Summary

  1. Goodbyepublished at 22:34 BST 2 June

    Mensik 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7-3) Fonseca

    Thank you for your company on a long day of French Open quarter-final action - and we'll do it all again tomorrow!

    Our live text and radio coverage on Wednesday will begin with world number one Aryna Sabalenka's quarter-final against Diana Shnaider.

    Hope you can join us again then!

  2. 'I knew it would be a tough one'published at 22:32 BST 2 June

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    Jakub Mensik, speaking to the court after beating Joao Fonseca to reach the French Open semi-finals: "Joao is a great guy and a great competitior. Before the match, I knew it would be a tough one.

    "We started a little nervous. At the end of the match, there were some incredible shots and I am super happy I was the one who came back. I managed to stay focused and keep fighting until the end.

    "It was really tough to stay focused until the end and I had match points, I am really happy that I managed to come back in the tie-break and move my game a little bit forward."

  3. Wednesday's order of playpublished at 22:30 BST 2 June

    Before those quotes from Jakub Mensik, here's the schedule for Wednesday's batch of quarter-finals, which will all be played on Court Philippe Chatrier.

    Play gets under way at 10:00 BST.

    Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka will be second on court against Diana Shnaider, while the night session from about 19:15 BST is an all-Italian match-up between Matteo Berrettini and Matteo Arnaldi.

    • Anna Kalinskaya v Maja Chwalinska (women's QF)
    • Aryna Sabalenka v Diana Shnaider (women's QF)
    • Felix Auger-Aliassime v Flavio Cobolli (men's QF)
    • Matteo Berrettini v Matteo Arnaldi (men's QF)
  4. Postpublished at 22:26 BST 2 June

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    The list of male Czech players to have reached a Grand Slam semi-final in the 21st century:

    • Jiri Novak
    • Tomas Berdych
    • Jakub Mensik
  5. Postpublished at 22:22 BST 2 June

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    We'll have some quotes from Jakub Mensik shortly. He's speaking on court after his quarter-final victory.

    A word for Joao Fonseca, who has come of age in this tournament.

    His third-round win over Novak Djokovic will live long in the memory and he'll be around at the top of the sport for a while to come.

  6. Postpublished at 22:21 BST 2 June

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    Naomi Broady
    Former British player on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a win, what a match. That was one of the highest quality matches. That was an incredible level of tennis and what we like to see. How dangerous is Mensik?

  7. Mensik into semi-finalspublished at 22:21 BST 2 June

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    A warm embrace between the two players at the net at the end of the match.

    It'll go down in the books as a straight-set win, but the scoreline doesn't quite do it justice.

    An exceptional watch and, as I said earlier, we'll hopefully enjoy plenty more battles between these two in the future.

  8. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Mensikpublished at 22:18 BST 2 June
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    Jakub Mensik is a French Open semi-finalist!

    At the seventh time of asking, the Czech 26th seed gets over the line.

    He'll play second seed Alexander Zverev for a place in the final.

  9. Three more match points for Mensikpublished at 22:17 BST 2 June

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    He's already had six match points, now Jakub Mensik has three more to win this quarter-final in straight sets.

  10. Tie-breakpublished at 22:15 BST 2 June

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    A big ace from Jakub Mensik makes it 4-1 in favour of the Czech.

    Joao Fonseca responds and they change ends with just the one mini break the difference.

  11. Tie-breakpublished at 22:14 BST 2 June

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    How the heck has Jakub Mensik got to that?! Somehow he finds enough energy to get to the net and tap a shot back over for a winner.

    That's the first mini-break, although Joao Fonseca is on the board from his second service point.

  12. Fonseca holds to force tie-breakpublished at 22:12 BST 2 June

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    Joao Fonseca saves SIX match points to take the third set into a tie-break.

    Wow, wow, wow.

    Seven points is the target.

    FonsecaImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 22:10 BST 2 June

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    One thing's for sure - I think we're all going to enjoy watching these two battle it out on the court over the next 15 years.

  14. Fonseca saves sixth match pointpublished at 22:10 BST 2 June

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    Forehand winner.

    We go on.

  15. Match point Mensikpublished at 22:09 BST 2 June

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    A sixth match point.

  16. Postpublished at 22:08 BST 2 June

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    Now Joao Fonseca has a game point but finds the net with a forehand.

    Back to deuce.

    Gripping.

    FonsecaImage source, Getty Images
  17. Fonseca saves fifth match pointpublished at 22:07 BST 2 June

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    Forehand winner.

    Five match points have been and gone.

  18. Match point Mensikpublished at 22:06 BST 2 June

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    Joao Fonseca wide with the backhand.

    A fifth match point for Jakub Mensik.

    What a set of tennis this has been.

    MensikImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 22:06 BST 2 June

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    Naomi Broady
    Former British player on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It might be a predominantly Fonseca crowd but even this is too much for them.

  20. Fonseca saves match pointpublished at 22:05 BST 2 June

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    Serve and volley! Outstanding.