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Wednesday’s news, results and big stories on the concluding day of the men’s and women’s singles quarterfinals
RG Live - Wednesday June 03
News, photos and live updates from Roland-Garros 2026 on Day 11 of the main draw
23:18Farewell from France
Well that wraps up Day 11 earlier than expected after the injured Matteo Berrettini's premature exit from his quarterfinal with Matteo Arnaldi. We'll leave you with our 'Moments of the Day' video below, as well as some links to keep you across today's results and tomorrow's tennis. We'll kick off at 12 noon on Chatrier with the mixed doubles final followed by both women's semifinals. In addition, there's a men's doubles semifinal on Lenglen, the wheelchair tennis stars will be back on the clay, the junior events continue and you might even spot one or two legends rolling back the years on Day 12 as well. We'll see you then.
➡️ Wednesday results
➡️ Thursday order of play
➡️ Thursday preview
23:14Arnaldi on-court interview
Hear what Matteo Arnaldi had to say to interviewer Mats Wilander moments after the Matteo Berrettini retirement.
22:42Arnaldi back on Friday
So it's an unexpected conclusion to the last men's quarterfinal and it’s the world No.104 Matteo Arnaldi who moves into his first semifinal at major level after a quite incredible run here in Paris. The good news for the 25-year-old from Sanremo is that he has a day off tomorrow before returning on Friday to play the biggest match of his career against his good friend and fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli. The men’s semifinal line-up is complete:
Matteo Arnaldi vs Flavio Cobolli [10]
[26] Jakub Mensik vs Alexander Zverev [2]
22:32Berrettini retires trailing 5-7, 2-5
Matteo Berrettini simply can't take any more and with tears in his eyes has no choice but to retire trailing 5-2 in the second set. The injury Berrettini had treatment for at 2-1 earlier in the set had been worsening as the match wore on to the point where he could hardly run. Heartbreak for a guy who has suffered so many injuries in recent years. Arnaldi is into his first Grand Slam semifinal to play Flavio Cobolli.
22:20We’re back…
There are no visible signs of any strapping as Berrettini resumes after the MTO off court. We’ll keep a close eye on his condition and movement but there's better news as MB holds to love to level at 2-2.
22:10Medical time out for Berrettini
Worrying signs for Matteo Berrettini and his fans early in the second set as physio Stephane Vivier comes on court for a chat with the former top 10 star. They leave the court for an assessment of some sort of physical issue. And chair umpire Aurelie Tourte confirms a three-minute medical time out has begun off court.
Arnaldi has a narrow lead and is ahead 7-5, 2-1 on serve.
21:48Arnaldi grabs marathon first set 7-5
Against all the odds, Matteo Arnaldi has taken the first set in his quarterfinal against fellow-Italian Matteo Berrettini.
Berrettini lost no time in stamping his authority at the start of the set, going swiftly 3-0 double break up in the space of 15 minutes. But Arnaldi moved things up a gear, bringing the fight to his compatriot and took the next four games on the trot before Berrettini could get another look-in.
Arnaldi then struck again with Berrettini serving at 5-6 to break and seal the set.
After 17 hours and 42 minutes on court coming into this match, Arnaldi has somehow survived yet another marathon set that lasted 76 minutes. He’s an iron man.
21:05Focused Vink off to solid start
Dutchman Niels Vink began his bid for a fourth successive singles quad slam title with a relatively comfortable win on Wednesday. The 23-year-old has claimed three consecutive quad singles Grand Slams and after his victory over Britain's Andy Lapthorne on Court 14 talked to Chris Oddo about the tunnel vision required if he is to continue his winning trend.
20:30Berrettini vs Arnaldi live
The Italian derby - the last night session of Roland-Garros 2026 - is under way under the Chatrier roof and it's Berrettini who's made the faster start, breaking to 15 in the first game. Follow the action through the usual links. The winner plays another Italian, Flavio Cobolli, in the last four on Friday.
20:20Flavio Cobolli on-court interview
20:00Coming up: Matteo vs Matteo
We've got about 20 minutes before our last quarterfinalists of the day emerge on to Court Philippe-Chatrier when we continue the Italian theme with the battle of the Matteos - Berrettini vs Arnaldi. They're expected out at just gone 8.20pm. Read Alix Ramsay's preview below.
