French Open 2026: Osaka, Sabalenka and Gauff in action on day seven – live
Key events
Osaka breaks back to level the first set at 4-4, while Sakkari has wrapped up the first set against Chwalinska, winning it 6-1.
Elsewhere, another men’s seed in trouble as Francisco Cerundolo (No 25) trails US player Zachary Svajda by a set. Coming up shortly on Chatrier, it’s 10th seed Flavio Cobolli against Learner Tien.
Iva Jovic v Naomi Osaka is under way on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, and it’s the former with an early break, leading 3-2 in the first set. Maria Sakkari has also opened up an early lead; she’s 4-1 up on Poland’s Maja Chwalinska.
Preamble
Bonjour et bienvenue au jour sept de notre couverture de Roland Garros 2026!
After Novak Djokovic’s departure in the match of the tournament against the 19-year-old Brazilian sensation João Fonseca last night, opportunity knocks louder than ever before for the remaining men, with a first-time grand slam champion guaranteed next Sunday.
Today the players in the top half of the draw get the chance to underline their credentials, and with a huge Jannik Sinner-sized hole in that section, along with the exits of Ben Shelton, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Bublik, the highest-ranked man in action is Félix Auger-Aliassime, and the fourth seed doesn’t play until tonight.
It means Sinner’s conqueror Juan Manuel Cerundolo gets another day in the sun, as does his brother Francisco, but a bigger buzz surrounds the 17-year-old overnight, hometown hero Moise Kouame, who will have Roland Garros rocking when he takes on Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo. The 10th seed Flavio Cobolli against the rising American Learner Tien could be tasty too, while Frances Tiafoe and the resurgent Matteo Berrettini are also in third-round action.
The leading names today are undoubtedly on the women’s side, which is still stacked with slam champions past and present: Coco Gauff continues her title defence, Aryna Sabalenka plays the former semi-finalist Daria Kasatkina, while Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys will be hoping to avoid the same fate as Djokovic when they take on the stupendously talented teens Iva Jovic and Victoria Mboko respectively. Amanda Anisimova plays too.
L’action commence: 11h à Paris/10am BST. Allons-y!
