ROLAND-GARROS
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Friday’s news, results and big stories from seven finals and the men’s semifinals
RG Live - Friday June 05
News, photos and live updates from Roland-Garros 2026 on Day 13 of the main draw
20:15See you 11am Saturday
After a whirlwind 90 minutes or so here in Paris, it is an earlier-than-expected conclusion to Friday's play. We have plenty more excitement on Saturday, however, when the women's singles final between Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalinska takes centre stage at 3pm Paris time. We'll kick things off at 11am when the men's doubles final gets the party started on the main show court, and we'll keep you across all nine matches on the Saturday schedule. See you then...
20:00Seventh heaven for Reid and Hewett
British pair Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett have extended their dominance in Paris, sweeping their seventh straight Roland-Garros wheelchair doubles title in the last match on court this evening.
The top seeds continued their winning streak with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Frenchman Stephane Houdet in 83 minutes.
They have not lost a doubles match in Paris since the 2019 semifinals.
“It was a pleasure to share the court with these two guys again today. It's always a great battle against them, and it's never easy, but it's a pleasure to be here with you guys,” Reid said.
“For us, it's a big year in wheelchair tennis this year. It's 50 years of the sport and when we see interviews of the people with the guys who created this sport, you know, everyone says they're amazed by where we are now and how far the sport has come."
19:45Cobolli on Chatrier
Once Flavio Cobolli had finished consoling his friend Matteo Arnaldi and had finished his media duties, he and his team went out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier for an open practice session in front of fans instead of his scheduled semifinal.
While that's been happening, Dan Imhoff has been making sense of a crazy last hour in his news story on the Arnaldi illness.
19:05Arnaldi and Cobolli press conference
Following the news of Matteo Arnaldi's withdrawal from the tournament this evening, both he and his expected semifinal opponent Flavio Cobolli attended a press conference.
Watch the video below to find out exactly what they said.
18:45Breaking: Arnaldi withdraws from Roland-Garros
It's heartbreaking news here in Paris where Italy's Matteo Arnaldi has just announced his withdrawal from his men's semifinal against Flavio Cobolli this evening. Arnaldi has been suffering with a viral illness since the early hours of this morning and says he is not strong or healthy enough to take to Court Philippe-Chatrier. The news means Cobolli goes through to his first Grand Slam final where he will face Alexander Zverev on Sunday afternoon. We'll bring you news from Arnaldi's press conference when it drops.
18:25The Conchita effect
Conchita Martinez started coaching Mirra Andreeva two years ago - just before Roland-Garros 2024. Since then, the pair have developed a close and productive relationship and Andreeva has reaped the benefits on court. Alex Sharp found out more, although sadly didn't have time for a game of Uno.
➡️ Read: Martinez proud of Uno champion Andreeva's evolution
18:10Krunic and Danilina into final
While Alexander Zverev was cruising on Chatrier, Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic and Kazakh Anna Danilina have been celebrating their return to the women's doubles final. The duo beat Shuko Aoyama and En-Shuo Liang 7-5, 6-2. They’ll play top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova in Sunday’s final.
Final opponents Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend
18:04Zverev on-court interview
17:50Semifinal No.2 at 7pm
There will be a break of just over an hour before Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi walk out for the second semifinal at 7pm Paris time. While we wait to find out who'll face Alexander Zverev on Sunday why not have a look at Alix Ramsay's Cobolli-Arnaldi preview.
17:40Zverev beats Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Germany’s Alexander Zverev can start preparing for a fourth Grand Slam final on Sunday after playing a solid fourth set to beat Jakub Mensik on Chatrier.
Zverev reached his first major final at the 2020 US Open, another here in Paris in 2024 and his third in Australia at the start of the 2025 season. He’ll get a fourth chance to win a first major title when he faces either Flavio Cobolli or Matteo Arnaldi on Sunday.
At times Friday’s semifinal looked physically like a match too far for Mensik who took an energy-sapping route to the last four that included two five-set wins. The 20-year-old’s world ranking will continue to rise to No.16 on Monday, however, as he heads into the grass court season.
17:10Zverev in control again
Alexander Zverev steadies the ship by winning the opening three games of the fourth set and the 29-year-old can see the finish line from here.
If he can cross that finish line he’ll be into a fourth Grand Slam singles final and his second here in Paris. Time is running out for Jakub Mensik.
