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| Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 22 May to 5 June |
| Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, the BBC Sport website and app. |
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are among the players delayed by persistent rain on day nine of the French Open in Paris.
Monday’s fourth-round play was due to get under way at 10:00 BST, but the forecast suggests there will be little or no action.
Djokovic will face Spanish 14th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the day’s opening match if play begins.
Williams will then take on Ukraine’s 18th seed Elina Svitolina.
Britain’s Andy Murray, seeded second, is already through to the quarter-finals, where he will face French ninth seed Richard Gasquet.
That match is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, although the weather could force a delay.
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| Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 22 May to 5 June |
| Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, the BBC Sport website and app. |
Andy Murray will seek medical guidance on the Zika virus before travelling to Rio for the Olympics.
The 29-year-old British defending champion said he had been influenced by recent reports of scientists saying it was “unethical” for the summer Olympics and Paralympics to go ahead.
“I will speak to a couple of doctors about it and see what their advice is,” he told BBC Radio 5 live.
“I plan on playing for sure but don’t know the exact situation there now.”
He added: “I need to get a little bit more information first before making a decision.”
The International Olympic Committee has said it sees no reason to delay or move the Games because of the mosquito-borne virus, which is linked to serious birth defects.
The outbreak began in Brazil a year ago, but now more than 60 countries and territories have continuing transmission.
A number of potential competitors, across a range of sports, have voiced their concern about the Zika situation in Rio and their possible participation in the Games.
Golfers Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett and Shane Lowry are among them, with Fiji’s Vijay Singh and Australians Adam Scott and Marc Leishman already having pulled out.
World number one men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic said cancelling the Games would be “unthinkable”.
The 29-year-old added: “For the moment I’m planning to play. Nothing is changing. But let’s see what happens.”
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Swiss finds new rally partner during his fourth-round match
Stan Wawrinka reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the third time on Sunday. But the World No. 4 did achieve a first in Paris: Playing with a ball kid during the middle of the match.
Wawrinka was looking to stay warm while waiting for Serbian Viktor Troicki to finish receiving treatment from a trainer. His legs were bouncing as he sat impatiently. So he looked behind him to the ball boy.
“I asked him if he was playing tennis. I said, ‘Okay, let’s play’,” Wawrinka said.
The smiling Swiss grabbed a racquet for himself and one for his new hitting partner. To roars from the fans at Philippe Chatrier Court, Wawrinka hit with the left-hander for about a minute.
“He wasn’t afraid to be on the central court. He was a nice kid,” Wawrinka said.
The defending Roland Garros champion and ball boy then shook hands at the net, and Wawrinka got his racquet back. By then, Troicki was ready to play. “I thought it was nice. It was nice for him. It was fun for the audience, and it kept me busy,” Wawrinka said.
Maybe it helped the third seed, too. He went on to defeat Troicki 7-6(5), 6-7(7), 6-3, 6-2 and move into the quarter-finals.
“I was a little bit bored, I was talking to the ball kid. I asked him if he played tennis. I said, ok, let’s play.” pic.twitter.com/oT7ZqsW8ut
— Roland Garros (@rolandgarros) May 29, 2016
Revisit the week that was on the ATP Challenger Tour as we applaud the achievements of those on the rise and look ahead to who’s in action in the week to come
A LOOK BACK
Citta’ Di Vicenza (Vicenza, Italy): Guido Andreozzi of Argentina picked up his second ATP Challenger Tour title of the year by defeating Pere Riba of Spain in the final. The Spaniard was forced to retire with a lower back injury after Andreozzi won the first set 6-0. Andreozzi also prevailed this February at the $50,000 event in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Despite the unfortunate end, this was still Riba’s best week of the year. He arrived in Vicenza having not won a main draw match on the ATP Challenger Tour in 2016.
A LOOK AHEAD
Three Challengers are on the calendar this week, with the illustrious $125,000+H event in Prostejov, Czech Republic, taking top billing. Past champions include former Top 10 players Radek Stepanek, Guillermo Coria and Karol Kucera. All eight seeds are ranked inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, with world No. 50 Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania holding the No. 1 seed and World No. 59 Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic taking the No. 2 seed. Local favourite Jiri Vesely is the No. 3 seed and Inigo Cervantes of Spain is the No. 4 seed.
Other notable names in the draw include former World No. 8 Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, as well as #NextGen stars Karen Khachanov of Russia and Elias Ymer of Sweden. Several ATP Challenger Tour winners this year are also in the draw, including Gastao Elias of Portugal. Andreozzi looks to continue his win streak after Vicenza when he plays No. 5 seed Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia in the opening round.
The popular $50,000+H tournament in Furth, Germany, reaches a notable milestone as it celebrates its 30th year. Three players ranked inside the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings are in the draw, with world No. 72 Malek Jaziri of Tunisia as the No. 1 seed, World No. 93 Taro Daniel of Japan taking the No. 2 seed and No. 3 seed Albert Montanes of Spain holding the No. 3 seed. Thomas Fabbiano of Italy, a winner this March in Shenzhen, China, is the No. 6 seed, while Jozef Kovalik, a winner this April in Napoli, Italy is the No. 8 seed. Another notable name in the draw is Gerard Melzer of Austria, who has won three ATP Challenger Tour titles this year.
Lastly, the grass season kicks off with the $50,000 event in Manchester, England, which returns for the 17th year. Seven of the eight seeds are in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, with Americans Denis Kudla and Rajeev Ram taking the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Local favourite Daniel Evans, a winner of two ATP Challenger Tour events this year is the No. 3 seed. Several other ATP Challenger Tour title winners this year are in the draw, including No. 8 seed Bjorn Fratangelo of the U.S., (Savannah) Mischa Zverev of Germany (Sarasota), Konstantin Kravchuk of Russia (Busan) and James Duckworth of Australia (Bangkok).
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Fourth seeds Murray/Soares fall in third round
Two-time former champions and fifth seeds Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan saved one match point on Sunday to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals.
The Bryans saved the match point at 5/6 in the second-set tie-break en route to beating No. 12 seeds Radek Stepanek and Nenad Zimonjic 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3 in Paris. The Bryans failed to convert three set point opportunities at 6-5 in the second set.
The 2003 and 2013 titlists will now look to improve their 63-15 record at Roland Garros against No. 16 seeds Marcin Matkowski and Leander Paes, who beat this year’s Australian Open champions Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares 7-6(5), 7-6(4) in one hour and 43 minutes.
Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea knocked out Brian Baker and Marcus Daniell 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-1, while 2014 champions Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin overcame Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-4. Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers will face ninth seed Lukasz Kubot and Alexander Peya after a 7-6(3), 6-4 victory over Daniel Nestor and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.