Roland-Garros 2024: what to remember from the ninth day of the tournament

Today’s match, pitting Alexander Zverev against Holger Rune, was scheduled for the evening on the Philippe-Chatrier court where, earlier, Novak Djokovic beat the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo in five sets after more than 4h30 of play. Among the eighth placed on the Suzanne-Lenglen, the last Frenchwoman still in the running, Varvara Gracheva, lost against Mirra Andreeva.

Novak Djokovic comes out on top against Cerundolo

Badly started on the center court against the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the world number 1 Novak Djokovic finally won in five sets after more than 4h30 of play (6-1 / 5-7 / 3-6 / 7-5 / 6-3). Trailing 4-2 in the fourth round, the Serbian was able to find the resources to secure his place in the quarter-finals where he will face the winner of the duel between Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.

Varvara Gracheva eliminated in the round of 16, there are no more French people in the singles tables

Varvara Gracheva, the last French representative, was eliminated in the round of 16 by Russian Mirra Andreeva in straight sets. There are therefore no longer any tricolor representatives in the singles tables.

#Roland Garros | There is no longer any Tricolore at Porte d’Auteuil.

❌ Varvara Gracheva lost in two sets to Mirra Andreeva (7-5, 6-2) who, at 17, joined the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.

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Medvedev, 5th in the world, eliminated in the round of 16 by De Minaur

Daniil Medvedev, 5th player in the world, was eliminated in the round of 16 at Roland Garros, beaten 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3, by Australian Alex De Minaur on Monday. The Russian, suffering from a blister, received treatment on his right foot in the middle of the second set and was therefore subjected to the law of his opponent, who will try to reach the semi-final by facing the German Alexander Zverev ( 4th) or the Dane Holger Rune (13th).

#Roland Garros | ✅ Alex De Minaur eliminates Medvedev in 4 sets and advances to the quarter-finals!

The world number 5 ends this tournament with a double fault.

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Intractable Sabalenka, qualified for the quarters

The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, world number 2, left no chance to the American Emma Navarro (24th), whom she dismissed 6-2, 6-3 in 1h09, thus reaching the quarter-finals for the second times, Monday at Roland-Garros. Last year, the double winner of the Australian Open (2023, 2024) stopped in the semi-finals. This year, she will try to return to the last four by facing the young Russian Mirra Andreeva (38th) or the French Varvara Gracheva (88th).

With big blows and loud cries, the 26-year-old Belarusian demolished the game of Navarro who had nevertheless beaten her in March in Indian Wells: she managed four breaks in total leaving only ten points on her own serve to her opponent.

Rybakina dominates Svitolina and returns to the quarter-finals

The Kazakh Elena Rybakina, 4th in the world and title contender, qualified Monday without trembling for the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros by beating the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (19th) 6-4, 6-3 in 1h09. “I am very happy with my performance. Elina is a fighter and therefore she is always very difficult to play,” commented Rybakina.

Winner of Wimbledon 2022, she will face the Russian Elina Avanesyan (70th) or the Italian Jasmine Paolini (15th) on Wednesday to try to reach the last four of the Major on earth for the first time in her career. The 24-year-old Kazakh had already reached the quarterfinals in Paris in 2021.