19:33Cobolli beats Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Italy’s Flavio Cobolli is a Grand Slam semifinalist and will move into the top 10 in the world after his four-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime under the Chatrier roof on Wednesday evening.
The Italian 24-year-old hit back from losing the first set to storm back to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory to move into his first semifinal at major level.
Cobolli will play either Matteo Berrettini or Matteo Arnaldi in Friday’s semifinals which guarantees an Italian presence in the men’s final on Sunday.
The youngster from Rome began the event as the world No.14 and moves up to No.10 in the live ATP list, the highest ranking of his career.
"It's been the best week of my life," the Italian said on court.
19:00Getting to know Maja Chwalinska
Poland’s qualifier Maja Chwalinska has been trying to insist that she’s an unknown in the world of tennis but those days are over after she beat Anna Kalinskaya on Wednesday to move into the Roland-Garros semifinals. Alex Sharp tracks the 24-year-old’s journey from a promising junior growing up with friend Iga Swiatek through to a Grand Slam semifinal.
18:50Cobolli in the driving seat
Back over to Chatrier, and Flavio Cobolli needs just a single set to move into a first Grand Slam semifinal as the 24-year-old from Rome wins the third set against fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime to go ahead 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. He wraps up the set with a clever serve-volley combo and roars in celebration towards his box. He's feeling it today.
18:47Tsonga: Open draw gives you a boost
Having a wide-open draw, like the unpredictable men’s singles this year, comes with its own motivations, inspirations… and pressures.
Dan Imhoff spoke to tennis legends Jo Wilfried Tsonga, Cedric Pioline and Michael Chang to get their opinions.
Former world No.5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
18:30Kouame gets the party started in the fan zone
Today is the opening day of the Tribune Concorde, the free fan zone in central Paris at the Place de la Concorde. Among all the festivities, new French national treasure Moise Kouame paid a visit to declare the event officially open.
Tribune Concorde - organised in conjunction with the City of Paris - opens at 12:00 every day until Sunday and offers fans a host of activities including food trucks, bars, a Roland-Garros boutique and DJ to keep the vibes going.
17:55Flavio levels at one set all
Italy's Flavio Cobolli puts on the afterburners from 3-1 down in the second set to win five of the last six games to take it 6-4. He and Auger-Aliassime have been going for just under two hours with that last set played in calmer conditions under the roof, which allowed the duo to produce cleaner tennis. Onto the third...
17:32Sabalenka: I got into a deep, deep dark hole
Aryna Sabalenka has been into the main press conference room to talk about her shock quarterfinal defeat to Diana Shnaider earlier today. Understandably, the world No.1 was in a reflective mood after losing the last 10 games to the world No.23 on her way to a 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 loss.
“No thoughts, no emotions, just wanna quit tennis right now but we’ll see, we’ll see in a few days hopefully I’ll get back on track mentally," she said.
“I feel like I had very decent opportunities in the second set. I screwed up, then she stepped in and played great.
“I feel like mentally I couldn’t really recover after the second set. I think that was the biggest mistake from me.
“I don’t know when was the last time that happened to me when I lost 10 games in a row. Mentally I got into a deep, deep dark hole over there and I just couldn’t get back mentally on track.”
17:11Felix strikes first
After an enthralling 61 minutes on Chatrier, it's No.4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime who hangs tough to break Flavio Cobolli in the 10th game to wrap up the opening set 6-4 in the third men's quarterfinal. The two men swapped breaks in the opening two games playing in, at times, pretty wild and windy conditions before the Canadian later stepped up to convert his second set point when a Cobolli forehand missed the mark.
The Chatrier roof is closing as they prepare for the second set, which will make life easier down on court. We'll see how that changes the dynamics once the second set gets under way. Felix is one of the best in the business with a roof over his head.
16:53All-Italian showdown under the lights
Matteo Berrettini is firing, fit and ready for his quarterfinal against compatriot Matteo Arnaldi on Chatrier tonight from 20:15.
With a career beset by injury, Berrettini hasn't competed at Roland-Garros since he reached the quarterfinal here in 2021 but is healthy and enjoying his run this year. Arnaldi has spent a whopping 17 hours and 42 minutes to get to this stage in Paris; weary legs could be a factor.
