HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day seven
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Highlights of the seventh day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Saturday (all times GMT): 1230 ZVEREV OUTLASTS LAJOVIC IN ANOTHER FIVE-SETTER
Fifth seed Alexander Zverev survived his second five-setter of the week to reach the fourth round for a second consecutive year, beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-4 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-2. The German hotshot will next face reigning Monte Carlo champion Fabio Fognini, who overcame Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(5) 6-4 4-6 6-1
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Tsitsipas is one of the contenders for the title in Paris after finishing runner-up to Novak Djokovic in Rome and reaching the semi-finals in Madrid last month. 1005 HALEP SENDS TSURENKO PACKING
Defending champion Simona Halep eased past Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-1 to book a place in the last-16 after just 55 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier. After being stretched in three-setters in her two previous rounds, Halep was pleased with a confidence-boosting victory heading into the second week of the tournament.
"I had in my head that I have to stay very strong, to play more aggressive, to stay closer to the baseline, which I did, and when I have the chance, to open the court," the 27-year-old Romanian said. "So I think today was a better match. I played better. And I felt better on the court."
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