French Open 2023: Jabeur through, Rune and Ruud in fourth-round action – live | French Open 2023

The women’s doubles match between Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani and Leylah Annie Fernandez and Taylor Townsend has been sent to a third set. Fernandez and Townsend took the first set 6-4 but Dabrowski and Stefani won the second 6-4. The third currently has Fernandez and Townsend 2-0 up.

Ruud swiftly breaks Jarry in the second game and manages to hold his serve in the third – Jarry’s inability to break Ruud in the first game may have rattled him a bit here. He had five opportunities to break his opponent in the first game but didn’t take it.

Sara Sorribes Tormo has taken a 2-0 lead in the second set against Beatriz Haddad Maia. Maia is pushing Tormo all the way in each game so this one may still have a way to go.

Ruud takes the game after winning the advantage for the first time, he managed to save five break points in that first match – hugely impressive. John McEnroe has said you would rarely see “as good a first game as this from both guys”.

Here we go and it is Ruud who serves first. Jarry looks strong though, sending powerful backhand shot away from Ruud – giving himself a break point. The Norwegian attempted to save his serve and he did it well, sending the game to deuce. Jarry gives himself the advantage three times but loses it three times – what a first game which is still going!

Jarry heads into this match with six successive wins and he has 18 clay court wins this year – the same amount as Britain’s Cam Norrie. He is in great form and he will want to knock-out Ruud, who was in the French Open final last year.

Jarry said ahead of the match: “I feel good. It was a good warm-up, I slept well. I expect a long grind with long points. I have to be patient and strong.”

Jarry and Ruud are out on the court ahead of their match. The pair played each other recently at the Geneva Open with Jarry coming out with a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5 quarter-final win – can he get the win again today? We’ll find out shortly.

Sara Sorribes Tormo has taken a 7-6 (7-3) first set win over Beatriz Haddad Maia! Maia managed to claim two early breaks in the set but Tormo battled back to break her opponent back and then won the tiebreak. An epic match.

In the other women’s singles match the game is a lot more of a battle. Sara Sorribes Tormo and Beatriz Haddad Maia are currently 6-6 in the first set! We’ll bring you the results from that as it comes in. Holger Rune’s match will follow that match on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Next up on the Phillipe-Chatrier Casper Ruud takes on Nicolás Jarry.

Jabeur said post-match: “She put a lot of pressure on me, for my serve I had to work hard. I managed to win my serve when I had to. I had to pressure on her as well and I hope my next match I can serve a little better too. It is a special feeling [to reach quarters for the first time]. It was an important match for me, I have lost twice in the fourth round. I hope I am going to be better in my next match and I hope you [the crowd] will be there to support me. I have to do a lot of recovery and I want to be ready for the next round.”

Jabeur beats Pera 6-3, 6-1 to reach quarters

That is Jabeur’s eighth successive break of Pera’s serve, this time coming back from 30-0 down to send the second set 5-1. One more game to go and she is into the quarter-finals.

Pera seems to be rushing and forcing some shots, if she took a little more time over them she could be causing Jabeur more of a headache. She had break point at 40-30 but she allowed Jabeur to hold her serve with three shots she should have made going out. Jabeur now 4-1 up in the second set, this game could be sewn up soon.

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Jabeur breaks Pera again! She sends her opponent running around the court, placing the ball exactly where intended and she runs to the net to return a drop shot from Pera to take a 3-1 lead in the second set.

Casper Ruud has said ahead of his match: “It’s going to be tough for sure, I’m going to try and enjoy. He plays really tough and aggressive, I’m going to try my best to neutralise his game.”

Seventh seed Ons Jabeur has raced to a one set lead over unseeded Bernarda Pera, she took that 6-3. But Pera has broken Jabeur in the first game of the second set, a great blow to strike. The advantage does not last long though with Jabeur breaking right back, her sixth successive break of Pera’s serve!

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