ROLAND-GARROS
18 May - 7 June 2026
Saturday’s news, results and big stories as the second round of the men’s and women’s singles concludes in Paris
RG Live: Saturday May 30
News, photos and live updates from Roland-Garros 2026 on Day 7 of the main draw
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15:53A century for Sabalenka 💯
With her 6-0, 7-5 win over Daria Kasatkina, Aryna Sabalenka has claimed her 100th win as world No.1 - and is only the ninth player to reach this number since the WTA rankings were published.
"That gives me goosebumps" the No.1 seed said, about making the milestone.
Sabalenka will now face Naomi Osaka in last 16.
15:25Football flavour
If you’re watching the RG coverage and you notice loads of the locals in the stands wearing football shirts today that’s because the big team here in the French capital - Paris Saint-Germain - are in action in the final of the Champions League tonight. PSG are our neighbours here - their Parc des Princes stadium is a five-minute walk from the tennis courts. They face Arsenal tonight at 6pm local time in Budapest. Paris teenager Moise Kouame (he plays Alejandro Tabilo later) was on trend during practice earlier.
15:00Parry causing problems
There are five singles matches on court at the moment. The locals are getting very excited as Diane Parry takes the first set off No.6 seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 on Chatrier. There's an upset brewing over there.
Aryna Sabalenka's bagel factory is open for business as she wins the first set 6-0 against Daria Kasatkina. Matteo Berrettini leads Francisco Comesana by a set and the Kalinskaya-Osorio and Juan Manuel Cerundolo-Landaluce contests are in the early stages on courts 14 and 7 respectively. Listen with the radio team and keep an eye on live scores...
14:35No stopping Svajda
American Zach Svajda is another player having a memorable and significant stay in the French capital and is the latest surprise name into the second week. The 23-year-old world No.85 from California won the first five-set match of his career on Saturday when he recovered to beat Argentina’s Fran Cerundolo 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3 on Court 14. It’s Svajda’s RG debut and his best Grand Slam run so far. He plays No.10 seed Flavio Cobolli on Monday. After three wins on the red clay Svajda will go to a new career-high ranking inside the top 60.
14:14Osaka outlasts Jovic
Japan’s 16th seed Naomi Osaka wins an incredible battle with American 18-year-old Iva Jovic on Lenglen 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4. The former world No.1 scrambles home in just under three hours to make the fourth round in Paris for the first time. She could play top seed Aryna Sabalenka on Monday.
14:09Shnaider another into second week
Diana Shnaider is the next player into the fourth round after a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova on Court 7. She gets Victoria Mboko or Madison Keys in the last 16.
14:07Cobolli into last 16
Italy's Flavio Cobolli is through the second week at Roland-Garros for the first time after a dominant, and swift, encounter on Court Philippe-Chatrier where he dispatched the USA's Learner Tien in straight sets in just one hour and 46 minutes.
Cobolli will now face either No.25 seed Francisco Cerundolo or the USA's Zach Svajda, who are into a fifth set over on Court 14.
13:30Qualifier Chwalinska beats Sakkari
Poland’s world No.114 Maja Chwalinska hits back to beat Greek former semifinalist Maria Sakkari 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Simonne-Mathieu to book a spot in the last 16.
It’s the first time since 2020 there are two qualifiers in the fourth round of the women’s singles as Chwalinska joins China's Wang Xiyu who won yesterday.
Chwalinska is only the third Polish woman to reach this stage in Paris, joining Iga Siwatek and Agnieszka Radwanska in the record books. She plays Diane Parry or Amanda Anisimova on Monday.
"I don’t know what’s going on to be honest," she said on court. "I’m very overwhelmed. It didn’t look good after the first set but I didn’t want to leave without fighting."
13:29Make their day
Got something to say to your favourite player? Thanks to a new facility here at Roland-Garros, you can now send them a message. Just head up to Gate 4 ☎️
13:07Sunday schedule is out
Talking of Iga Swiatek and Jill Teichmann, both are on the Day 8 order of play which has just been released. There are eight singles matches tomorrow - four men's and four women's - as the fourth round gets under way.
It's Joao Fonseca and Casper Ruud who get the Sunday night slot on Chatrier. Iga opens the main court against Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk with Elina Svitolina vs Belinda Bencic and then the Alexander Zverev-Jesper de Jong meetings filling the day session. It's expected to be much cooler tomorrow as the heat wave breaks.
