Defending women's singles champion Iga Świątek has been knocked out of the French Open, following a quarter-final defeat to Greece's Maria Sakkari in Paris, while Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have set up a much-awaited semi-final.

 Nadal's 13 French Open titles are a record for a major tournament, while victory at Roland Garros

pic.twitter.com/GAf9kjOkfz— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 9, 2021Djokovic, who lost to Nadal in

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ImagesTamara Zidansek's player box celebrate after the world number 85 upsets Badosa to reach the last four at Roland-Garros

semi-finals after coming through marathon quarter-final matches on the tenth day of the French Open at Roland-Garros

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games ©Getty ImagesDefending men's champion Rafael Nadal beat Jannik Sinner to reach the last eight at Roland

Garros ©Getty ImagesBarbora Krejcikova defeated Sloane Stephens for the loss of just two games to reach

the last eight at Roland Garros ©Getty ImagesLorenzo Musetti retired hurt in the deciding set against

sets down to win his fourth round tie against Italian teenager Lorenzo Musetti at the French Open at Roland-Garros

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/DcliHyrPzW— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2021Argentinian 10th

in the men's wheelchair singles final against top seed Shingo Kunieda of Japan at the French Open at Roland-Garros

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/0vivf21VIY— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2021In the quad wheelchair

It’s the bit in F Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night where Dick Diver, trying to impress the younger crowd with his old trick of raising himself on a board tied behind a motorboat with a man on his shoulders, so nearly manages it, and tries again, and a final time, as accomplishment evades him.

who after winning his French Open third-round match late on Saturday (June5) in an empty stadium at Roland

Garros prudently withdrew from the tournament to protect his twice operated-upon knee, will never win

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sets ©Getty ImagesUnseeded Slovenian Tamara Zidansek has continued her fine run on the red clay of Roland-Garros

Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to avoid risking his knee prior to the start of Wimbledon later this month.

Federer, whose appearance at Roland-Garros formed part of his comeback from a knee injury, said it was

After discussions with my team, I've decided I will need to pull out of Roland-Garros today," Federer

#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/My27QWm9nu— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 6, 2021Second seed Daniil

Just three of the women’s top 10 seeds will head into the second week of the French Open after Elina Svitolina became the latest casualty in Paris.

surrendering a 3-0 lead to lose the opening set.But the American, who reached last year’s final at Roland

Garros, responded in fine style, completing a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over compatriot Jessica Pegula.Seventh

of a Grand Slam as he saw off Britain’s Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to remain on track for a 14th Roland

Garros title.Nadal will now meet Italian teenager Jannik Sinner who battled past Mikael Ymer of Sweden

World number one Ashleigh Barty limped out of this year’s French Open after retiring injured in her second round match against Magda Linette of Poland.

minutes, while Tunisia’s 25th seed Ons Jabeur thumped Australian wildcard Astra Sharma 6-2, 6-4.Reigning Roland

Garros champion Iga Świątek was in scintillating form as she thrashed Rebecca Peterson ©Getty ImagesSeeded

Garros title, and a fifth in a row, was involved in the night match on Court Philippe-Chatrier.Nadal

Garros title since 2016.He will next play Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis, who beat James Duckworth of

Matteo Berrettini of Italy completed his 20th match win of the year for a place in the Roland Garros

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Former world number four Kei Nishikori emerged victorious from another five-set battle at the French Open with a dogged comeback win against Russian Karen Khachanov, while 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams overcame a wobble to reach the third round.

a 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory in four hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier.Nishikori, a three-time Roland

Garros quarter finalist, has now won 10 of his past 11 five-set matches.Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen

minutes.Two-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one Victoria Azarenka extended her run at Roland

Garros with a 7-5, 6-4 success against Denmark’s Clara Tauson.The Belarusian moves through to the third

World number two Naomi Osaka has announced her withdrawal from the French Open, with the Japanese star saying it would allow everyone to "focus on the tennis", amid the fallout from her decision not to attend media conferences.

Grand Slam champion had announced last week that she will not be carrying out all her media duties at Roland

Garros, citing mental health concerns as the reason for her boycott.Osaka posted on Twitter confirming

The knee-jerk reaction, as media, to Naomi Osaka’s current unwillingness to commune with the press at the French Open tennis tournament is to say: "Typical diva."

hurdle before competition got underway ©Getty ImagesAs things stand, media colleagues currently at Roland

Garros are in a similarly agitated state about not having their regular - compulsory - access to the

This isn’t true and she knows that in order to do well and have a shot at winning Roland Garros she will