<p><strong>00:05 CET - </strong>That's that for another day of the 2026 French Open, but we'll be back with a brand new tracker tomorrow to bring you live coverage of the last quarter-finals. See you then!</p><p><strong>23:28 CET - </strong>It may have ended in straight sets, but that was one heck of a battle, especially in a final set that lasted for one hour and 22 minutes.</p><p>Both were struggling physically, having played plenty of tennis to reach the quarters, and yet they were both able to produce shots of the highest quality at the biggest moments.</p><p>Fonseca bows out having become a star with his remarkable win over Novak Djokovic, while Mensik marches on to the first Grand Slam semi-final on the back of one of his best performances.</p><p>We'll be seeing these two in the latter stages of majors for years to come.</p><p><strong>23:17 CET - </strong>Jakub Mensik ends Joao Fonseca's run and moves into the French Open semi-finals!</p><p>The Czech is through to the final four after a truly remarkable third set. Fonseca served for it when leading 5-4, but was broken after failing to convert a set point, and Mensik then had six match points on Fonseca's serve at 6-5 but was thwarted by some stunning tennis from the Brazilian.</p><p>However, he bounced back in the tiebreak, serving excellently and producing some glorious returns to seal a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 victory.</p><p><strong>21:57 CET - </strong>Mensik goes two sets up!</p><p>He's like a wall at the other side of the net, returning everything and returning well, with the Czech talent painting the lines with remarkable poise and precision.</p><p>19-year-olds Fonseca and Jodar have stolen the spotlight in Paris, but Mensik is a massive talent himself, and boy is he showing it tonight.</p><p>If he wants to stay in this tournament, Fonseca will now have to come back from two sets down against Djokovic.</p><p><strong>21:19 CET - </strong>Mensik has taken the lead, edging the first set 6-4 in 47 minutes.</p><p>There hasn't been much to choose between the two youngsters, with Mensik getting two of only three break points that were forced in the set while it was level at 2-2, and taking the second of them was enough for him to clinch the opener.</p><p>He's handled Fonseca's power excellently, having the movement and anticipation to get most of what the Brazilian's thrown at him back over the net.</p><p><strong>19:47 CET -</strong> We're less than 30 minutes away from the night session getting underway at Roland Garros, as two of the sport's rising stars, 20-year-old Jakub Mensik and 19-year-old Joao Fonseca, battle it out for a place in the French Open semi-finals, where second seed Alexander Zverev awaits the winner.</p><p>Both Mensik and Fonseca are contesting their maiden Grand Slam quarter-final, with the pair enjoying hugely impressive breakout runs in the French capital over the past 10 days.</p><p>Tonight marks only their second-ever meeting, with the first coming at the Next Gen Finals in 2024, which Fonseca won in five sets.</p><p><strong>Follow point-by-point coverage from 20:15 CET.</strong></p><p><strong>17:15 CET -</strong> The heavy favourite for the men's title, <strong>Alexander Zverev</strong>, is through to the semi-finals after the second seed battled through a tight opening set to eventually overwhelm talented young Spaniard Rafael Jodar in straight sets, 7-6(3), 6-1, 6-3.</p><p>Zverev, a three-time former Grand Slam finalist, is through to the last four at Roland Garros for the fifth time in six years, as he moves a step closer to an elusive major crown.</p><p>The German saved five of six break points against Jodar while firing down 35 winners, and will face either Joao Fonseca or Jakub Mensik in the semi-finals on Friday.</p><p>As for Jodar, defeat takes nothing away from his remarkable rise in recent months, with a quarter-final run a superb showing in just his second Grand Slam main draw.</p><p><strong>Check out all the match stats here.</strong></p><p><strong>16:48 CET -</strong> Alexander Zverev looks to be cruising to the last four, with the German leading rising star Rafael Jodar 7-6(3), 6-1 after nearly two hours on Court Philippe-Chatrier.</p><p><strong>Follow the third set here.</strong></p><p><strong>14:42 CET - </strong>Our attention now turns to the men's side of the draw, and first up is one of the most tantalising match-ups of the tournament, with highest remaining seed Alexander Zverev taking on teenage sensation Rafael Jodar.