Rafael Nadal has set absurdly high standards at Roland Garros since winning the title on his debut in 2005 and claiming 10 more but even he was excited by his level in beating David Goffin in the third round on Friday.

French Open: 'Incredible, fantastic' feels Rafael Nadal after demolishing Goffin, sweeps into fourth round

World number one Naomi Osaka's hopes of winning a third successive Grand Slam ended Saturday when she was knocked out of the French Open in the third round by unheralded Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic.

World number one Naomi Osaka knocked out of French Open

A ruthlessly efficient Simona Halep marched into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, dropping just three games against Lesia Tsurenko. Halep, the defending champion from Romania, had been forced to go the distance in the first two rounds.

French Open: Simona Halep ruthlessly races past Tsurenko to move into fourth round

Juan Martin del Potro was pushed to the limit before eventually taming Japan's plucky Yoshihito Nishioka 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5), 6-2 to reach the French Open third round on Thursday.

French Open: Del Potro prevails in five-set battle with Nishioka

Gael Monfils paid tribute to both his girlfriend and his new coach on Thursday after he won his all-French clash against Adrian Mannarino which set up another Gallic tie in the third round against lowly-ranked Antoine Hoang.

French Open: Gael Monfils thanks girlfriend Svitolina as new French clash against Antoine Hoang looms

Serena Williams breezed into the third round of the French Open on Thursday with a routine 6-3, 6-2 win against Japanese Kurumi Nara, wasting little energy in her quest for a record-equalling Grand Slam singles title.

French Open: No sweat for Williams as she swings into round three

Novak Djokovic's French Open has been something of a magical mystery tour so far and it will continue into round three after a convincing win over Swiss Henri Laaksonen on Thursday.

French open: Novak Djokovic cruises into third round after convincing win over Henri Laaksonen

Second seed Karolina Pliskova was knocked out of the French Open on Friday after a 6-3, 6-3 defeat by Croatia's Petra Martic. Czech Pliskova produced an error-strewn display against the 31st seed, who will face either Russian Veronika Kudermetova or Estonia's Kaia Kanepi for a place in the quarter-finals.

Second seed Karolina Pliskova knocked out of French Open

Defending champion Rafael Nadal continued to chomp his way through the French Open draw on Wednesday and Roger Federer also maintained his smooth progress into the third round.

French Open: No sweat for Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as they advance into third round, Bertens pulls out

For the second match running world number one Naomi Osaka stared at an early French Open exit but once again she fought like a champion, recovering from a woeful start to beat Victoria Azarenka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.

French Open: Naomi Osaka survives again to battle past Victoria Azarenka into third round

Austrian Dominic Thiem overcame a tough test to reach the French Open third round with a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-5 win over defiant Kazakh Alexander Bublik on Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday.

French Open: Dominic Thiem battles through to third round defeating Alexander Bublik

Naomi Osaka's quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title almost came to an abrupt end on Tuesday as a number of top players struggled to book their spots in the second round of the French Open.

French Open: Top seed Naomi Osaka flirts with early exit, Victoria Azarenka and Del Potro also struggle

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic became the oldest man to win a match at the French Open for 46 years on Tuesday as he beat Spain's fellow veteran Feliciano Lopez in a first-round duel.

French Open: Croatia's Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man to win match at Roland Garros in last 46 years

Rafael Nadal powered into the French Open third round on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 victory over German qualifier Yannick Maden to continue his bid for a 12th Roland Garros title.

French Open: Rafael Nadal enters third round after defeating Yannick Maden

Former champion Garbine Muguruza cantered into the third round of the French Open with a routine 6-4, 6-1 victory against Swede Johanna Larsson on Wednesday. The Spaniard seeded 19th, was kept on her toes in the opening set before motoring on in the second on Court Suzanne Lenglen.

French Open: Garbine Muguruza canters into third round after defeating Johanna Larsson

Top seed Novak Djokovic might be out of pocket after trashing the floor of a Roland Garros gym but there was little else troubling the Serb after he opened his French Open bid on Monday by dismantling Poland`s Hubert Hurkacz.

French Open: Top seed Novak Djokovic powers past Hubert Hurkacz

Jelena Ostapenko suffered her second successive first-round loss at the French Open since winning the 2017 title as she was beaten by former world number one Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.

Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko blows out in first round again

Alexander Zverev was made to work hard to reach the second round of the French Open with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 win over Australian John Millman on Tuesday.

French Open: Alexander Zverev defeats John Millman to enter second round

Serena Williams admitted the 'mother, champion, queen, goddess' logo which adorned her Roland Garros outfit on Monday was "a lot to carry, but so is being Serena".

'Being Serena, it's a lot to carry': Williams struggles to 800th victory

The world number one Novak Djokovic will start his historic bid to win four grand slam titles in a row for the second time at this season's French Open. The Serbian tennis star can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open.

'He's the main favourite,' says Novak Djokovic about Rafael Nadal ahead of French Open

Novak Djokovic can become only the second man in history to have twice held all four Grand Slam titles at the same time with victory at the French Open. However, a returning Roger Federer and rejuvenated Rafael Nadal will once again stand in his way.

Who can stop Rafael Nadal from winning 12th title?

Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal threaten Djokovic bid for historic Slam

Serena Williams heads into this year's French Open as an outsider for a Grand Slam title for possibly the first time in 20 years, with questions surrounding her fitness after a poor start to the season, while Naomi Osaka looks to solidify her position at the top of the women's game with a third straight major crown.

Preview: Uncertainty over Serena fitness, Osaka form at Roland Garros

Roger Federer was handed a comfortable-looking start in the French Open draw on Thursday as the 20-times Grand Slam champion makes his return to the tournament after a three-year hiatus.

Draw hands Roger Federer smooth start on French Open return

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