16:55Third set Mensik 6-3
Jakub Mensik has taken things up a notch and plays a brilliant set point to bring Zverev’s lead back to two sets to one 7-5, 6-2, 3-6.
The two produce a brutal exchange from the back before another perfect drop shot from the Czech that Zverev doesn’t even bother to chase down.
Things starting to get interesting and the early stages of the fourth will give us an idea of how both men are feeling after 2hrs and 17mins on court.
16:49Mensik breaks in the third
Is this match about to change course? After Jakub Mensik had treatment for a neck injury off court early in the third set he breaks in the sixth game with a perfect drop shot and then holds for a 5-2 lead. It’s a long way back but there’s hope for the 20-year-old Czech.
16:20Italian derby at 7pm
A reminder that the second semifinal starts at 7pm on Chatrier when we’ll be treated to an all-Italian battle between Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi. Read Alix Ramsay’s preview ahead of the evening match.
16:12Zverev leads 7-5, 6-2
After a tough opening set, Alexander Zverev quickly pulled away in the second by breaking Jakub Mensik in the third game and again in the seventh for a 5-2 lead at the sitdown. The 29-year-old from Hamburg then cruises through another service game to love to open up a two-set lead.
The set stats show that it was a good set for the German behind his first serve as he won 93% of those points. Mensik needs to do a better job behind his second serve as this match continues. He picked up just 25% of second serve points in the second chapter.
15:40First set Zverev 7-5
It’s the world No.3 Alexander Zverev who comes through a tight first set on Chatrier after exactly an hour. It was Jakub Mensik though who had the first chances when three break points slipped past with Zverev serving at 3-4. With the Czech then break point down at 5-5, the 20-year-old threw in a poor drop shot that was punished by the 2024 RG finalist. Zverev duly served out the set to 30 to move a little closer to a fourth major final.
15:30Townsend and Siniakova into final
Women’s doubles top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova are in a hurry on Simonne-Mathieu where they’ve blown away Gaby Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-0, 6-1 in exactly an hour to move into Sunday's final. The second women’s doubles semifinal is coming up on that court as the sun breaks through in Paris.
Japan's No.1 seed in the men's wheelchair singles and three-time RG champ Tokito Oda has won a tough semifinal on Court 14 against Spain's Martin De La Puente.
15:00Title town for Knoesen
Away from Chatrier, and Britain’s Matthew Knoesen has landed the wheelchair boys’ singles title on Court 12. The No.2 seed won a tight first set before wrapping up a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory against German top seed Alexander Lantermann.
14:44Saturday Chatrier order of play
Tomorrow's Chatrier schedule is out when there will be two finals played on the main show court. At 11am the men's doubles final will see defending champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos facing Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara. The women's singles final will be on court not before 3pm when No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva and qualifier Maja Chwalinska both go for a first Grand Slam title.
14:30Zverev and Mensik on court
We’re ready to roll on Chatrier as Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik appear on court ahead of the first men’s semifinal. It’s a second meeting between these two after Zverev beat Mensik 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3 in Madrid on clay a few weeks back, although the Czech was up a break in that final set. Zverev looks for his fourth Grand Slam final, while Mensik is playing his first major semifinal and hopes to break new ground with a maiden Grand Slam final at the age of 20. Britain's James Keothavong is in the chair. The roof is open, it's overcast and cool today at 18c so conditions will be relatively slow and heavy. Follow the action through the links below.
14:27Granollers and Zeballos into final
Before the start of the first men's semifinal we’ve just got time to bring you news of Spain's Marcel Granollers and Argentina's Horacio Zeballos’ passage into the men’s doubles final. They finished the job 7-6(4), 6-4 against all-Italian team Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli and will play Brit Henry Patten and Finn Harri Heliovaara in the final.
14:00Zverev-Mensik in 30 minutes
The first men's semifinal between Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik will be on court in 30 minutes at 2.30pm Paris time. The RG edit team have been hard at work and have rustled up a lovely head-to-head video to get us in the mood.
13:50Sasson and Vink crowned quad doubles champions
Israel’s Guy Sasson and Dutchman Niels Vink are our latest champions after beating Sam Schroder and Jin Woodman 6-4, 6-3 in the quad wheelchair doubles final.
Vink has unfinished business in Paris over the weekend when he’ll be back in the singles final to play Turkey’s Ahmet Kaplan.
Chris Oddo met the young Dutchman earlier in the week to talk about his quest for a calendar grand slam in 2026.
