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Thursday’s news, results and big stories on the day of the mixed doubles final and women’s singles semifinals in Paris
RG Live - Thursday June 4
News, photos and live updates from Roland-Garros 2026 on Day 12 of the main draw
20:40See you Friday...
As the last few points of the day are being played in the boys' doubles on Courts 9 and 10, we'll say goodnight at the end of Day 12 as the light starts to fade in Paris.
With the Mirra Andreeva-Maja Chwalinska women's final set for Saturday, our focus on Friday shifts to the men's semifinals on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
At 2.30pm Alexander Zverev plays Jakub Mensik, and not before 7pm it's the Italian derby between Matteo Arnaldi and Flavio Cobolli.
In addition there are three men's and women's doubles semifinals on Court Simonne-Mathieu, more big matches across the wheelchair draws and we head into the sharp end of the junior events too.
See you for the start of play at 11am.
➡️ Thursday results
➡️ Friday order of play
➡️ Zverev v Mensik preview
19:40On-court Chwalinska interview in full
19:30Maja lost for words
19:18Qualifier Chwalinska into Roland-Garros final
We’re witnessing astonishing scenes on Chatrier where world No.114 Maja Chwalinska is in dreamland in Paris after beating Diana Shnaider in straight sets to move into Saturday’s women’s final.
The 24-year-old wins her ninth match at Roland-Garros - three in qualifying and six in the main draw - to become only the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open era. The only other player to match her achievement is Emma Raducanu when she won the US Open as a qualifier in 2021.
Chwalinska’s brand of variety, her changes of spins, speeds, depths and her defence and incredible speed and stamina earn her a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory in just over two hours. She falls to the clay in disbelief at what's just happened.
She will play No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva on Saturday.
"It's like a dream," she says. "I don't know what's going on."
19:13The real marathon man of Roland-Garros 2026
It's a common term to describe any player who has come through a gruelling five-setter, but Matteo Arnaldi has the dubious record of taking the most time in a single Grand Slam to get to the semifinal - 19 hours and 42 minutes. You read that right.
Arnaldi had been falling down the rankings due to a foot injury, but coach Fabio Colangelo is the man working with the Italian to bring him back up to the level he believes he deserves. Chris Oddo sat down with Colangelo to find out how he's doing it.
19:03Another physio break
It's now Shnaider's turn to call for the physio, who is massaging her lower back on court. Shnaider is up 4-3 in the second set with Chwalinska to serve - there's really not much daylight between these two at the moment.
18:45Physio out for Chwalinska
Chwalinska breaks in the first game of the second set before Shnaider digs in to take the next two going into the next sitdown with a 2-1 lead. The physio and doctor then come out for the Polish player at the change of ends. She has both upper legs taped for this match, but there’s no medical time out yet. On we go.
18:25First set Chwalinska 7-6(4)
An absorbing first set comes to a close after 77 minutes and it’s the qualifier Maja Chwalinska who finally clinches it 7-6(4) after being 4-2 down in the tiebreak.
The Polish world No.114 has produced some world class defence at times and her variety and refusal to give up on chasing ball after ball after ball has driven Diana Shnaider a little bit crazy at times. It's amazing to think this is the 24-year-old's ninth match of her stay in Paris after three wins just to reach the main draw.
That first set lasted longer than the entire first semifinal of the day, which Mirra Andreeva won in an hour and 16 minutes.
Not surprisingly Shnaider has disappeared off court for a bathroom break and mental refresh.
18:15Shnaider-Chwalinska into a tiebreak
It's been a fascinating first set between Diana Shnaider and Maja Chwalinska, a completely different clay court battle to our first semifinal.
It’s exactly the kind of match we were expecting - extended and physical rallies, lots of angles, changes of trajectory, pace and spin from two lefties trying to outmanoeuvre one another.
Once Chwalinska had seen her 3-1 lead disappear there's been nothing to separate them. We've been going over an hour and it's still impossible to tell who's going to win this set.
17:30Chwalinska makes strong start
It’s the qualifier from Poland Maja Chwalinska who’s enjoyed the better start and already has two breaks under her belt on her Grand Slam semifinal debut.
The world No.114 takes Diana Shnaider’s serve to love to open up a 3-1 lead and is getting a lot of support this afternoon inside Chatrier.
The 24-year-old is aiming to become just the second qualifier in the Open era to get to a Grand Slam singles final after Emma Raducanu did it in New York in 2021.
16:57Shnaider and Chwalinska on court
Diana Shnaider and Maja Chwalinska are out on court inside the Chatrier stadium after a brief break between semifinals during which Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia was a guest of honour down on court as Roland-Garros celebrated the former world No.4's career with a tribute video and presentation.
The next semifinal on court sees the world No.23 Shnaider start as a strong favourite against the world No.114 Chwalinska who has won eight matches since she arrived to play the qualifying event at the start of Opening Week.
It’s their second meeting after Shnaider won their only previous match on clay in Istanbul four years ago 6-4, 6-4. They’re both aiming for a first major final and Mirra Andreeva awaits for whoever holds their nerve under the Chatrier roof.