➡️ Day 11 Under the lights: Berrettini 'pumped, happy and ready to compete'
It's the first time two players outside the world top 100 have met in a Grand Slam quarterfinal since Pat McEnroe (114) vs Cristiano Caratti (101) at the Australian Open in 1991.
16:10Auger-Aliassime and Cobolli on court
Next it's the turn of Canadian No.4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and Italy's No.10 seed Flavio Cobolli to deal with the Chatrier wind that seems to be strengthening as the day goes on. This is the third men's quarterfinal after wins for Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik yesterday. Another two Italians play tonight when Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi fight for a semifinal spot at 20.15.
16:04Diana Shnaider on-court interview
15:51Shnaider's moment of victory
First Grand Slam semifinal, first win over a world No.1. Take a bow, Diana Shnaider...
15:42Shnaider beats Sabalenka 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
The world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka is out of Roland-Garros at the quarterfinal stage as world No.23 Diana Shnaider fights back against the four-time Grand Slam champion in yet another seismic shock here in Paris.
Despite struggling with the breezy conditions throughout, Sabalenka led by a set and 4-1 and was two points from victory when she served for the match at 5-4 in the second set before the left-hander started to turn things around.
Shnaider won four games in a row to snatch the second set, and then won a crucial 17-point second game of the third set which helped her pull clear. She finished the match by winning 10 games in a row from 3-5 in the second set.
Shnaider is into her first Grand Slam semifinal to play Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska. With Sabalenka out, we’re guaranteed a brand new Grand Slam champion in the women’s draw.
One of Diana Shnaider, Maja Chwalinska, Marta Kostyuk or Mirra Andreeva will be Roland-Garros champion on Saturday evening.
15:17Defending champs into SF
There are some big doubles going on today and the men's defending champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos are into the semis with a straight-sets win. They play Italians Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori who saved two match points in their quarterfinal yesterday. No.2 seeds Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten are also into the last four. The last quarterfinal is currently taking place on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
There are two women's doubles quarterfinals also on the schedule as well as two mixed doubles semifinals. The mixed doubles final takes place on Thursday at 12 noon when we'll hand out the first piece of silverware.
15:10Shnaider steals second set 7-5
Wow, who saw this coming? Aryna Sabalenka has a job on her hands on Chatrier as world No.23 Diana Shnaider recovers from a set and 4-1 down and Sabalenka serving for the match at 5-4 to snatch the second set 7-5.
The world No.1 is becoming increasingly frustrated with the quality of her game and the challenging windy conditions as her unforced error count continues to rise.
In contrast Shnaider is getting better and better as she works her way back into this quarterfinal, and is the significantly calmer of the two players as we head into a final set.
This is anyone's right now. Does Diana Shnaider believe she can get this done and book a first Grand Slam semifinal? Follow through the links below...
14:48Shnaider sticking around
This second set has a similar feel to the first in that Sabalenka built a lead and, at the moment, is watching it disappear. The top seed looked good at a set and 4-1 double break, but Shnaider broke for 4-2 and fights through her next service game to get it back to 4-3. Sabalenka still has a break, but it's tense out there. Still all to play for...
14:20First set Sabalenka 6-3
Aryna Sabalenka made the perfect start, breaking for 3-1 with a backhand winner and quickly building on that advantage for a 5-1 lead but struggled to close the set in the tricky, breezy conditions.
The top seed missed two set points and was eventually broken when she was serving at 5-1 before Shnaider stayed in it with a hold for 5-3. The No.25 seed even had a break point to get it back to 5-4 but missed a forehand wide before Sabalenka finally wrapped it up 6-3 after 47 minutes.
The conditions are making things interesting. So often wind can prove to be a leveller and Sabalenka showed signs of frustration towards the end of that set.
13:33Sabalenka-Shnaider under way
The last women's quarterfinal has begun inside Chatrier with top seed Aryna Sabalenka facing Diana Shnaider for the last spot in the semis and a match against Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the final four tomorrow. Chwalinska, Mirra Andreeva and Marta Kostyuk are our three women's semifinalists so far.
It's a first meeting between Sabalenka and Shnaider in cool breezy conditions in Chatrier today. Follow with live commentary with our friends in the Radio RG booth courtside, or through the live scores link below...
