Alcaraz moves forward with a thrill against Dzumhur, Rune will challenge Musetti

MEN'S DRAWING Carlos Alcaraz qualifies for the French Open round of 16, but also experiences a huge thrill in the third and fourth sets, before closing the game in 3h14' against Damir Dzumhur: 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 the score. The Spaniard seems ready to quickly close the game in the first set, where he dominates by conceding only one game to his rival, but little by little the Bosnian enters the match and begins to respond blow for blow. Alcaraz still commands the exchanges in the second set, won 6-3, then finds himself completely at the mercy of his rival. Dzumhur makes him run and wear him out, surprises him with the variety of his shots and takes the third set (6-4), but above all takes the lead in the fourth. The risk of the fifth set is concrete when the Bosnian dreams of 5-4, then Alcaraz recovers and closes the game. The key moment comes on his rival's serve when the Bosnian, after having cancelled the first match point, makes two consecutive errors: game, match and match for Alcaraz in the fourth set, after 3h14' of play. Holger Rune (10) also advances to the next round, and will be Lorenzo Musetti's next challenger, arriving without a doubt more tired in the following round: comeback and victory in five sets over Halys (4-6, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2). Frances Tiafoe's (15) journey also continues, as he creates an easy victory in the derby against Korda (23): 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the challenge between the Americans. The fairy tales of Popyrin (25) and Altmaier continue, as he eliminates Medjedovic, while Karen Khachanov's (24) journey is interrupted. The Russian is overtaken by Tommy Paul (12) and loses in the fifth: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 the score. There will therefore be three Americans in the eighth-finals, also considering the victory of Shelton (13) over Gigante. The first four challenges of the next round are completed: Musetti-Rune, Tiafoe-Altmaier, Popyrin-Paul, Shelton-Alcaraz.

WOMEN'S SCOREBOARD

The two big favorites in the women's seeding continue with very little difficulty. Aryna Sabalenka (1) overwhelms the Serbian Danilovic with a score of 6-2, 6-3, also a clear victory for the holder Iga Swiatek (5): 6-2, 7-5 over the Romanian Cristian. Elena Rybakina (12) also advances, confirming her advantage in the direct clashes over Ostapenko (21): double 6-2 for the Kazakh. The path of Zheng Qinwen (8) and Samsonova (19) continues, while the duel between the seeds rewards Anisimova (16): 7-6, 6-4 over the Danish Tauson (22). Finally, here is the challenge that interests Jasmine Paolini (4), who discovers her opponent in the eighth finals: it will be Elina Svitolina (13), who eliminated the American Pera with a double 7-6. Four top-16 matches are now complete: Sabalenka-Anisimova, Samsonova-Zheng Qinwen, Paolini-Svitolina and Swiatek-Rybakina.