French Open 2026: Rybakina out, Swiatek through, Djokovic in action on day four – live

Jakub Mensik (26) beats Mario Navone 6-3 2-6 6-4 1-6 7-6(11) Yuliia Starodubtseva beats Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-1 7-6! Magda Linette beats Jelena Ostapenko (29) 6-2 2-6 6-2 Andrey Rublev (11) beats Ugo Carabelli 6-1 1-6 6-3 7-6(5) Karen Khachanov (13) beats Marco Trungelliti 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1 7-6(4) Thiago Tirante beats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-3 Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A message from Royer, who holds in short order … then Djokovic does li

He leads 2-1 2-1 while, back on 14, Fonseca is starting to impose himself – he hits it a lot harder than Prizmic, and holds for 4-3 in the second having lost the first. Basavareddy consolidates – eventually, Michelsen makes him fight hard for it – leading 3-0 but trailing 2-0. Meantime, Djokovic struggles for his hold at the start of set four, Royer continuing his strategy of all-out attack and, as I type, monstering a return cross-court that’s near enough a table-tennis smash – he’s properly enjoying himself. Djokovic, of course, responds with an ace, then Royer leaps to try the kind of backhand he invented, hitting the net. That’s 2-1 1-0 to the GOAT; on Lenglen, Paolini now leads Sierra 5-3. Just as he looks out of things, Basavareddy shows signs of life, breaking Michelsen at the start of set three to trail 2-0 0-2. I’m going to forsake Paolini, who’s level at 3-3 with Sierra, to watch a bit of that before returning for the end of their first set. A forehand on to the line from Djokovic, Royer replies in kind, and earns himself the rich, rare reward of applause from the greatest ever, who nets; set point again, this time on serve. And when he goes out wide, Djokovic’s return falls long, and the local man has done it! The crowd go wild, Royer poses for them, and into a fourth we go! Royer hooks a forehand wide, meaning he’s down match point, but he does superbly to stay in the next rally, again sending Djokovic to the backhand corner, but this time he can’t quite send the ball down the line; 6-6. And what an effort this is from the underdog – he quickly makes 7-6 and set point – doing everything to get a forehand back from the corner, but the backhand to the opposite one is far too good.

Key points

• He leads 2-1 2-1 while, back on 14, Fonseca is starting to impose himself – he hits it a lot harder than Prizmic, and holds for 4-3 in the second having lost the first.
• Basavareddy consolidates – eventually, Michelsen makes him fight hard for it – leading 3-0 but trailing 2-0.
• Meantime, Djokovic struggles for his hold at the start of set four, Royer continuing his strategy of all-out attack and, as I type, monstering a return cross-court that’s near enough a table-tennis…
• Djokovic, of course, responds with an ace, then Royer leaps to try the kind of backhand he invented, hitting the net.
• That’s 2-1 1-0 to the GOAT; on Lenglen, Paolini now leads Sierra 5-3.