French Open day four: Rafael Nadal’s brilliant streak as No 2, Sara Errani unimpressed by Kiki Bertens’ ‘joke’

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We look back at day four at the French Open as Serena Williams was forced to pull out ahead of her second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion came into the tournament nursing an Achilles injury she picked up during her semi-final defeat at the US Open earlier this month.

Meanwhile, 12-time champion Rafael Nadal laid down a marker with a thumping 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 win over Mackenzie McDonald.

Picture of the day

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Norway’s Casper Ruud took a tumble on his way to beating Tommy Paul (Michel Euler/AP)

Stat(s) of the day

Smash of the day

Yulia Putintseva’s win over Nadia Podoroska wasn’t all plain sailing.

Quote of the day

“I don’t like when somebody is joking on you. She played an amazing match, but I don’t like the situation.” – Sara Errani was unimpressed by the conduct of Kiki Bertens

Match of the day

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Alexander Zverev had to work hard for his place in round three (Christophe Ena/AP)

Sixth seed Alexander Zverev is no stranger to a five-set marathon and he came through another to squeeze past Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert.

The German, runner up to Dominic Thiem at the US Open earlier this month, won 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4.

Fallen seeds

Women: Serena Williams (6)
Men: John Isner (21), Benoit Paire (23)

Up next

Novak Djokovic and Stephanos Tsitsipas headline on Chatrier while former champion Garbine Muguruza faces Kristyna Pliskova on Suzanne Lenglen.

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