Roger Federer passed an unexpectedly stern test by wild card David Goffin in the fourth round today before making his 32^nd straight quarterfinal at a slam. The Swiss maestro was pushed to the limit in the first two sets before finally seizing the initiative and easing to a 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 victory on Suzanne Lenglen. The World No. 3 said that the match reminded him of playing Pat Rafter here in ’99 when he as a rookie had similarly stunned his senior opponent in the first set before losing in four. Federer now awaits the finish of the 4^th round match between Berdych and Del Potro which was suspended due to bad light late in the evening here. The Argentine had just won the third set to lead by 2 sets to 1 when play was called off. Also suspended was the classic between World no. 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 18^th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round at the French Open. This match had five-setter written all over it and did not disappoint. Tsonga fired himself to a two set lead 6-4, 7-6(8-6) only to be setback 6-3, 6-3 in the next two sets by his Swiss opponent. The Frenchman was a break up at 4-2 in the 5^th when the officials called play off to a collective groan of disappointment from the crowd who were eager to see their home hero cement his place in the last 8. Samantha Stosur also booked her quarterfinal place after a relatively routine straight set win over Sloane Stephens. While the young American did put up a fair fight, Stosur’s experience carried her through the business end of the sets to advance 7-5, 6-4 into the quarterfinal where she will face Dominika Cibulkova.

It was a good Sunday for the Indians at the French Open as the 7th seeded Indian pairing of Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza registered a hard fought win against the all-French pairing of Virginie Razzano and Nicolas Devilder. Bhupathi and Mirza, who would probably pair up to participate in Olympic Games for India, will be pretty satisfied with their effort today. The score line read 7-6(4), 6-3.

The first set was closely fought as the Indian pair got some opportunities to take the early lead but couldn’t capitalise on them. The set eventually made its way through to a tie-break, where the Indian pair edge out their French counterparts 7-4 to take the lead in the match.

The world no.1 and holder of the past three Grand Slams, Novak Djokovic, scored an amazing come from behind victory from 2-sets to love down against the 22nd seeded Italian Andreas Seppi to keep his quest for the 'Novak Slam' alive. For the majority of the match, it seemed as though the Serbian would suffer the same fate as of his WTA counterpart Victoria Azarenka, who was ousted from the French Open earlier in the day. However, the world no.1, despite not being at his best, managed to lift his game when it mattered clawing his way back into the match using his vast experience to scrape past his determined opponent.

Djokovic started off the first set in impeccable form, dictating play with pace and accuracy from both wings as he raced to a 3-0 lead, breaking the Italian in the 2nd game. However, Seppi, who is currently enjoying a career high rank of 25, was not to be denied as he brought the scores level thanks to some solid play. Errors started to flow from Djokovic's racquet with his usually reliable backhand also deserting him. Djokovic gifted another service game at 4-4 courtesy some loose forehands and compromised footwork, allowing the Italian to serve for the set. Novak tried to battle back in the following game but Seppi saved a break point en route to closing out the first set 6-4.

It was day of shocks here at the French Open on day 8 on the red clay as world No.1 Victoria Azarenka was upset by Dominikova Cibulkova in straight sets 6-2, 7-6(4). The top seed struggled to cope with the situation today, let her emotions get the better of her and smashed her racquet in frustration enroute to in a disappointing defeat. Earlier Angelique Kerber staved off the challenge of Croat Petra Martic progressing into the quarterfinals 6-3, 7-5. In the quarters she will face Sara Errani who defeated former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0, 7-5 on Philippe Chatrier to become the first player to book their quarterfinal spot.

The defending champion, Rafael Nadal, who had only lost 9 games prior to Saturday's match at this year's French Open, was given slightly more of a workout by his unheralded Argentine opponent, Eduardo Schwank. Nevertheless, the Spanish Matador simply had too much game for the Argentine as he cruised past his opponent 6-1, 6-3, 6-4. The 192nd ranked Argentine, who did not play a bad match himself, was simply overwhelmed by the 6-time champion's impeccable defense, fine serving and vicious groundstrokes. The first set saw the unseeded Argentine struggling to win points on his serve as Nadal's deep and powerful returns from both wings, especially on second serves, left the Argentine on the back foot right away. Schwank had a much easier time on his serve in the next two sets but was not able to create any sort of impression on the great Spaniard's serve.

It was another mixed day for Indian tennis here at Roland Garros on Saturday. There were just two matches involving Indians, both featuring Olympics bronze medallist Leander Paes. Paes lost the first one, ending India’s hope in men’s doubles category. But he came back to court with considerably greater fervour for the second match to win it comfortably.

Leander Paes had a poor start of the day as he had to face a bitter defeat in the 2^nd round match in the men’s doubles. The scratch team of Paes and Austrian Alexander Peya were completely outplayed by unseeded pairing of Denis Istomin and Mikhail Elgin, going down rather comfortably, 4-6, 1-6. Peya and Paes, playing together for the very first time, showed their inexperience as a pair, playing some poor tennis on the big points late in the first set before capitulating badly in the second set. In contrast, Istomin and Elgin had the ideal day, with even the net cords falling in their favour, consigning the Indo - Austrian pair to defeat.