Jannik Sinner will search to mild up the evening session on Monday as the highest seed clashes with Andrey Rublev, whereas Russian starlet Mirra Andreeva will face hitting-partner and ex-compatriot Daria Kasatkina for a spot within the French Open quarter-finals.
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Elsewhere, world quantity two Coco Gauff will meet Ekaterina Alexandrova within the final 16 and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will renew his rivalry with Cameron Norrie.
Third seeds Alexander Zverev and Jessica Pegula may even take to the court docket in fourth-round motion in opposition to Tallon Griekspoor and Lois Boisson, respectively.
Italy’s Sinner will look to proceed his quest to make it three Grand Slam titles in a row when he takes on Russian seventeenth seed Rublev.
The pair have met 9 occasions of their profession with Sinner holding the sting with six wins to a few, however the former world quantity 5 emerged the victor of their solely earlier assembly at Roland Garros on the identical stage in 2022.
Sinner retired injured from that encounter however ought to come into Monday’s headline match in positive nick after limiting his time on court docket thus far this match by profitable all his matches in straight units.
Nonetheless, his opponent has spent even much less time taking part in after receiving a walkover previous France’s Arthur Fils within the third spherical.
“I have to be very careful. Andrey is an incredible player. I have to be focused. He’s rested. So let’s see what’s coming,” stated Sinner.
Teenager Andreeva will meet Kasatkina ranked 17 and now taking part in for Australia after switching allegiance from her native Russia.
“I practised with her here once already, so I think that we practise together every tournament,” stated the sixth seed.
“It’s going to be an entertaining match, for sure, because I think we both know each other very well. So, you know, I think that it’s going to be… pretty tight.”
The 18-year-old misplaced her solely earlier assembly with Kasatkina within the last at Ningbo final 12 months.
Djokovic, a three-time French Open winner, can have the prospect to rack up 100 victories at Roland Garros when he faces Britain’s Norrie.
The 38-year-old Serb sits on a 99-16 win/loss file on the main the place he has loved the least success when it comes to titles.
“Just that stat alone for me in terms of longevity, something that particularly in the last maybe five to seven years, I was looking forward to try to extend my career,” stated Djokovic.
“To try to be playing on the highest level for as long as I possibly can, regardless of the age. And that’s what’s happening, so I can’t be happier than that.”
Djokovic beat 81st-ranked Norrie in three units earlier this month on the pink dust in Geneva on his strategy to securing a century of ATP titles.
Norrie’s compatriot and males’s fifth seed, Jack Draper, can prolong his best-ever run on the French Open by beating a rejuvenated Alexander Bublik within the fourth spherical.
The Kazakh can also be having fun with his greatest efficiency at Roland Garros, and credited his return to kind in current months to a boozy journey to Las Vegas along with his coach.
“He’s like, ‘Man, if you play like this, we’re just going to be out of tennis, of the conversation by Wimbledon’,” recounted the previous top-20 participant.
“I said, ‘Okay, let’s go to Vegas’.
“Vegas, Vegas, like a Hangover-thing Vegas, yeah.”
Last year’s German runner-up Zverev completes the men’s fourth round as he takes on unseeded Dutchman Griekspoor.
Gauff heads up a quartet of American women in the last 16 as the former finalist battles Russian 20th seed Alexandrova, who has reached the second week in Paris for the first time.
Australia Open champion and seventh seed Madison Keys competes with 70th-ranked compatriot Hailey Baptiste for a spot in the quarter-finals.
US Open finalist Pegula will face world number 361 Boisson the sole remaining French player and lowest-ranked competitor left in the draw.
“Clearly… going to have some loopy assist,” said the 2024 US Open finalist.
“I believe it is going to be enjoyable. Will probably be cool to be part of that.”
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