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10.46am BST
Excellent from Zidansek, rattling through an easy hold, but then Cirstea does likewise and we might be just moving to that elusive point of both players playing well at the same time; if Zidansek can muster one more hold, we’ll get to examine that premise in a breaker. Zidansek 5-6 Cirstea
10.41am BST
Cirstea holds to 30 – Zidansek is getting closer – but in 90 seconds she’ll serve under pressure, and who knows how that’ll pan out? Zidansek 4-5 Cirstea
10.39am BST
Looking down the rest of the day’s play, Tsitsipas v Carreno Busta stands out – as does any match featuring the Greek musketeer – but Azarenka v Pavlyuchenvoka and Serena v Rybakina could also be good.
10.31am BST
Zidansek and Cirstea are at different stages of their careers, the former 23 and the latter 31. But they’re a really good match for each other based on what we’ve seen so far, with Cirstea looking to have settled faster – she’s hitting beautifully from the back and showing decent enterprise at the net. Zidansek 3-4 Cirstea
10.25am BST
Chatrier
Azarenka [15] v Pavlyuchenkova [31]
10.22am BST
Tamara Zidansek and Sorana Cirstea – both unseeded – swapped breaks in the first two games of their fourth-round match before Cirstea held. I’ve seen a fair of both over the last week, and really like how both have played, Zidansek especially – she’s dismissed Bianca Andreescu, the number six seed, and Katerina Siniakova, while Cirstea has ejected Johanna Konta and Daria Kasatkina. In other words, this should be good, and in the time I sopent writing the above, Zidansek held convincingly. Zidansek 2-2 Cirstea
10.18am BST
Morning all! We’re already underway on Lenglen, so let’s discuss what we’ve got coming up today in the course of enjoying our first match. On y va!