Hot favourite Simona Halep was stunned by the only remaining teenager in the women's draw at the French Open, as Nadal cruised past his biggest fan in straight sets.
Alexander Zverev revealed he played with fever and breathing difficulties following his loss to Italian Jannik Sinner at the French Open.Rafael Nadal beat Sebastian Korda, who named his cat after the 12-time winnerSixth seed Zverev was seen coughing on court and admitted he "should not have played" after a 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 defeat by teenager Sinner."Yeah, what can I say? I'm completely sick. I can't really breathe, as you can hear by my voice.
US Open champion Dominic Thiem survived a scare as he edged out French wildcard Hugo Gaston 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3. "If he continues like this he's gonna be a huge player and give this stadium a lot of joy. I'm lucky I made it through today."Simona Halep's 17-match winning run came to a crashing halt.
Swiatek, the only teenager who reached the fourth round, avenged a crushing defeat by Halep at the same stage last year.
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