12:57Getting ready for round four
Up in my favourite corner of RG (I call it the top end of the ’cheese wedge’ of the grounds here) four-time champ Iga Swiatek and next door Jill Teichmann are putting in some work ahead of fourth round matches on Sunday on practice courts 15 and 16. Iga is fine-tuning her lateral movement while JT is pummelling forehands, the shot that was so effective yesterday when she shocked No.10 seed Karolina Muchova in straight sets. Weaving my way back to Blog HQ I pass Swedish three-time RG champion Mats Wilander emerging from the TV compound into bright sunshine. Famous faces everywhere here in Paris.
12:37Chatrier is in play and Cobolli is on fire 🔥
No.10 seed Flavio Cobolli has just taken the first set on Court Philippe-Chatrier against eighteenth seeded Learner Tien after just 28 minutes.
The Italian, who made the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year, is bidding for a first trip to the second week at Roland-Garros.
12:31First set to Osaka
After more than an hour, the first set is resolved on Court Suzanne-Lenglen as Naomi Osaka takes it with a tiebreak, her third of RG2026 - the most of anyone in the women's singles draw.
Eighteen-year-old Iva Jovic, a quarterfinalist in Melbourne this year, had never reached the third round in any of the other three Grand Slams before this year's RG.
12:12Another fantastic Friday at Roland-Garros
There was drama, there were surprises and there was a lot of action around the grounds on Friday. Here are some of the stories we brought to you from Day 6.
Dan Imhoff was in for a lengthy spell as young Spaniard Rafael Jodar weathered the heat over five sets on Court Simonne-Mathieu to dispatch the USA’s Alex Michelsen. Dan then wrote this profile of American teenager Iva Jovic, who has taken inspiration from her idol Novak Djokovic, and is currently on court against Naomi Osaka.
Chris Oddo watched on Chatrier as Iga Swiatek moved through her third round all-Polish clash against Magda Linette. Alex Sharp then replaced Chris on the main show court as last year’s quarterfinalist Mirra Andreeva got the better of Marie Bouzkova. Alex then handed his seat back to Chris and headed to Suzanne-Lenglen, where Casper Ruud battled back from the brink to beat Tommy Paul in a dramatic four hours and 43 minutes.
Back on Chatrier, Chris settled in for what was always going to be a treat. Teenager Joao Fonseca took on 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic - and it didn’t disappoint.
Victoria Chiesa escaped momentarily from her night-match duties and wrote this piece looking at how Ukraine’s women have been an a roll at RG this year - in often very difficult circumstances. She then watched as Alexander Zverev moved past France’s Quentin Halys under the lights in the evening session.
Lee Goodall wrapped it all up in the small hours of Saturday - that bed in Blog HQ is looking more and more like a good idea.
11:51Speedy start
The USA's Zachary Svajda, playing in his first Roland-Garros main draw, has taken the first set 6-3 on Court 14 against No.25 seed Francisco Cerundolo.
Over on Court Simonne-Mathieu, Maria Sakkari isn't hanging around either and has notched up the first set 6-1 against Poland's Maja Chwalinksa.
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11:15Naomi's on court
Style icon Naomi Osaka walks on to Court Suzanne-Lenglen to meet 18-year-old Iva Jovic. No.16 seed and four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka is aiming to get to the fourth round of Roland-Garros for the first time in her career.
11:00It’s le weekend!
And it's the last day of the first week here at Roland-Garros. The third round concludes today and we’ll know the line-up for the last-16 matches in the men’s and women’s draw.
Among the women fighting for those places are No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka, who is up second on Suzanne-Lenglen facing Daria Kasatkina. They follow Naomi Osaka and Iva Jovic who get that court started at 11:00.
Among the men on court today are both Cerundolo brothers. No.25 seed Francisco opens on Court 14 against the USA’s Zachary Svajda, while the younger Juan Manuel, who came from two sets down to defeat a struggling Jannik Sinner on Thursday now meets Martin Landaluce, who has come through two five setters already - they’re on Court 7.
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Chatrier gets underway at 12:00 as tenth seeded Flavio Cobolli meets the young American Learner Tien, seeded 18. Other Chatrier appearances include Coco Gauff, who meets Anastasia Potapova, before the night session, where two North Americans face off: Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime meets the USA’s Brandon Nakashima to secure that last place in the second week.
Other players in action include Australian Open champion Madison Keys, who meets Victoria Mboko, and exciting French teenager Moise Kouame, who came through the longest match of the tournament so far on Thursday and now faces Chile's Alejandro Tabilo.
It’s another busy one - keep checking back for all the updates.