British duo Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are through to the French Open men’s doubles final for the first time after coming through a final set tie-break on Court-Suzanne Lenglen.

Meanwhile, Alfie Hewett came through a marathon semi-final against Gustavo Fernandez to reach his fifth career final in Paris.

Salisbury and Skuspki came back from a set down and then trailed 5-3 in the decider against American ninth seeds Evan King and Christian Harrison, before turning the match around to win 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6 (10-7) in two hours and 43 minutes.

Harrison had the chance to serve for the match with a 5-3 lead in the final set and also had a 6-3 advantage in the tie-break but nerves got the better of them. The Brits stayed positive and capitalised on some poor serving and a mounting error-count late in the breaker to make their own history in Paris.

They are the first British players to reach the men’s doubles final in Paris since 1936.

The Brits are set to face fifth seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, which is scheduled for Saturday.

Britain's Hannah Klugman also made it through to the girls' singles final - read more here.

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Hewett had to be at his very best to defeat fourth seed Fernandez 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(12-10) in two hours and 46 minutes to book a spot in the final.

The British No.1 had to come back from 5-3 down in the final set and faced match point in the tie-break but came through in the big moments to continue his pursuit of a fourth singles title at Roland Garros.

The 10-time Grand Slam singles champion will take on world No.1 Tokito Oda in the final after the Japanese star beat Martin de la Puente in straight sets.

Hewett and Gordon Reid were scheduled to play the men’s doubles final later, but the match is now set to be rescheduled.

British No.1 Alfie Hewett has defeated British No.2 Gordon Reid in the wheelchair men's singles quarter-final for the third year running.

The three-time Roland Garros champion took an hour and a half to defeat his doubles partner 6-2, 6-4. He'll face fourth seed Gustavo Fernandez in the semi-final.

Hewett and Reid then punched their ticket to a historic sixth consecutive Roland Garros final after defeating Takuya Miki and Casey Ratzlaff 6-2, 6-3. They'll be playing their fifth title on the Parisian clay.

Andy Lapthorne has bowed out in his two semi-finals. He lost 6-4, 6-4 to top seed Niels Vink in the singles while he and partner Sam Schroder were defeated 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 in the doubles to Ahmet Kaplan and Donald Ramphadi.

British clash sends Hewett to the semi-finals

Going into the match, Hewett led the head-to-head 32-14 as the pair faced each other for the eighth time in a Grand Slam.

The world No.2 proved his worth as he converted two of the three break points he faced to quickly take the first set. Reid picked up his level going into the second set, but in the final game of the match, Hewett got the deciding break to seal the win.

The British No.1 has now made the semi-finals in eight of his nine appearances at the tournament.

British top seeds sail through to the final

The five-time Roland Garros champions calmly fought off any threats from Miki and Ratzlaff as they made it through their semi-final match in straight sets. 

It wasn't long before Hewett and Reid found their rhythm on court, converting four of their eight break point opportunities and taking the opening set in just 35 minutes.

The Brits came out fighting in the second set, quickly taking an early 4-0 lead. They held their nerve to fend off a counterattack from the American Japanese duo and a final ace down the line from Reid secured the victory.

Lapthorne defeated in singles and doubles

Lapthorne put up a strong fight against world No.1 Vink in the semi-finals of the quad singles, coming from 3-2 down to lead the second set 4-3, but the world No.5 was unable to sustain his attack as top seed Vink progressed to Saturday’s final.

The top-ranked British quad player later returned to court to pair Sam Scroder where the reigning Australian Open champions had high hopes of reaching back-to-back Grand Slam quad doubles finals.

After making a slow start against Ahmet Kaplan and Donald Ramphadi, Lapthorne and Schroder got themselves back into the match and led the deciding match tie-break 3-0, only for their oppoents to wrestle the advantage away and take the win.

Luke Johnson and Sander Arends lost out in the men’s doubles quarter-final 4-6, 6-3, 2-6 against sixteenth seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Neal Skupski and partner Desirae Krawczyk missed out on a spot in the mixed doubles final after falling short in a tight battle against American fourth seeds Evan King and Taylor Townsend, 3-6, 7-6(2), 12-10.

Andy Lapthorne is through to the quad singles semi-final in Paris first the first time in four years after winning his opening match 7-5, 7-5 against Canada’s Robert Shaw.

While, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid came through a rollercoaster match against Alexander Cataldo and Sergei Lysov 6-1, 4-6, 10-4.

