Gauff, a 21-year-old from Florida, was the runner-up in Paris in 2022 and is seeded No. 2 at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament this year.

Cameron Norrie reached the French Open fourth round with a bang after beating fellow British star Jacob Fearnley. Norrie secured a likely showdown with Novak Djokovic after a straight-sets win in a surreal match played out to an ear-splitting backdrop of explosions and pyrotechnics.

It’s been 30 years since 3 American men reached Week 2 at the French Open. Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe are looking for more.

Tommy Paul held off Karen Khachanov in five sets and Ben Shelton dominated Matteo Gigante Friday at the French Open to highlight a strong outing from the American men. There's guaranteed to be three Americans in the fourth round in Paris for the first time since 1994 once Francis Tiafoe and Sebastian Korda conclude their afternoon match.

PSG fans are gathering to watch the Champions League final at the Parc des Princes, which is next door to Roland Garros

PARIS -- The French Open isn't the only sports event in Europe drawing attention from tennis players: The Champions League final will decide the continent's best soccer club, and one of the two teams involved Saturday night is Paris Saint-Germain, whose stadium is a couple of blocks from Roland-Garros.

Eight American players -- five women and three men -- have reached the French Open round of 16 this year, matching the country's record from 1985.

Nadal, a 14-time Roland Garros champion whose record may never be surpassed, was honored by tennis rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Arthur Fils has pulled out of the French Open because of a stress fracture in his lower back and could miss Wimbledon while sidelined for at least a month.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) -World number one Jannik Sinner flattened Jiri Lehecka into the French Open clay to make the fourth round and Novak Djokovic also made a statement of intent but a trio of American women led by Coco Gauff had to dig deep to progress on Saturday.