Thrilling Wins and Rain-Interrupted Drama: Highlights from Day Seven at the French Open

Day seven at the French Open featured notable victories, including Felix Auger-Aliassime's triumph over Ben Shelton and Elena Rybakina's win against Elise Mertens. Rain caused several interruptions, affecting multiple matches. Key highlights included matches involving top seeds like Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka.

Highlights of the seventh day at the French Open on Saturday (times GMT): 1220 AUGER-ALIASSIME DOWNS SHELTON

Canadian 21st seed Felix Auger-Aliassime won his rain-delayed third-round match with American 15th seed Ben Shelton 6-4 6-2 6-1. Auger-Aliassime continued where he left off on Friday when he led 5-4 in the first set before rain stopped play, and will face Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz in the last 16.

1116 RYBAKINA INTO FOURTH ROUND Fourth seed Elena Rybakina reached the fourth round with a 6-4 6-2 win over Belgian 25th seed Elise Mertens on Court Philippe Chatrier, despite losing serve twice in the opening set.

It is the first time the Kazakh has reached the fourth round since 2021. 1100 RAIN INTERRUPTS PLAY

Matches on Court Simonne-Mathieu and the outer courts was suspended due to rain. The third-round match between seventh seed Zheng Qinwen and Russia's Elina Avanesyan on Court Simonne-Mathieu was interrupted in the final set.

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0908 PLAY UNDERWAY Play began under cloudy skies at Roland Garros, with the temperature hovering around 14 degrees Celsius.

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina takes on Elise Mertens in the first match on Court Philippe Chatrier, with world number two Aryna Sabalenka taking on Paula Badosa later.