➡️ Chwalinska channelling Swiatek and Raducanu
➡️ Radio Roland-Garros
➡️ Live scores
16:38Mirra's post-match analysis
16:25Andreeva beats Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3
Mirra Andreeva is a Roland-Garros finalist after outclassing Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3 in an hour and 16 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
For a few brief moments it felt like Kostyuk might be starting to mount a recovery but it was short-lived as a very composed Andreeva broke yet again to go ahead 5-3 in the second set and then served out the match to 15.
Her racket is flung aside, and she throws her arms into the air to celebrate.
It’s Andreeva's first Grand Slam final at the age of 19. She will play either Diana Shnaider or Maja Chwalinska in Saturday’s final.
"I’m happy that I’m in my first Grand Slam final," she tells the crowd. "It’s amazing, I’ve never felt anything like this before. I’m very excited about my last match here in Paris."
16:15Roof closed, Marta fighting, crowd responding
There’s rain on the way here so the Chatrier roof has been closed. Will that change the complexion of this match? The crowd want more and are desperate to get behind Marta Kostyuk as the Ukrainian holds for 2-4 then breaks Mirra Andreeva to love to drag the scores back to 3-4 second set. We're back on serve, and this has a different feel now. Volume rising.
➡️ Live scores
16:05Andreeva cruising towards final
Mirra Andreeva has hardly put a foot wrong so far, and continues to build on her near-perfect first set. The 19-year-old world No.8 saved a break point to hold in the first game of the second set then broke again with a superb backhand winner up the line en route to a 3-0 advantage.
Marta Kostyuk finally gets the scoreboard moving in the fourth game but already Andreeva must be starting to think about a first major final at 6-1, 3-1.
➡️ Live scores
15:48Second SF: Shnaider vs Chwalinska
While Marta Kostyuk tries to work her way into the first semifinal, we'll quickly direct your attention to a preview of today's second women's semi between Diana Shnaider and Maja Chwalinska. Alix Ramsay has been doing the digging ahead of both attempting to move into a first Grand Slam final.
15:40First set Andreeva 6-1
No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva has been the quicker to settle on a big day for both players and after opening up that 3-0 lead, it soon became 4-0 after just 16 minutes of the first semifinal.
Marta Kostyuk did well to get on the board with her first hold after saving five break points in the fifth game but Andreeva kept building to hold and break for a third time to secure the first set after 33 minutes.
➡️ Live scores
15:20Andreeva jumps into 3-0 lead
It’s been a strong start by Mirra Andreeva who broke in the first game largely thanks to two nervy double faults from Marta Kostyuk, then held from 0-40 for 2-0. The teenager breaks again for a 3-0 lead in a slight breeze down on Chatrier. She's fully in charge.
➡️ Live scores
15:00Andreeva-Kostyuk ready to roll
World No.8 Mirra Andreeva and world No.15 Marta Kostyuk are out on Court Philippe-Chatrier ahead of the first women’s semifinal of the day.
Kostyuk leads their head-to-head 2-0 and both wins came this year - on hard 7-6(7), 6-3 in Brisbane and a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the Madrid final a few weeks ago on clay at altitude.
Neither has made a Grand Slam final before, although Andreeva has the experience of playing a Roland-Garros semifinal having reached this stage in 2024.
Follow live with commentary from the radio team courtside or through the live scores link below.
➡️ Live scores
14:45Women’s semis live at 3pm
Fifteen minutes to go until the walkout for the first women’s singles semifinal on Chatrier when No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva and Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk meet for a place in Saturday's final.
After that Diana Shnaider is back 24 hours after beating world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka to face Poland's Maja Chwalinska who hopes to become only the second qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final in the Open era after Emma Raducanu at the 2021 US Open.
None of the four women have reached a major singles final before.
Listen to the build-up on Radio Roland-Garros.
14:24Mixed doubles trophy ceremony
Watch Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori accept their 2026 mixed doubles trophy on Court Philippe-Chatrier after beating Gaby Dabrowski and Evan King in a deciding tiebreak. You can read Chris Oddo's match report through the link below.
14:00Sweet taste of victory
13:46Unfinished business
Andrea Vavassori and Gaby Dabrowski still have unfinished business in the doubles events once the dust settles on the mixed final.
Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani play top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend in the women’s doubles semis, while Vavassori and fellow Italian Simone Bolelli face No.1 seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the men’s doubles semis on Friday.
Talking of Friday, the order of play for the men's singles semifinals is out and it's Alexander Zverev against Jakub Mensik at 14.30 and the all-Italian clash Matteo Arnaldi versus Flavio Cobolli not before 19.00.
13:40Errani: 'My best friend'
13:30Errani and Vavassori are RG champions
It’s another Italian success story on Court Philippe-Chatrier as Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori clinch the deciding tiebreak 10-4 to defend their Roland-Garros mixed doubles title.
The Italian dream team hit back to win 4-6, 6-3, 10-4 for their fourth Grand Slam mixed doubles title as a team - two in Paris and two in New York.
