French Open Day 10 Live Updates: Swiatek vs Svitolina underway, Sabalenka beats Zheng
Iga Swiatek is currently locking horns with Elina Svitolina for a place in the semifinals of the French Open women's singles.
Swiatek is looking to become the first woman to win four French Open titles on the trot.
Aryna Sabalenka is through to the semi-finals after beating Qinwen Zheng 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 on Centre Court.
Sabalenka will next face the winner of the quarterfinal between defending champion Iga Swiatek and Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Aryna Sabalenka is now a solitary game away from winning the match. With her third break of the match, she went 4-3 up, after which she extended her lead to 5-3.
Qinwen Zheng needs something special to make a comeback at Philippe Chatrier.
Qinwen Zheng has hit back brilliantly. The Chinese star was under pressure after conceding a break, but has now earned the break back on Centre Court.
It's 3-3 in the second set. Can Zheng now hold on and somehow take the match into the deciding set.
It's getting exciting at Philippe-Chatrier.
It's getting way too pear-shaped for Qinwen Zheng in the quarter-finals. Aryna Sabalenka has gone 3-2 up in the second set with a break of serve, her second of the match.
It would need a herculean effort from Zheng now to bounce back. Sabalenka won't relent as he is cloising in on another win.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has won the opening set against Qinwen Zheng 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday at Court Philippe-Chatrier.
Sabalenka found herself on the backfoot after dropping her serve, but she bounced back strongly.
Meanwhile, Zheng is yet to take a set off from Sabalenka in majors. She has to, now, if she is to stay alive at Roland Garros 2025.
After an hour, the first set is down to a tie-break. Qinwen Zheng would be gutted after not being able to keep the pressure on Aryna Sabalenka.
Can Zheng, however, make amends in the tie-break? The task isn't going to be easy by any means.
Aryna Sabalenka is the World No.1, and she showed why. She dropped her serve early to go 1-3 down.
But she has earned her break back and won three games on the trot to make it 4-4 against Qinwen Zheng.
Does Zheng has an answer? Remember, Sabalenka has never dropped a set against Zheng in Grand Slams.
Qinwen Zheng couldn't have expected a better start against World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka.
Sabalenka won the first game on Centre Court, but Zheng managed to earn an all-important serve to now take a 2-1 lead.
Can Sabalenka bounce back and earn the break back?
Aryna Sabalenka and Qinwen Zheng will face off in the first quarterfinal of the day at Court Philippe Chatrier, which starts at 2:30 PM IST, 11:00 AM local time.
Sabalenka has a 6-1 record against Zheng. But it's Zheng, who won in their previous meeting at the Rome Masters.
In Grand Slams, Sabalenka has a 3-0 lead, having not dropped even a single set against her Chinese opponent.
Philippe-Chatrier (match starts at 2:30 PM IST, 11 AM local time)
Aryna Sabalenka v Zheng Qinwen
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