HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-French Open day six

1252 SABALENKA DISPATCHES RAKHIMOVA IN STRAIGHT SETS Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the fourth round of the French Open with a clinical 6-2 6-2 win over Russian Kamilla Rakhimova in an hour and seven minutes.

Highlights of the sixth day at the French Open on Friday (times GMT): 1259 KHACHANOV DOWNS KOKKINAKIS IN FOUR SETS

Men's 11th-seed Karen Khachanov beat Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in four sets, winning 6-4 6-1 3-6 7-6(5). 1252 SABALENKA DISPATCHES RAKHIMOVA IN STRAIGHT SETS

Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the fourth round of the French Open with a clinical 6-2 6-2 win over Russian Kamilla Rakhimova in an hour and seven minutes. READ MORE:

French Open order of play

on Saturday Mertens

dashes third seed Pegula's hopes of maiden Slam with 6-1 6-3 win Order of play on Friday

Preview: Sabalenka, Djokovic hoping to steer clear of controversy Fritz gets a taste of how brutal French Open crowd can be

Wrapup: Ruud, Swiatek gain momentum as Sinner punished Seventh seed Jabeur subdues risk-taking Dodin for third round spot

Sinner exits after wasting match points in thriller Swiatek briefly loses focus on way to third round

Ruud stops Zeppieri to roll into third round Rybakina exudes clay confidence, marches past Noskova into third round

Norrie urges video replays after dispute over double bounce Tsitsipas, Alcaraz soar at French Open, Djokovic row simmers

Djokovic stands by Kosovo statement, wishes to put incident behind him France's Monfils out of French Open with wrist injury, Rune through

Belarusian Sabalenka refuses to comment on Ukraine war 1124 MERTENS UPSETS PEGULA

World number three Jessica Pegula became the highest-ranked player in the women's draw to exit the tournament after a 6-1 6-3 loss to Belgium's Elise Mertens in the third round. 1005 KASATKINA BREEZES INTO FOURTH ROUND

Ninth seed Daria Kasatkina made light work of Peyton Stearns in their third-round match, dispatching the American 6-0 6-1 in just under an hour. She will face Russian compatriot Anna Blinkova or Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who play later, for a place in the quarter-finals.

0907 PLAY UNDER WAY Play began under sunny skies at Roland Garros, with the temperature hovering around 15 degrees Celsius (59°F).

In the day session, Jessica Pegula and Aryna Sabalenka will play their respective matches on Court Philippe-Chatrier before Novak Djokovic. Top seed Carlos Alcaraz takes centre stage in the night session.

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