling earlier spherical towards Italian Flavio Cobolli, Holger Rune had a smoother, albeit rain-delayed, path on Saturday night time. The Dane defeated Jozef Kovalik in straight units. The Dane secured his spot within the knockout phases with a 7-5, 6-1, 7-6(2) victory.

Dimitrov Overcomes Bergs: In a rain-interrupted two-day match, Grigor Dimitrov confronted a troublesome problem from the spectacular Belgian, Zizou Bergs, lastly triumphing 6-3, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4. Regardless of the disruptions and Bergs’ spirited play, Dimitrov’s expertise and resilience noticed him keep away from a five-setter.

Cerundolo Produces vs Paul: Francisco Cerúndolo secured a spot within the second week of Roland Garros 2024, making certain illustration for Argentina and South America, with a hard-fought victory over 14th seed Tommy Paul, successful 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in slightly below three hours. Cerundolo now leads the H2H 4-2, and he overcame a wobbly first set wherein he held serve only one to search out his greatest tennis.

French Open Day Eight Roun of 16 Matches