PARIS – A look at the French Open on Sunday:
Weather: Cloudy. High of 66 degrees.
Men’s Fourth-Round Matches: No. 2 Roger Federer def. No. 15 Gilles Simon 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, No. 4 David Ferrer def. No. 23 Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3, 6-3, No. 32 Tommy Robredo def. No. 11 Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (5), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Women’s Fourth-Round Matches: No. 1 Serena Williams def. No. 15 Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-3, No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska def. No. 14 Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-4, No. 5 Sara Errani def. No. 20 Carla Suarez Navarro 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, Svetlana Kuznetsova def. No. 8 Angelique Kerber 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Stat of the Day: 3 – Consecutive comebacks from two sets down to win by Robredo, the first man to do that at a Grand Slam tournament since Henri Cochet at Wimbledon in 1927.
Quote of the Day: “When I retire, maybe it’s something I’ll look back on and realize that it wasn’t easy to do, because it required many sacrifices and winning matches like this one.” – Federer, talking about his streak of 36 Grand Slam quarterfinals in a row.
On Court Today in the Fourth Round: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 16 Philipp Kohlschreiber, No. 3 Rafael Nadal vs. No. 13 Kei Nishikori, No. 7 Richard Gasquet vs. No. 9 Stanislas Wawrinka, No. 12 Tommy Haas vs. No. 29 Mikhail Youzhny, No. 2 Maria Sharapova vs. No. 17 Sloane Stephens, No. 3 Victoria Azarenka vs. Francesca Schiavone, No. 12 Maria Kirilenko vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, No. 18 Jelena Jankovic vs. Jamie Hampton.
Today’s Forecast: Sunny. High of 64 degrees.
Associated Press
