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Tommy Paul, Ben Shelton, and Frances Tiafoe moved on, accomplishing a rare feat on the French clay: for the first time since 1995, three or more American men have advanced to the Round of 16.
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.
Roland Garros is into the third round, with Friday's matches featuring Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek. Here's everything you need to know.
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the French Open after laboring past Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the Friday night session.
Follow live text and BBC radio commentary from the French Open as Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz feature on day six at Roland Garros.
Jacob Fearnley faces Cameron Norrie in an all-British clash in the French Open third round. Fearnley, 23, will be playing Norrie, 29, for the first time but they share a similar path having both played college tennis at the same university in Texas.
Carlos Alcaraz made heavy weather of his French Open clash with Damir Dzumhur but moved into the fourth round while world number one Aryna Sabalenka and Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen blazed a trail on a hot Friday at Roland Garros.
Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season. That's sparked an interest in the better-breathing adhesives among other tennis players — even if the four-time Grand Sl