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“The machine is not 100% reliable”: Roland-Garros stands by human line judges, citing Casper Ruud’s reaction
A day after a disputed call proved costly for Casper Ruud against João Fonseca, Roland-Garros director Amelie Mauresmo defended keeping human line judges — and leaned on the Norwegian's own reaction to justify trusting people over a technology she still considers unreliable on clay.
June 1, 2013: The day John Isner saved a record 12 match points at Roland-Garros
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On June 1, 2009, John Isner saved 12 match points against Tommy Haas, setting a record for match points saved at a Grand Slam tournament
Fonseca becomes the first Brazilian man since Gustavo Kuerten to reach the Roland-Garros quarter-finals, after a four-set survival of Ruud
João Fonseca (No 28), 19, is into the Roland-Garros quarter-finals. He beat two-time Roland-Garros finalist Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-6(8), 5-7, 6-2 in 3h 58min, in three sets where the difference came down to single breaks and a 10-8 tie-break in which a disputed line call denied Ruud a set point. In the bottom half, the new wave – Fonseca, Mensik, Jodar – fights it out alongside Zverev for a spot in the final.
“The same answer I gave two days ago”: Alexander Zverev hides from the favourite tag at Roland-Garros
Alexander Zverev has consistently refused to embrace the 'favourite' tag at Roland-Garros, despite a significantly open draw. Following his third-round win, the German star maintained his focus on one match at a time, deflecting questions about his chances to win the title.
Hype confirmed: Jodar comes back from two sets down to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final
Rafael Jodar (No 27), 19, came back from two sets to love down to beat compatriot Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in 3h 42min – his first Grand Slam quarter-final.
Kostyuk beats Świątek for the first time, ending the four-time champion’s Roland-Garros earliest exit in seven years
May 31, 2009: The day Rafael Nadal lost at Roland-Garros for the first time
Defending champion Gauff out of Roland-Garros in the third round; Potapova confirms marvellous clay-court spring
Berrettini and Cerúndolo, the Sinner conqueror, both come through five-set marathons to set up a round-of-16 meeting at Roland-Garros
“How many times do I have to say it?”: at Roland-Garros, the elephant in the room is the open draw
Sabalenka cruises past Kasatkina to extend her round-of-16 streak, sets up a Roland-Garros meeting with Osaka one month after their Madrid clash
Zverev, Ruud, Jódar – or someone else? Roland-Garros set to crown a first-time Grand Slam champion
May 30, 1995: The day Virginie Buisson and Noelle van Lottum played the longest women’s match in Roland-Garros history
“Barely standing on my legs”: Novak Djokovic, 39, confirmed that physicality was a key factor of this early exit at Roland-Garros
Birth of a giant: 19-year-old Fonseca recovers from two sets down to end Djokovic’s Roland-Garros, the Serb’s earliest exit in 17 years
Jodar comes back from two sets to one down to reach his first Grand Slam round of 16
May 29, 1990: The day Edberg and Becker were sent packing from Roland-Garros