One year ago, Juan Martin del Potro fell in the third round at Roland Garros against No. 1 seed Andy Murray. The Argentine, then No. 30 in the ATP Rankings, was still working his way back from multiple wrist surgeries, so winning a couple matches in his first appearance on the terre battue since 2012 was a positive step. But one year later, things have changed in a massive way. Del Potro is the No. 5 seed in Paris, and on Saturday he cruised into the Round of 16 with a 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 victory against 2017 Monte-Carlo finalist Albert Ramos-Vinolas. "After the first set, I took the control of the game. I played [at a] high level most of...
Kevin Anderson had been 0-10 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 quarter-finals before breaking through for his first semi-final in Madrid this year. Now, the South African has a chance to break another streak, but at Roland Garros. Anderson defeated German Mischa Zverev 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-6(4) on Saturday to advance to the Round of 16 in Paris. In the fourth round, against Argentine Diego Schwartzman, he will look to make the quarter-finals on the terre battue for the first time in four attempts (0-3). "Today was a tough match for me. I felt for a lot of the match I was in pretty good control. From a stats standpoint, I think I was able to win quite a few...
Watch highlights as Kei Nishikori eliminates a Frenchman for the third consecutive round at 2018 Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev comes back from the brink at 2018 Roland Garros to defeat Damir Dzumhur in a five-set thriller in the third round. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Watch highlights as Fernando Verdasco defeats Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to shock the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion in the third round at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo Credit: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images