Lethargic at times and brooding at others, Andy Murray worked his way into the French Open quarterfinals by coming back to beat Victor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 yesterday in a match that started a day earlier.
Fourth seed Andy Murray hopes to have recovered from an ankle injury in time to face Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the French Open fourth round on Monday when Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova are also in action.
Roger Federer set another grand slam record yesterday, extending his quarterfinal streak at major tournaments to 28 with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 victory over Olympic gold medal doubles partner Stanislas Wawrinka at the French Open.
The sledgehammer groundstrokes of Juan Martin del Potro will provide the ultimate test of Novak Djokovic's armor-plated confidence in the most eagerly anticipated match of the French Open so far later today.
Novak Djokovic continued his challenge for a first French Open title after Romania's Victor Hanescu pulled out of their second-round match with the Serb leading 6-4 6-1 2-3.
World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki showed no respect for her elders at the French Open on Monday, crushing Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm - a woman twice her age - 6-0, 6-2 in the first round.