French Open day 11: Andrey Rublev’s feathery touch, Iga Swiatek forgets how old she is

Marin Cilic reached the French Open semi-finals at Roland Garros for the first time at the age of 33 after the Croatian beat seventh seed Andrey Rublev.
He will face Norway’s Casper Ruud after the eighth seed edged past Danish teenager Holger Rune in four sets.
World number one Iga Swiatek swept past Jessica Pegula to set up a clash with another first-time grand slam semi-finalist, Daria Kasatkina of Russia.
Here is a look back at day 11 at the French Open.
Picture of the day
Shot of the day
This feathery touch from @AndreyRublev97 is our Shot of the Day by @oppo ✨#RolandGarros | #InspirationAhead pic.twitter.com/89iF7B8Thb
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2022
Quote of the day
Tweet of the day
If @RafaelNadal wins the French Open again he should get to keep Roland Garros.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 1, 2022
Stat of the day
Longest win streaks, women’s singles, since 2000:
Venus Williams 35 (2000)
Serena Williams 34 (2013)
Iga Swiatek 33 (2022)Can *anyone* beat her?
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 1, 2022
Age old problems
“I forgot how old I am.”
Relatable content from the world No.1 #RolandGarros | @iga_swiatek pic.twitter.com/ojROLYwOaX
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2022
It was Swiatek’s 21st birthday on Tuesday, but the absent-minded top seed scribbled 22 on the camera.
Brit watch
Powering into #RolandGarros SFs#BackTheBrits pic.twitter.com/WRrpGdzQdC
— LTA (@the_LTA) June 1, 2022
Alfie Hewett is through to the last four in the men’s wheelchairs but Gordon Reid was beaten in straight sets by Tokito Oda of Japan.
Fallen seeds
Women: Jessica Pegula (11), Veronika Kudermetova (29).
Men: Andrey Rublev (7).
Up next
Final 4️⃣
Swiatek v Kasatkina
Trevisan v Gauff #RolandGarros— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 1, 2022
The women’s semi-finals take centre stage, with American teenager Gauff facing Italy’s Martina Trevisan in the second semi.
Latest
-
Tennis News
John McEnroe names player who could make next Laver Cup a ‘different story’
John McEnroe admits next year’s Laver Cup could be a “different story” after Team World’s crushing victory.
-
Tennis News
Roger Federer reveals his dream Laver Cup doubles pairing for 2024
Federer wants to see Djokovic and Alcaraz play on the same Team Europe in Berlin next year.
-
Tennis News
Muted end to a flat Laver Cup as next year’s host city is revealed
Team World beat Team Europe 13-2 to win a one-sided Laver Cup.
-
Tennis News
Casper Ruud makes honest confession about Laver Cup victory
Casper Ruud has special inspiration at the Laver Cup.
-
Tennis News
ATP Race to Turin set to heat up in Beijing as Jannik Sinner seeks Finals debut
Jannik Sinner will be trading Milan’s catwalks for Beijing’s hard courts.
-
ATP Tour
Timeline of when Carlos Alcaraz could take Novak Djokovic’s No 1 ranking
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are ready to battle it out for the prized year-end world No 1 ranking.
-
Tennis News
Elena Rybakina hits out at WTA over Japan Open draw changes
Elena Rybakina misses out on first roun bye due to WTA experiment.
-
Tennis News
Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff’s US Open prize money sparks fresh equal pay debate
Novak Djokovic was paid $2,730 per minute for his record-breaking 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open earlier this month.
-
News
Maria Sakkari reveals how tearful US Open exit became an inspiration
Maria Sakkari says that the love and support she received from fans and even colleagues after her US Open exit helped inspire her.