HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day five

HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day five
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Highlights of the fifth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Thursday (all times GMT): 1202 OSAKA SURVIVES ANOTHER SCARE TO ADVANCE

Naomi Osaka overcame a sluggish start to rally past double Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka 4-6 7-5 6-3 in their second-round clash. READ MORE

French Open order of play on Thursday Stuttering Osaka braced for a tough match against Azarenka

FACTBOX-Naomi Osaka v Victoria Azarenka No sweat for Nadal and Federer, Bertens pulls out

Federer feels the love in Paris Love of tennis key to Wawrinka's comeback

Stop talking about my generation, says beaten Mladenovic Bertens retires from French Open second-round match

1143 THIEM BATTLES HIS WAY INTO THIRD ROUND Dominic Thiem, the runner-up last year, defeated Alexander Bublik 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 7-5 to become only the third Austrian man to win 50 Grand Slam singles matches in the professional era after Thomas Muster (77) and Jurgen Melzer (59).

1110 INJURY ENDS EDMUND'S CAMPAIGN Pablo Cuevas reached the third round after Britain's Kyle Edmund retired hurt while trailing in the third set. Cuevas was leading 7-6(3) 6-3 2-1 when Edmund quit.

0910 PLAY BEGINS AT ROLAND GARROS Play began under cloudy skies in Paris with the temperature at 17 degrees Celsius. Rain is expected towards the end of day's play.

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