Roland-Garros: Jarry takes match-winning streak to eight with win over Giron, makes fourth round

Chilean Nicolas Jarry advanced to the last 16 of Roland-Garros by winning against American Marcos Giron 6-2, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3.

It takes the match-winning streak up to eight for the Chilean, who is on a hugely impressive run of form having taken the title in Geneva the week prior to Roland-Garros.

Jarry, ranked No 35, will face Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of his victory, the Chilean beat Hugo Dellien (6-4, 6-4, 6-2) and edged out American Tommy Paul, the No 16 seed (3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5).

Giron, ranked No 75, won against Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (6-0, 6-2, 1-6, 6-0) and Czech Jiri Lehecka (6-2, 6-3, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.

Paris (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49.600.000, most recent results first):

• Alexander Zverev vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Daniel Altmaier vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Francisco Cerundolo vs. Taylor Fritz
• Borna Coric vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: saturday
• Holger Rune (6) beat Genaro Alberto Olivieri (Q): 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
• Yoshihito Nishioka (27) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild (Q): 3-6, 7-6 (8), 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Casper Ruud beat Zhizhen Zhang: 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Denis Shapovalov (26): 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
• Juan Pablo Varillas beat Hubert Hurkacz (13): 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (5) beat Diego Schwartzman: 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
• Lorenzo Musetti (17) beat Cameron Norrie (14): 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
• Novak Djokovic (3) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Sebastian Ofner (Q) beat Fabio Fognini: 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
• Lorenzo Sonego beat Andrey Rublev (7): 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3
• Karen Khachanov (11) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC): 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5)