13:20Tiebreak for the title
Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori take the second set in the mixed final on Chatrier 6-3 to level the match and they go into a deciding first-to-10 tiebreak to decide the match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Evan King. A trophy up for grabs...
➡️ Live scores
13:16Around the grounds
There’s a nice feel to the RG grounds today with fans enjoying some of the wheelchair tennis and junior matches on the outside courts. There was a good crowd around Court 14 supporting French star Ksenia Chasteau as she beat South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane 6-4, 6-4 to move into the women’s wheelchair singles semifinals.
Top seed Yui Kamiji is just starting her quarterfinal on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, Dutch legend Diede de Groot is on Court 11 right now and quad wheelchair singles top seed Sam Schroder is trailing Turkey’s Ahmet Kaplan by a set on Court 12.
There’s also a sizeable crowd around Court 10 where Brazil's boys’ top seed Guto Miguel is a set away from the semifinals. Our man Chris Oddo met the youngster a couple of days ago.
➡️ Live scores
13:03Looking ahead
From 15:00 today on Chatrier we have the first of the women's singles semifinals. No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva faces No.15 seed Marta Kostyuk - with both aiming to make a first Grand Slam final.
12:52First set to Dabrowski/King
Despite a determined comeback from mixed doubles defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, the 4-0 quick start from their opponents was too much to overhaul and the American-Canadian pair secured the set 6-4 after 39 minutes.
Dabrowski has already lifted the mixed doubles trophy - in 2017 alongside Rohan Bopanna, and King was last year's runner-up partnering Taylor Townsend.
12:38Fast start from Dabrowski/King
Over on Chatrier in the mixed doubles final, Gabriela Dabrowski and Evan King have made a strong start against the all-Italian defending champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.
The Canadian-American pairing broke straight away and took four straight games before the Italians could start to reel them in for 4-3.
➡️ Live scores
12:32What we wrote about on Wednesday
It was a busy day around the grounds but as ever our RG reporters were up to the task.
Alex Sharp headed over to Chatrier to watch as Maja Chwalinska became only the second qualifier in the Open era to get to an RG semifinal. But who is Maja Chwalinska? Alex sat down with her to find out a little more about the 24-year-old.
In the second quarterfinal of the day, Chris Oddo took over the seat on Chatrier and watched as No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka went a set up against Diana Shnaider. He then had to rewrite his first draft as Sabalenka lost 10 games straight and Shnaider booked her place in the semifinal. How would Sabalenka react? Chris was there to find out. A man who gets everywhere, Chris was also there to find out how quad wheelchair star Niels Vink is going about his quest to hold all four Grand Slam titles.
Dan Imhoff spoke to some of those who have gone before, including Jo Wilfried Tsonga, to find out how this year’s wide-open men’s singles draw might affect players’ motivations - and pressure. He then moved over to Chatrier for the first of the day’s men’s quarterfinals, and Flavio Cobolli’s victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime to set up an all-Italian semifinal.
The last quarterfinal of RG was under the lights on Chatrier and Victoria Chiesa was watching as Matteo Berrettini was forced into a heartbreaking retirement due to injury - handing the semifinal spot to compatriot Matteo Arnaldi.
There was a lot for Lee Goodall to include in his wrap.
➡️ Live scores
12:03It's final time 🏆
Italy's Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori are on Court Philippe-Chatrier to defend their mixed doubles title against Gabriela Dabrowski and Evan King.
The Italian pair are bidding to become the first team to retain the RG mixed doubles title since Latisha Chan and Ivan Dodig defeated Dabrowski and Mate Pavic in back-to-back finals in 2018-19.
11:48Jakub's getting ready
Ever wondered what players get up to on their recovery days?
Czech world No.27 Jakub Mensik is getting ready for his semifinal against No.2 seed Alexander Zverev on Friday... we went behind the scenes to see how his preparations are going.
11:28Check out the Tribune Concorde
If you're out and about in Paris, head to the Place de la Concorde and the Roland-Garros free fan zone. Follow all the action on the big screen, enjoy food trucks and a bar, plenty of activities and a DJ keeping the party vibes going.
Yesterday Moise Kouame turned up to add some celebrity sparkle and to declare the Tribune Concorde officially open for 2026.
Open today from 12:00 until 20:00
11:00Bonjour on Day 12
The first trophy of RG 2026 will be awarded today 🏆
No.1 seeds and defending mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori take on Evan King, runner-up last year alongside Taylor Townsend, who is now partnering Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski. That gets underway on Court Philippe-Chatrier at 12:00.
Then, at 15:00 Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk, who is on a 17-match winning streak this season faces No.8 seed Mirra Andreeva in the first of the day’s semifinals.
Day 12 Match of the day: Part one
After that, Diana Shnaider, who ousted No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in yesterday’s quarterfinal is up against qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the second semifinal.
Of the four, only Andreeva has been in a singles Grand Slam semifinal before (here at RG in 2024), and none has yet made it to a final.