French Open: Andy Murray calls out ATP as Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner spark 'worry'

You can recap yesterday's action on this page but today's live blog will cover all the latest news, scores and updates from the French Open with Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner all to play.

Alexander Zverev has explained his shift in mentality and why he now keeps calm on the court.

“I think it comes maybe with age,” he said after beating Tallon Griekspoor at the French Open. “It comes with maturity. Also, I told myself I want to become a different type of player and different type of role model as well in a way. I don’t break rackets anymore. I barely get warnings.

“But it’s something that I kind of had this conversation with myself, and I realized that I don’t do any good to myself and especially to people and kids watching.

"I’m glad it’s working out. I worked on myself quite a lot in that department because, obviously, tennis is a very mental game. I’m happy that the improvements have kind of shown on the court.”

Coco Gauff has explained what she learned from watching 24-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

“For me, returns were something I was working on a lot because my return-made percentage honestly used to be really, really bad like a couple years ago. I’d be curious to look at those stats,” she explained to the official WTA website.

“One thing I learned from Serena, she would spend probably like an hour sometimes literally just hitting returns.

“I took inspiration from that because that’s the first part of the point. I think the average rally is like four or five balls. The first two balls are really important.”

Daniil Medvedev has given an amusing answer when being quizzed on his match being interrupted by a pigeon that crashed onto the clay after flying into the roof.

"In this moment it was really good for me because in Grand Slams you have less time on the bench," the former world No. 1 said.

"I think it's 1:15. Where in ATP tournaments it's 1:30. It's just 15 seconds, but throughout the five sets you can feel [the difference in] this 15 seconds."

Alexander Zverev has pulled off a great escape from a double break down in the fifth set to beat world No.25 Tallon Griekspoor.

The German dropped the first and fourth sets and looked to be heading for a shock exit.

But he broke back twice in the decider before winning the tiebreak 10-3.

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Andy Murray has pulled out of Surbiton Trophy next week.

He said: “I think it is unlikely but also I don’t feel like I am letting the tournament down by that. I was asked to enter the tournament because the LTA want to use the wildcards for guys that need them. So they asked if I could enter. I said it was unlikely that I was going to play.”

Dan Evans has defended French Open spectators after they came under fire from several players for being too rowdy.

"I'm surprised at the reaction of some players to the crowd," Evans told The Times. "We have to be careful what we are saying about the spectators and asking them not to drink or get too excited. They will start thinking, 'What's the point?'

"The atmosphere here is one of the best. They are passionate and go crazy for this. There are kids everywhere loving tennis. Now we are telling them to stop.

"The spectators pay hard-earned money to come here, and for some players to tell them to stop being so loud... come on, this is sport. We want the crowd to be into it. To call them hooligans is just laughable."

Alexander Zverev has clawed his way back from a set down against No 26 seed Tallon Griekspoor.

Daniil Medvedev has one foot in the fourth round as he leads Tomas Machac 7-6(4), 7-5.

All play on the outside courts is suspended due to the rain.

Aryna Sabalenka claimed that it is "tough" to face your best friend at Grand Slams, having defeated close pal Paula Badosa 7-5, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier.

She trailed 5-3 in the first set but racked up eight straight games to advance to the fourth round.

“It’s tough to play your best friend," Sabalenka reflected. "She’s an incredible player coming back after injury. She’s gonna be back at the top very soon. It’s very tough.

"But we know how to separate things. On court we’re opponents. I’m trying not to watch on the other side. I’m just trying to focus on myself and bring my best game. It’s tough matches against her."

The rain continues to fall in Paris and is causing heavy disruption to the outside courts, even though those inside are flying through their matches.

Several singles matches are being moved to smaller courts to try and get them played before more rain is expected to fall later today.

No play outside is expected before 3.00pm, however.

Iga Swiatek will take some stopping as she aims for a third consecutive French Open crown, having defeated Marie Bouzkova in the third round yesterday.

And she believes that two stars in action today, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka, are the two toughest opponents she can face in Paris.

“Well, I think Elena and Aryna just because they are also consistent and they are improving kind of with me I feel," Swiatek explained when asked who she would prefer not to face.

"So, yeah, there are other players obviously doing that, but there is some rivalry between us, so yeah. I guess Ons (Jabeur) it was always tricky. You had to really think on the court and adjust a bit more.”

2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has qualified for the fourth round after a 6-4 6-2 over Elise Mertens.

Despite playing just four matches in the last month she has returned to form and is a contender to usurp Iga Swiatek.

However, rain has caused outside courts to suspend play once again, with no matches to resume before 2.30pm.

Andrey Rublev believes that he "crossed a line" during his French Open meltdown against Matteo Arnaldi yesterday.

Rublev smashed his racket on several occasions and screamed on the court as he exited the second Grand Slam of the year, as John McEnroe gave his thoughts on the incident.

