French Open Day 6 Live Updates: Yuki Bhambri in action, Sabalenka beats Danilovic

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Aryna Sabalenka has beaten Olga Danilović 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the women's singles at Court Philippe-Chatrier. The top seed maintained her dominance over the Serbian throughout the fixture, earning five break points.
Aryna Sabalenka has earned her fifth break point of the match and has extended her lead to 5-3 in the second set. She's just one game away from entering the fourth round of the competition.
India's Yuki Bhambri is in action along with America's Robert Galloway in the second round of the Men's doubles against the Kiwi-Croatian pair of Michael Venus and Nikola Mektić. Bhambri-Galloway have taken a lead after earning an early break point in the first set.
Lorenzo Musetti has taken a two-set lead against Argentina's Mariano Navone in the third round fixture of the men's singles. The Italian has comfortably dominated his opponent as he's all set to ease into the next round.
Olga Danilović is putting up a fight in the second set as she breaks Sabalenka for the second time in the match to bring the scoreline to 2-2. The Serb is not willing to go down without a fight and is trying her best to make a comeback in the match.
Aryna Sabalenka has extended her lead to 3-1 in the second set as she breaks her Serbian counterpart. Olga Danilović has been trying her best to match the intensity of the World Number 1 but is being forced into making errors, allowing Sabalenka to edge closer to a comprehensive win.
Olga Danilović has managed to make a comeback in the second set as she wins the second game against Aryna Sabalenka. It's the first time in the match that the duo are level in a set. However, the Serbian will have to play out her skin to beat the top seed Sabalenka.
Aryna Sabalenka has won the opening set 6-2 against Olga Danilovic at Court Philippe Chatrier.
After taking a 5-0 lead, the World No.1 dropped her serve once, but she recovered to earn her third break and closed out the set comfortably.
Qinwen Zheng is through to the fourth round of the French Open after beating 18-year Victoria Mboko of Canada 6-3, 6-4.
In the fourth round, she will face the winner of the match between Luidmila Samsonova and Dayana Yastremska.
Aryna Sabalenka hasn't taken much time to set the ball rolling against Olga Danilovic. The World No.1 has won an early break of serve to go 2-0 up in the first set.
Pressure on Danilovic to earn the break back.
Amanda Anisimova had to fight out her skin against Clara Tauson after the first set went into the tie-break. In the end, the 23-year-old American won the set 7-6 (4).
Is there fight left in Tauson, whose valiant efforts in the first set went in vain.
Mariano Navonne has won the opening set 6-4 against eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti. Pressure built on Musetti after he dropped his serve early, after which he couldn't bounce back.
Time for the second set.
After losing the first set 3-6, Victoria Mboko looked in trouble against Qinwen Zheng. After dropping her serve early, the 18-year-old found herself in a rabbit hole.
But she has managed to get the break back. Can she now earn another break to make Zheng work hard. Zheng can't afford to take a backseat just yet.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka will soon be in action against Olga Danilovic of Serbia in the third round match at Philippe Chatrier.
Danilovic, who partnered Novak Djokovic in the United Cup last year, will meet Sabalenka for the first time in her career.
Qinwen Zheng has taken the first set 6-3 against 18-year-old Victoria Mboko. After dropping her serve in the fifth game, allowing her opponent to bounce back, Zheng earned her second break of the set.
Can Mboko storm back or will the experience of Zheng overpower her?
In another match on Court 14, Amanda Anisimova of the United States is locking horns with Clara Tauson of Switzerland.
The 23-year-old American hasn't had the best of campaigns on clay this season, but found some momentum with straight-set wins in the first two rounds.
8th seed Lorenzo Musetti is under slight pressure as Argentina's Mariano Navone has an early break in the opening set.
Navonne has never been to the fourth round of any Grand Slam, but has given himself a slight opening on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Paris Olympics gold medallist and 2024 Australian Open runner-up Qinwen Zheng is currently up against Victoria Mboko of Canada on Court Simonne-Mathiue .
Zheng was a break up, but Mboko, playing her maiden Grand Slam Round 3 match, has earned the break back to make it 2-3 in the first set.
Danger signs for Qinwen?