</p><p>Former runner-up Zverev is the favourite to win this year's title and finally become a Grand Slam champion, and he's handled the pressure that comes with that tag well, dropping just one set on his way to the last eight. However, 19-year-old Jodar is a massive talent, and could be the German's biggest test yet.</p><p>Whether he can cause Zverev problems depends largely on how much is left in the legs after two five-set battles in the previous two rounds.</p><p><strong>Follow every point of the clash here.</strong></p><p><strong>14:27 CET - </strong>Marta Kostyuk's incredible run goes on!</p><p>The Madrid Open champion has beaten Elina Svitolina 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to claim her 17th win in a row and move into the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career.</p><p>Kostyuk really upped her game again in the decider, playing with real power and real bravery, as shown by her 17 winners. Svitolina just couldn't live with it.</p><p>Next up for the victor is a clash with Andreeva, who she claimed a straight-sets win over in the Madrid final last month. Given that result and the tennis she's playing, Kostyuk has to be considered the favourite.</p><p><strong>13:54 CET - </strong>Svitolina has struck back, raising her level to claim the second set 6-2 and take things to a decider.</p><p>This clash, between two of the world's most in-form players, is living up to expectations.</p><p><strong>13:23 CET -</strong> Marta Kostyuk is halfway to her 17th straight clay-court win and a maiden Grand Slam semi-final after taking the opening set 6-3 against compatriot Elina Svitolina.</p><p><strong>12:40 CET -</strong> Today's second women's quarter-final is underway, and it's an all-Ukrainian affair between seventh seed Elina Svitolina and the in-form Marta Kostyuk.</p><p><strong>Follow point-by-point coverage right here!</strong></p><p><strong>12:07 CET - </strong>We have our first French Open semi-finalist, with Russian star <strong>Mirra Andreeva</strong> racing to an emphatic 6-0, 6-3 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea in 57 minutes to move into the last four of Roland Garros for the second time in three years.</p><p>It was an absolutely flawless performance from the 19-year-old, who converted all six of her break-point opportunities while firing down 18 winners to Cirstea's four.</p><p>Andreeva has now won 20 of her last 23 matches, and she will be confident of reaching a maiden Grand Slam final when she faces either Elina Svitolina or Marta Kostyuk on Thursday.</p><p><strong>Check out all the match stats here.</strong></p><p><strong>11:32 CET -</strong> Eighth seed Mirra Andreeva has looked in imperious form so far, winning 25 of 34 points against Sorana Cirstea to take the opening set 6-0 in just 22 minutes. What a statement from the teenager.</p><p><strong>11:09 CET - </strong>Our first quarter-final clash of the day is now underway on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with Mirra Andreeva locking horns with Sorana Cirstea for a place in the last four of the women's tournament.</p><p><strong>Follow point-by-point coverage right here!</strong></p><p><strong>09:00 CET -</strong> Good morning and welcome to our coverage of today’s tennis, as the men’s and women’s quarter-finals get underway in the French capital!</p><p>First up on Court Philippe-Chatrier this morning, women's eighth seed and former French Open semi-finalist Mirra Andreeva takes on the resurgent Sorana Cirstea, who is enjoying a remarkable final year on Tour.</p><p>That clash is followed by an all-Ukrainian affair, as Rome champion Elina Svitolina faces compatriot Marta Kostyuk, with the 15th seed and Madrid champion on a stunning 16-match winning run on the surface.</p><p>Over on the men's side of the tournament, the highest remaining seed and favourite for the title, Alexander Zverev, continues his long-awaited pursuit of a maiden Grand Slam title when he comes up against Spanish sensation Rafael Jodar.</p><p>Finally, in the night session, there's a blockbuster match-up between two of tennis' great talents, as Brazil's Joao Fonseca takes on Czech Jakub Mensik in what promises to be a thriller under the Parisian lights.</p><p><strong>Read an in-depth preview of today's quarter-final matches here.</strong></p>