“Whether or not he crossed a line is irrelevant at this point,” McEnroe said on Eurosport commentary. “I don’t think he crossed a line; he crossed a line for himself.

“Take it from someone who knows about going crazy, if you’re going to go crazy, you’ve got to know when you’ve got to pull back so you can keep your focus and concentration, and play well.

"If it’s helping you, which it often did with me, you keep doing it until they say ‘One more and you’re out’. If it’s not helping, you’ve got to go to a plan B."

Stefanos Tsitsipas appears to have changed his mind about competing in the Paris Olympics mixed doubles this summer.

He had successfully played with Maria Sakkari at the United Cup, but she claimed that Tsitsipas' focus was on the men's doubles with his younger brother Petros.

However, Stefanos suggested otherwise after his third-round win at the French Open and would play in all three events, according to Tennis Majors.

John McEnroe noted Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Alcaraz's coach, for repeated outbursts during his player's French Open third-round victory over Sebastian Korda.

McEnroe had been commentating on the match for Eurosport when he noticed several outbursts and chatter coming from Alcaraz's box.

"Never heard a coach I don't think... Maybe (Stefanos) Tsitsipas' old man but there's a lot of talking going on," McEnroe said.

Stefanos Tsitsipas replied "because of love" when asked why he was playing in the French Open mixed doubles this year.

He is competing with his girlfriend and fellow professional Paula Badosa, after the two recently got back together before the tournament.

Tsitipas is competing in all three possible competitions at Roland Garros, but was clear in why he was participating in the singles, mixed and men's doubles.

"Well, it's all because of love," he said. "Yeah, it is if you think about it... On both sides. It all has to do with love and getting to combine love and tennis is quite exceptional."

As the Champions League final is contested between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund tonight, minds will be cast back to Fabio Fognini's attempt to attend football's showpiece last year.

Fognini flew to Istanbul to watch Manchester City complete the treble, but failed to inform Wimbledon chiefs of his change in schedule.

He was absent when drug testers turned up at his home, risking punishment, but avoided any ban for his unscheduled trip to Turkey.

Novak Djokovic headlines another exciting day of French Open action...

Court Philippe Chatrier - From 11.00am

Elise Mertens (25) v Elena Rybakina (4)

Paula Badosa v Aryna Sabalenka (2)

Alexander Zverev (4) v Tallon Griekspoor (26)

From 19:15

Novak Djokovic (1) v Lorenzo Musetti (30)

Court Suzanne Lenglen - From 10.00am

Varvara Gracheva v Irina-Camelia Begu

Ben Shelton (15) v Felix Auger-Aliassime (21)

Tomas Machac v Daniil Medvedev (5)

Madison Keys (14) v Emma Navarro (22)

From 16:00

Tomas Martin Etcheverry (28) v Casper Ruud (7)

Court Simonne Mathieu - From 10.00am

Qinwen Zheng (7) v Elina Avanesyan

Hubert Hurkacz (8) v Denis Shapovalov

Bianca Andreescu v Jasmine Paolini (12)

Jozef Kovalik v Holger Rune (13)

Taylor Fritz (12) v Thanasi Kokkinakis

Court 14 - From 10:00am

Alex de Minaur (11) v Jan-Lennard Struff

Zizou Bergs v Grigor Dimitrov (10)

Elina Svitolina (15) v Ana Bogdan

Francisco Cerundolo (23) v Tommy Paul (14)

Three-time French Open champion Mats Wilander has admitted to "worrying" about the amount of injuries the new generation of stars are picking up.

Both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have struggled with their fitness coming into Roland Garros, with Wilander suggesting that changes are necessary to help players.

"It seems like the younger generation is getting more and more injured," Wilander told Eurosport. "I think that Carlos is right, the game is faster, it's more explosive.

"When you watch Jannik Sinner play and the way that he moves on a clay court, it looks pretty smooth. But they're going into splits and they're sliding on the side of their feet, then you add the heavy tennis balls for the arm, for Carlos Alcaraz.

"You would think one day that the ATP and the WTA would say, 'you know what, we're gonna play with the same tennis ball on every surface or in every tournament', at least on the same surface.

"But it's worrying, it's definitely worrying. Of course, we've gotten used to Rafael Nadal and he was maybe one of the more explosive, more physically demanding players that we've ever had, but Alcaraz and Sinner - physically very demanding ways of playing tennis. So it's worrying."

Andy Murray has asked the ATP Tour to send officials to talk about Alexander Zverev's ongoing trial, rather than players at the French Open.

Zverev's trial started on Friday after being accused of physically assaulting an ex-girlfriend who is the mother of his child, which he denies and contested a penalty order.

And Murray felt that players should not be the ones discussing the matter at the second Grand Slam of the year.

“You know, the players shouldn't be the ones that are coming in here making comment on it," he said. "It's the ATP who should make the decision and make the, you know, the policy for what that would look like.”

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