Djokovic Triumphs in Epic French Open Battle

Defending champion Novak Djokovic staged a thrilling comeback to defeat Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti in a four-hour French Open match. Djokovic's victory ties him with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam match wins, advancing him to the Round of 16. Other highlights include wins for Zverev, Medvedev, and Sabalenka.

Highlights of the seventh day at the French Open on Saturday (times GMT): 0107 DJOKOVIC SURVIVES MUSETTI IN FOUR-HOUR THRILLER

Defending champion Novak Djokovic produced a superb comeback to see off Italian 30th seed Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-0 and advance to the last 16 after four hours and 29 minutes. The Serbian world number one claimed his 369th Grand Slam match victory to move level with Roger Federer at the top of the all-time list.

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Medvedev overcomes fearless Machac to move into last 16 Sabalenka wins battle of besties, Gracheva makes new friends

Sabalenka keeps up good-luck ritual of signing trainer's bald head Local fans serenade newly French Gracheva with national anthem

Sabalenka downs best friend Badosa to reach French Open fourth round Rybakina eases past Belgium's Mertens into the fourth round

Easy wins for Swiatek and young guns, furious Rublev falls at French Open Brilliant Alcaraz fells Korda to book French Open fourth-round spot

Birthday girl Swiatek swats aside Bouzkova to reach French Open last 16 No sweat as Sinner strolls into fourth round at chilly French Open

Raging sixth seed Rublev dumped out by inspired Arnaldi 2252 RUUD SEES OFF ETCHEVERRY

Norway's seventh seed Casper Ruud kept his hopes of reaching a third straight French Open final alive by outlasting 28th seed Tomas Etcheverry of Argentina 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2. 2147 FRITZ SENDS KOKKINAKIS IN AFTER FIVE SETS

American 12th seed Taylor Fritz needed almost four hours to overcome Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-2 6-7 (4) 5-7 6-3 in the third round. 2019 DIMITROV BEATS BERGS

Bulgarian 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov defeated Belgian Zizou Bergs 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 in the third round after the match was suspended due to rain on Friday. 2010 RUNE SEES OFF KOVALIK

Danish 13th seed Holger Rune overpowered Slovakian Jozef Kovalik 7-5 6-1 7-6(2) to reach the last 16. 2008 CERUNDOLO STUNS PAUL

Argentine Francisco Cerundolo, seeded 23rd, made a spirited comeback to beat 14th seed Tommy Paul 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the third round. 1940: NAVARRO UPSETS KEYS

Emma Navarro, the 22nd seed, defeated her American compatriot and 14th seed Madison Keys 7-6(5) 7-6(3) to advance to the fourth round. 1920 SVITOLINA DEFEATS BOGDAN

Ukrainian 15th seed Elina Svitolina beat Belgian Ana Bogdan 7-5 6-2. 1735 ZVEREV BATTLES PAST GRIEKSPOOR IN FIVE-SET THRILLER

German fourth seed Alexander Zverev beat Dutch 26th seed Tallon Griekspoor 3-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-6(3) after trailing 4-1 in the final set. 1647 DE MINAUR KNOCKS OUT STRUFF

11th seed Alex de Minaur of Australia beat German Jan-Lennard Struff 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 in a third-round match lasting almost three hours. He will next play Daniil Medvedev. 1638 ZHENG OUSTED BY AVANESYAN

Russia's Elina Avanesyan knocked out Chinese seventh seed Zheng Qinwen 3-6 6-3 7-6(6) in the third round in a rain interrupted match. The 21-year-old Avanesyan reached the fourth round for the second successive year with her win over the Australian Open runner-up, having let slip a 5-2 lead in the deciding set before winning the tiebreak.

1612 MEDVEDEV OUSTS MACHAC Russian fifth seed Daniil Medvedev overcame Czech Tomas Machac 7-6(4) 7-5 1-6 6-4 to reach the fourth round.

Medvedev awaits the winner of the rain-delayed match between Australian 11th seed Alex De Minaur and German Jan-Lennard Struff. 1256 SABALENKA BEATS BATTLING BADOSA

World number two Aryna Sabalenka was made to fight for her place in the fourth round, coming close to dropping her first set of the tournament, but overcame Spain's Paula Badosa 7-5 6-1. Badosa broke serve three times in the opening set to lead 5-3 before Sabalenka stormed back to win four games in a row, and the Belarusian powered past her close friend in the second set.

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. 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.