13:45De Groot takes out top seed Kamiji
Former world No.1 Diede de Groot is into another women’s wheelchair singles final after beating defending champion and top seed Yui Kamiji 6-4, 6-2 on Court 14.
The Dutchwoman is a match away from a sixth RG wheelchair singles trophy and will play Frenchwoman Ksenia Chasteau in the final after the 20-year-old earlier beat the second seed from China Li Xiaohui.
De Groot claimed 23 of the 30 major singles titles on offer between 2017-2024, before undergoing hip surgery 18 months ago. That procedure forced her to miss eight months of tour tennis. The 29-year-old is a match away from a 24th Grand Slam singles title.
13:23Granollers-Zeballos in front
There’s just over an hour before the first men’s semifinal and over on Court Simonne-Mathieu Spain-Argentina defending champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos have just taken the first set of their men's doubles semifinal against Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(4).
The winners will play British-Finn team Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara in the final. Both women's doubles semifinals are coming up on that court this afternoon.
Elsewhere, women’s wheelchair singles top seed Yui Kamiji from Japan is in trouble in her semifinal against the great Diede De Groot with the Dutchwoman ahead by a set and 5-1 on Court 14.
Guy Sasson and Niels Vink are a set and break up in the quad doubles final on Court 7.
Diede De Groot
13:15Reporter round-up for Thursday
Chris Oddo brought us news of the first final of Roland-Garros 2026 as Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori became the first No.1 seeds to win the RG mixed doubles since 2019, successfully defending their title from 2025. Looking ahead to Friday’s men’s singles semifinal, Chris then tracked down Matteo Arnaldi’s coach Fabio Colangelo to talk about his charge’s extraordinary mental strength.
Dedicated Errani fan Alex Sharp got over his disappointment at not being on her final by settling in for the first of the women’s singles semifinals as Mirra Andreva ended the 17-match winning streak of Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. He then squeezed into Mirra’s press conference where she talked about how focused she is on the final.
Dan Imhoff took his seat on Chatrier for the second women’s semifinal and Maja Chwalinska’s extraordinary takedown of No.25 seed Diana Shnaider, making her the first qualifier to get through to the RG final. He then spoke to Chwalinska about how her obsession for tennis growing up may now be standing her in good stead.
With the end of the night sessions, we’ve sadly had to say goodbye to Victoria Chiesa, but on a positive note, Lee Goodall wrapped everything up and got out of Blog HQ before midnight.
Maja Chwalinska
12:16Gryp wins wheelchair girls singles title 🏆
Belgian No.1 seed Luna Gryp (pictured left) has won the wheelchair girls' singles title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over No.2 seed Seira Matsuoka.
Gryp and Matsuoka will pair up later in the day in the girls wheelchair doubles title - facing the USA's Lucy Heald and Paula Michelle Lopez Meza from Colombia.
11:22More paws...
Alexander Zverev has arrived on site for his semifinal this afternoon, accompanied by one of his most important team members. And he's not the only player to have a canine accomplice, as Alex Sharp found out the other day.
11:00Welcome to Day 13
There are just three days to go of what has been a tournament full of shocks, surprises and inspiring stories. Between now and Sunday evening there will be 18 Roland-Garros trophies awarded 🏆 in addition to the mixed doubles final that was won yesterday by No.1 seeds Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
Starting at 11:00, among the first of today’s seven finals is the men’s quad doubles, as No.1 seeds Niels Vink and Guy Sasson take on No.2 seeds Sam Schroder and Jin Woodman.
Belgium’s Luna Gryp and Japan’s Seira Matsuoka each have the opportunity for two trophies today - they face each other in the wheelchair girls singles final on Court 12 and will later pair up to go for the doubles title too.
➡️ Order of play for Friday
➡️ Live scores
This afternoon from 14:30 the men’s singles semifinals get underway. First up is No.2 seed Alexander Zverev, playing in his fifth Roland-Garros semifinal, facing Czech cool customer Jakub Mensik, the No.26 seed who is playing in only his second RG and reached the second round here last year.
➡️ Day 13 Match of the day: Part one
After that, Court Philippe-Chatrier will become a sea of red, white and green as two Italians meet for the second semifinal. Matteo Arnaldi, who moved through to the semifinal with the retirement of Matteo Berrettini on Thursday, faces No.10 seed Flabio Cobolli. Forza!