13:20Maja's magic moment
13:08Qualifier Chwalinska into RG semis
Poland's Maja Chwalinska continues her fairytale in Paris as the qualifier ranked No.114 in the world moves into the final four after a 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over Anna Kalinskaya.
She's now won eight matches since arriving for qualifying at the start of Opening Week and will play either world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka or Diana Shnaider on Thursday.
The lefty's run here in Paris takes her to No.30 in the live rankings, a jump of 84 places in the WTA list.
The 24-year-old arrived in Paris with only two clay court tour level wins. She's just the second qualifier to reach the women's semifinals here in the Open era.
12:54Tuesday recap
Ten days of main draw action and the tireless RG reporters are still going strong.
Before the day’s quarterfinals, Chris Oddo perused some of the stats from the first four rounds and uncovered all sorts of nuggets. His first assignment on court delivered a businesslike showing from No.2 seed Alexander Zverev who ended the dream run of Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar in straight sets. Then, while looking at the juniors draw, eagle-eyed Chris spotted that 18-year-old Keaton Hance hails from the same town in California as women’s world No.17 Iva Jovic… Chris obviously couldn’t let that go uninvestigated.
Dan Imhoff took the first quarterfinal as 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva swept past Sorana Cirstea, in the Romanian’s last RG before she retires from the WTA tour. A legend himself some would say, Dan then headed out to meet some of the tennis legends who are here to play the exhibition matches this year. Former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport gave him her take on how Aryna Sabalenka has learned to deal with setbacks.
With no dogs to interview on Tuesday, Alex Sharp had the more poignant job of watching as Elena Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk met in an all-Ukrainian quarterfinal, with Kostyuk emerging to ensure that there would be a Ukrainian woman in the semifinal for the first time in the Open era. Alex then headed out around the grounds to watch the first day of wheelchair action and caught up with Japanese superstar Tokito Oda who talked about his quest for the calendar Grand Slam this year.
Our regular night owl Victoria Chiesa was ready for the action under the lights as Czech cool customer Jakub Mensik met Brazilian livewire Joao Fonseca. Mensik was in control all the way, despite a brief whiff that Victoria might have to settle in when Fonseca threatened to push it to a fourth set.
Lee Goodall wrapped things up and got a relatively early night.
Marta Kostyuk
12:21Chwalinska scrapes first set amid Kalinskaya resurgence
After 70 minutes of play, Maja Chwalinska has taken a dramatic first set 7-6(3). The Pole had been serving for the set at 5-1 before Kalinskaya turned on the boosters and mounted an almighty comeback, levelling the set and forcing the tiebreak.
11:51Tribune Concorde is back!
The free fan zone returns today, allowing spectators to soak up all the atmosphere of Roland-Garros with fun and festivities in the centre of Paris.
Tribune Concorde opens at 12:00, with the official inauguration at 16:30 featuring special guest Moise Kouame, the French teenager who made such a splash in the men's singles draw this year.
11:42Action on Chatrier
No.22 seed Anna Kalinskaya and Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska have got things underway on Chatrier. It's the Pole who's in control - serving for the set at 5-1 up.
11:00Welcome to Day 11
Where has the time gone?
There are four more quarterfinals today with action including three Italians, a No.1 seed and a qualifier. All play starts at 11:00.
That qualifier is Poland’s Maja Chwalinksa, the world No.114 whose best result from her only two Grand Slams was a second-round showing at Wimbledon in 2022. Now she’s in the quarterfinals having taken down Zheng Qinwen, Elise Mertens, Maria Sakkari and Diane Parry. Today she faces Anna Kalinskaya for a place in the semifinal.
After that, No.1 seed Aryna Sabalenka faces Diana Shnaider - Sabalenka is laser-focused on the "beautiful" trophy and Shnaider is going to "try to enjoy" it. They're followed by the first of the Italians, tenth seed Flavio Cobolli, who meets No.4 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian is playing in his seventh Roland-Garros, Cobolli in his fourth.
➡️ Day 11 Match of the day: Is experience key?
The night session brings an all-Italian clash between two Matteos - Berrettini and Arnaldi.
Berrettini is ranked world No.105 and Arnaldi is 104. The last Grand Slam quarterfinal between two players ranked outside the ATP top 100 was Pat McEnroe (114) vs Cristiano Caratti (101) at the Australian Open in 1991.