Johnson bows out in quarter-finals

Johnson and Arends gave a valiant effort under the closed roof on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, but it wasn’t to be as they missed out on a place in the semi-finals.

After going a decisive early break down in the first set, the British Dutch pair picked up the level in the second, eventually picking up a key point on their opponent’s serve.

However, Johnson and Arends struggled to keep the mistakes at bay in the final set and the sixteenth seeds ran away with it to wrap up the match in two hours.

Skupski and Krawcyzk narrowly miss out on mixed final

Britain's Skupski and America's Krawcyzk were bidding to make it back-to-back mixed doubles finals in Paris but fell short in a hard-fought battle against fourth seeds Townsend and King.

With the scoreboard locked at one set apiece and neither separating the two teams, it was the all-American duo who made the better start in the match tie-break as they sprinted out to a 5-0 lead. However, the 2024 runners-up soon sparked alive, stringing together five consecutive points to break the momentum of Townsend and King.

With victory on the line and three match points in sight for Skupski and Krawcyzk, another twist in the match saw the Americans comfortably bat away all three before going on to close out the match themselves at the second time of asking.

Lapthorne secures his place in the semis

Lapthorne battled through for just under two hours in a closely fought match against the world No.8. The Brit was able to edge in front when it mattered most, even fighting back from 4-1 down in the second set to take the win.

The British No.1 will now face the Dutch top seed Niels Vink in the semi-finals.

Hewett and Reid escape early upset to reach doubles semi-final

The defending champions and 22-time Grand Slam winners showed exactly why they are the top seeds in the tournament as they raced through the opening set in just 24 minutes.

However, the were soon brought back down to earth as the first-time partnership of  Cataldo and Lysov opened up a 5-2 lead on their way to levelling the scoreboard.

Hewett and Reid soon refoused and produced some high percentage tennis at the start of the match tie-break to secure a comfortable lead before punching their ticket to the semi-finals in an hour and 19 minutes.

They will now take on Takuya Miki and Casey Ratzlaff in a bid to reach the final.

Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are through to the Roland Garros men's doubles semi-finals for the first time in their careers.

The Lexus GB Davis Cup stars came back from a set down to defeat Matthew Ebden and John Peers 7-6(4), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours and 37 minutes.

Meanwhile, Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara lost out in the quarter-final to American duo Evan King and Christian Harrison. 

In wheelchair tennis action, Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid will face each other in the quarter-finals for the second successive year at Roland Garros after winning their first round matches.

British pair dug deep to pull back a quarter-finals win

Salisbury and Skupski were facing an uphill battle at a set down against the Australian team, but the Brits picked up the level to turn the match around.

A decisive break at 4-4 in the second set gave them the breakthrough needed to swing momentum in their favour. From there, the Brits won three of their opponent's next four service games for a 4-1 lead in the third before going on to serve out a landmark win.

The pair missed out on a clash with fellow Brit Patten and his partner Heliovaara, and will instead face ninth seeds King and Harrison.

The two-time Grand Slam champions Patten and Heliovaara were defeated 6-3, 6-4 in just under an hour in their quarter-final match against the Americans.

Skupski will face King in another semi-final as he and Desirae Krawczyk will take on American fourth seeds King and Taylor Townsend in the mixed doubles.

The pair are bidding to make their second consecutive final after they won 6-3, 6-4 in their quarter-final match against top seeds Lyudmyla Kichenok and Mate Pavic.

Quarter-final British clash set up by Hewett and Reid

Hewett and Reid both sailed through their first round matches with straight set wins.

Reid was up first, and he defeated French wild card Nicolas Charrier 6-0, 7-5 in an hour and 20 minutes.

Hewett then started his bid for a fourth Roland Garros men's singles title against Chile's world No.16, Alexander Cataldo - taking just under an hour to win 6-1, 6-0.

The British No.1 and No.2 will face each other for the eighth time in a Grand Slam. Hewett leads their overall head-to-head 32-14, having won the last 14 of their battles.

It was the end of the road for Britain's Jack Draper and Cam Norrie who both lost out in their fourth round singles matches against Alexander Bublik and Novak Djokovic respectively.

Draper edged a tight opening set before Bublik came back to secure a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory.

Norrie showed glimpses of brilliance but eventually fell short to the 24-time Grand Slam champion 6-2, 6-3, 6-2.

