Roland-Garros wrap - Fri June 5

Zverev, who will contest his second Paris final after a runner-up finish in 2024, did well to quickly get Friday's appointment back on track after the loss of the third set.

The 29-year-old sprinted into a 3-0 fourth set lead to wrestle back momentum on his way to a 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 scoreline. “Definitely today was the toughest challenge of the tournament,” was the world No.3’s assessment.

Not long before Cobolli and Arnaldi were due on court, the latter broke his news that his Paris adventure was over.

The 25-year-old told the media he had been unwell during the night and throughout Friday and that despite taking medication in the hope he would recover in time for his match, it was impossible for him to play.

“I can't move, and I can't eat, and I can't drink,” he said during a press conference held with Cobolli. “There was really no way that I [would] be able to play.”

Naturally, Cobolli was trying to process a mix of emotions, celebrating his first Grand Slam final while at the same time devastated for his old friend.

“When he [Matteo] came to me almost one hour ago, I almost cried,” admitted the world No.14 from Rome, who will debut in the world’s top 10 next week. “I'm sad and happy at the same time.”

Three doubles semifinals were played on Court Simonne-Mathieu, where defending champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos beat Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6(4), 6-4.

Top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova and No.2 seeds Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic both won and will meet in Sunday’s final.

There was an emotional victory for Frenchwoman Ksenia Chasteau who beat Li Xiaohui 6-3 6-1 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen to reach her first Grand Slam wheelchair singles final. “There are not enough words for the emotions I am feeling right now,” she told itftennis.com.

Chasteau will play legend Diede de Groot on Saturday after the Dutchwoman defeated defending champion and No.1 seed Yui Kamiji 6-4 6-2. Japan’s Tokito Oda and Britain’s Alfie Hewett meet in the men’s wheelchair final.

Hewett and his long-time doubles partner Gordon Reid extended their dominance in Paris during Friday evening, sweeping their seventh straight Roland-Garros doubles title.

The top seeds were too strong for Spain’s Martin de la Puente and Frenchman Stephane Houdet 6-3, 6-2 and still haven’t lost a doubles match in Paris since 2019.

Kamiji came back after her singles defeat to claim her sixth RG doubles title alongside China’s Zhu Zhenzhen. Dutchman Niels Vink and Israel's Guy Sasson beat another Dutchman Sam Schroder and Australia’s Jin Woodman 6-4, 6-3 to win the quad doubles title.

Belgium’s Luna Gryp and Britain’s Matthew Knoesen collected the wheelchair junior singles trophies on Day 13.

It's women’s finals day on Saturday when either the eighth seed Mirra Andreeva or qualifier and world No.114 Maja Chwalinska will lift their first Grand Slam trophy.

Chris Oddo has been sifting through the mind-boggling numbers produced by Chwalinska during her history-making run through two draws.

Alex Sharp meanwhile met Andreeva’s coach Conchita Martinez to talk about the 19-year-old’s development since they began working together just over two years ago.

And Alix Ramsay previews the match and looks at what we can expect when they walk out into Chatrier at 3pm on Saturday afternoon.