French Open 2024 LIVE: Zverev, De Minaur, Andreeva, Sabalenka, - scores, radio and live text (2024)

Live Reporting

Michael Emons, Marissa Thomas and Paul Battison

  1. Thanks and goodbyepublished at 22:45 5 June

    22:45 5 June

    That's all for this live page today.

    Thanks for joining us and hope you can be back with us on Thursday. Tomorrow is women's singles semi-finals day. Should be a great day.

  2. 'If I'm winning, I'm happy'published at 22:44 5 June

    22:44 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 De Minaur

    Alexander Zverev on long rallies and long matches: "I have a coach who's my father who couldn't care less how I feel on the practice court.

    "Since I was three years old, it was run here, run there, run for four hours straight. He sometimes forgets I'm 2m tall and can hit a serve 230km an hour.

    "I wish I would be more aggressive sometimes, but if I'm winning, I'm happy."

  3. 'I like to work to my absolute limit' - Zverevpublished at 22:39 5 June

    22:39 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 De Minaur

    Fourth seed Alexander Zverev after beating Alex de Minaur to reach French Open semi-finals: "Everybody in the press keeps asking me what I do for recovery and the answer is very simple - you don't recover after matches, you recover in the off-season.

    "I have the mindset you have to work harder than everyone else to be the best player. I like to work to my absolute limit. If I do that then playing five sets all of a sudden is not that difficult

    "I've been doing that over many years and I'm happy to be in another semi-final. Hopefully I can win one."

  4. Game, set and match - Zverevpublished at 22:31 5 June

    22:31 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 De Minaur

    For the fourth year in a row, Alexander Zverev has got himself into the semi-finals of the French Open. It took two hours 59 minutes and Alex de Minaur gave it everything he had, but it was not enough today.

    Zverev has lost in the final four in each of the past three years at Roland Garros and seventh seed Casper Ruud, who had the round off because of Novak Djokovic's knee injury, is his opponent.

  5. Postpublished at 22:29 5 June

    22:29 5 June

    Alexander Zverev was two points away from victory in the last game and lost his serve. He's once more two points from the win, 30-30 on the De Minaur serve.

  6. Postpublished at 22:27 5 June

    22:27 5 June

    Jonathan Jurejko
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    For the second night running, the players are made to wait on the baseline as Chatrier enjoys a lengthy Mexican Wave.

    Think there were just the four laps tonight.

    Great to see the crowd having fun - and keeping warm in the process as the temperatures cool.

  7. Postpublished at 22:26 5 June

    22:26 5 June

    A Mexican Wave is what nobody wants or needs now, but that's what we've got. It's 11.26pm local time.

  8. De Minaur breaks to stay in the matchpublished at 22:24 5 June

    22:24 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 5-4 De Minaur*

    We're back on serve in the third set after some excellent defence at the net from De Minaur. Zverev was two points away from the finish line but couldn't hold on to his serve and the Australian stays in it.

  9. Postpublished at 22:24 5 June

    22:24 5 June

    De Minaur, as you'd expect, is still chasing and fighting for everything. Zverev goes long and that's a break point for De Minaur. It's now or never.

  10. Postpublished at 22:23 5 June

    22:23 5 June

    Zverev hustles his way to the next two points though, outlasting De Minaur in a 21-shot baseline rally for 30-30, Zverev two points from the semis.

  11. Postpublished at 22:21 5 June

    22:21 5 June

    A twist to come? A fifth double fault from Zverev leaves it at 0-30. De Minaur still in this.

  12. Postpublished at 22:20 5 June

    22:20 5 June

    *Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 5-3 De Minaur

    De Minaur holds but now comes the tough part as he must break Alexander Zverev's serve or he is out of the tournament.

  13. Zverev saves break point to holdpublished at 22:16 5 June

    22:16 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 5-2 De Minaur*

    Alexander Zverev volleys his way to the hold after fending off an earlier break point and the German needs just one more game now.

  14. Postpublished at 22:14 5 June

    22:14 5 June

    *Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 4-2 De Minaur

    Zverev saves the break point though, again showing great reflexes at the net to block an attempted passing shot, back to deuce.

  15. Postpublished at 22:14 5 June

    22:14 5 June

    *Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 4-2 De Minaur

    Alex de Minaur is still fighting though, just as he has been all match. He's got a break point for an immediate break back, 30-40.

  16. Postpublished at 22:10 5 June

    22:10 5 June

    *Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 4-2 De Minaur

    Naomi Broady
    British player on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a shame. Two of those double faults have come at the worst moment. He has a serious amount of work to do now.

  17. Zverev breakspublished at 22:08 5 June

    22:08 5 June

    *Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 4-2 De Minaur

    A huge groan as Alex de Minaur produces a double fault at break-point down and that takes Zverev two sets and a break of serve ahead.

    Two holds for the German from here on and he's in the semi-finals for a fourth successive year.

  18. Postpublished at 22:08 5 June

    22:08 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 3-2 De Minaur*

    This could be the game for Zverev. He has two break points at 15-40.

  19. Postpublished at 22:05 5 June

    22:05 5 June

    Zverev 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 3-2 De Minaur*

    A second ace from Zverev in this set helps him to a hold to 15 to keep the pressure on the Australian, who knows any bad service game from now on could be decisive in this contest.

French Open 2024 LIVE: Zverev, De Minaur,  Andreeva, Sabalenka,  - scores, radio and live text (2024)

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