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PARIS — Catch up on the French Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about what happened at the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the upcoming schedule is, how to watch, what the betting odds are and more:
After finishing his third-round match after 3 a.m. on Sunday, defending champion Novak Djokovic faces No. 23 seed Francisco Cerundolo for a quarterfinal berth at about 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT, 10:00 a.m. EDT) on Monday at Court Philippe Chatrier. A victory for Djokovic would be his 370th in a Grand Slam match, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most in tennis history. Another men's match will be two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud against American Taylor Fritz. Grand Slam title winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka will play in Chatrier before Djokovic's match. No. 4 Rybakina takes on No. 15 Elina Svitolina, starting at 11 a.m. local time, followed by No. 2 Sabalenka against No. 22 Emma Navarro, the American who beat her this year on a hard court at Indian Wells, California. The night session pits No. 4 Alexander Zverev against No. 13 Holger Rune. Zverev currently is involved in an appeal hearing at home in Germany related to accusations of domestic violence made by a former girlfriend.
Defending champion Iga Swiatek and third-seeded Coco Gauff both coasted through fourth-round matches against unseeded opponents to stay on course for a semifinal showdown that would be rematch of the 2022 French Open final won by Swiatek. The top-ranked Swiatek, who has won three of her four Grand Slam titles in Paris, claimed 48 of the 58 points during a 6-0, 6-0 win over Anastasia Potapova that lasted just 40 minutes. Gauff defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2 in an hour. Swiatek next faces Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, while Gauff goes up against three-time major finalist Ons Jabeur. One men's quarterfinal will be No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, a two-time major champion, against No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas, a two-time Slam runner-up. Alcaraz eliminated No. 21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3, 6-1, and Tsitsipas barely averted a two-set deficit in his 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-2 win against unseeded Matteo Arnaldi. Another men's quarterfinal will be No. 2 Jannik Sinner against No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov.
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, NBC, Peacock.
— Other countries are listed here.
Djokovic is, not surprisingly, a heavy favorite to get to the quarterfinals, listed as a -800 money-line favorite against Cerundolo, who is at +500, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. In another men's fourth-round match, 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev is a -200 pick against Alex de Minaur (+155). Even though Navarro is 1-0 against Sabalenka, it is Sabalenka (-450) who is the favorite. Navarro (+240) never has played in the fourth round at a major before, while Sabalenka has reached the semifinals at each of the past six Grand Slam tournaments.
— Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— Tuesday-Wednesday: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— Thursday: Women's Semifinals
— Friday: Men's Semifinals
— Saturday: Women's Final
— June 9: Men's Final
What to read about the French Open:
— No one loves it when tennis matches go past 3 a.m. And no one can agree on a solution
— No marathons this time as Swiatek, Gauff sprint into French Open quarterfinals
— Ben Shelton's French Open ends in the third round with a painful left shoulder
— Coco Gauff focuses at the French Open with help from breathing exercises and Kobe Bryant's example
— The rain can't stop, won't stop, at the 2024 French Open, and it's taking its toll on the players
— Sacré bleu! The French Open banned alcohol in the stands after fans were called out for rowdiness
— Analysis: No one knows what comes for Rafael Nadal — not even Nadal
— Chris Evert thinks Iga Swiatek could break her record of 7 French Open women's titles
10 — The number of points Iga Swiatek's opponent won in their match Sunday; Swiatek won 48.
3 — Consecutive French Open quarterfinals reached by Carlos Alcaraz.
"He has said in the past that he likes to play against me. I hope he likes it a little bit less." — Stefanos Tsitsipas, on facing Carlos Alcaraz.
"I definitely think for the health and safety of the players, it would be in the sport's best interest to try to avoid those matches finishing — or starting — after a certain time." — Coco Gauff, on Novak Djokovic's match that didn't end until after 3 a.m.
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