Tennis
Roland-Garros: What to expect on Day 9─── ADRIAN BOTHA 10:30 Tue, 05 Jun 2018
As the year's second major tennis tournament reaches the business end of the tournament, matches are expected to become a lot tighter and with a host of Day 9 meetings sure to excite, spectators are in for a day of possible surprises.
On the Philippe-Chatrier Court, Austrian 7th seed Dominic Thiem will attempt to book a spot in the next round when he faces Alexander Zevrev of Germany.
This match will be followed by the women's encounter between Sloan Stephens of the USA and the Russian 14th seed Daria Kasatkina.
Unseeded Kazak, Yulia Putintseva gets things underway on the Suzanne-Lenglen Court when she faces Madison Keys while Novak Djokovic will be hoping to remain on track as he navigates a challenge from Italy's Marco Cecchinato.
Play on day 9 of the French Open gets underway at 14:00 on Tuesday afternoon.