
Nadal on course for ninth title —
Rafael Nadal cruised into the last 16 at Roland Garros with a straight sets win over Leonardo Mayer.

Murray on brink —
Andy Murray was locked at 7-7 in the deciding fifth set against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany when bad light halted their third round clash.

Monfils might —
Ever the showman. Gael Monfils delighted himself and his French home crowd with a five-set win over Fabio Fognini.

Halep highest —
Fourth-ranked Simona Halep is the highest seeded woman left in the draw as she reached the last 16 and a clash with Sloane Stephens.

Consistent Sloane —
Sloane Stephens reached the last 16 of a grand slam for the sixth straight time with a straight sets win over Ekaterina Makarova. She will play Halep in the fourth round.

Experience counts —
Sealed with a kiss. Svetlana Kuznetsova (right) put out fifth seed Petra Kvitova in a third round clash at Roland Garros.