Gallery: The story from day seven at the 2018 French Open
Here’s our pictorial from the first Saturday of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros.
Fabio Fognini blending in with the red clay.
His opponent Kyle Edmund took a tumble during their match.
Edmund in some bother.
But the trainer sorted him quickly and he battled on before going down in five sets to Fognini.
The red dirt leaving its mark on Garbine Muguruza.
The Spaniard, though, eased into the next round with victory over Sam Stosur.
Anett Kontaveit claimed the big scalp of Petra Kvitova with two tie-breakers.
Sloane Stephens also had a battle on her hands, but she eventually got the better of Carmila Giorgi.
Maria Sharapova was in a hurry as she beat Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 6-1.
A general view of Philippe-Chatrier.
The Rafael Nadal show continues as he reached the last 16 with a three-set win over Richard Gasquet.
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