Draper defeated in show-stopping match-up against Bublik

British No.1 Draper returned to Court Suzanne-Lenglen for a thrilling fourth-round clash against former world No.17 Bublik. Both big-servers held firm early on, but Draper seized the first break point at 5-5 after a costly Bublik double fault to take the opening set.

Draper picked up where he left off in the second - finding an immediate break before Bublik responded immediately. The Kazakh grew in confidence as the match ticked on, using powerful groundstrokes and precise drop shots to secure a double break and level the match.

Momentum continued to swing in Bublik’s favour as he racked up an astonishing 68 winners, leaving Draper scrambling to find the answers as he took control with a run of four games.

Another break in the fourth set helped Bublik edge closer, although Draper refused to go down without a fight, forcing the world No.62 to save five break points in a tense ninth game. Despite the Brit's resistence, Bublik ultimately sealed victory on his second match point to reach the quarter-finals.

Norrie run ended by dominant Djokovic

Djokovic entered his match against Norrie as the clear favourite, having won all five of their previous encounters, including a recent semi-final in Geneva a couple of weeks ago.

Norrie struggled early on, winning just nine of 24 service points as Djokovic broke twice to take the first set.

The Brit briefly surged ahead in the second with a 2-0 lead, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion quickly responded, reeling off eight consecutive points in a row to draw back level.

At 3-4, Norrie fended off multiple break points, but Djokovic ultimately broke again with a blistering backhand and never looked back.

After trading early holds in the third set, the Serb broke for a sixth time in hthe match, before sealing the double break to secure a commanding win in two hours and 15 minutes and book his spot in the quarter-finals.

British trio punch tickets to quarter-finals

It was yet another bumped day of doubles action as British doubles duo Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski clinching the first win of the day as they move in to the quarter-finals.

Salisbury and Skupski battled through a tight first set against singles stars Nuno Borges and Arthur Rinderknech before clinching a 7-6(5), 6-4 victory to punch their spot to the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, in a battle of the Brits, Luke Johnson moved into his first Grand Slam quarter-final alongside Dutch partner Sander Arends after edging a tight three-set encounter against Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(7).

They join reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Henry Patten, who booked his spot in the final eight yesterday.

Meanwhile in the mixed doubles draw, Patten and Olivia Nicholls withdrew from their third round match.

Another day of British doubles action in Paris saw second seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara storm into yet another Grand Slam quarter-final, while Oliva Nicholls missed out on a spot in the final eight of the women's doubles draw.

Patten and Heliovaara broke Rohan Bopanna and Adam Pavlasek twice in the opener before coming through in the second set tie-break to secure a 6-2, 7-6(5) victory in an hour and 14 minutes.

Their win now sees them set up a meeting against ninth seeds Evan King and Christian Harrison.

Nicholls and Slovakian partner Tereza Mihalikova edged the first set-tie break against Olga Danilovic and Anastasia Potapova before eventually falling short in a 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-0 defeat.

For the first time since 1963, there are two British men in the fourth round at Roland Garros as Jack Draper eased past Joao Fonseca while Cam Norrie knocked out fellow Brit Jacob Fearnley.

Draper provided a masterclass on Court Suzanne-Lenglen as he defeated Brazilian teenager Fonseca 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

The British No.1 took just an hour and 47 minutes to secure his place in the fourth round for the first time at the French Open.

Norrie came out on top of the battle of the Brits on Court Simonne-Mathieu, defeating Fearnley 6-3, 7-6(7), 6-2 in two hours and 46 minutes.

Norrie also makes his debut in the fourth round and could face three-time Roland Garros champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round.

Draper eases past Fonseca and into the fourth round

Draper barely put a foot wrong in his match against 18-year-old Fonseca. After going up an early break, the British No.1 showed the experience he’s gained on the clay, while mistakes plagued the Brazilian’s game. The young player hit 16 unforced errors in the opening set and it wasn’t long before Draper got the double break to clinch the set in just under half an hour.

The second set was more of the same from the Indian Wells champion, taking all the weapons away from Fonseca, who struggled to play his game. A break came for the Brit at 3-3, and despite a few opportunities for Fonseca to come back, Draper held his nerve to serve out the set.

As the world No.65’s head went down, Draper continued to pile on the pressure with the match all but finished at 4-0 in the third. It was a simple route to victory in the fifth seed comfortably served out what was his most impressive performance in Paris to date.

Awaiting Draper in the fourth round is world No. 62 Alexander Bublik with the Brit currently leading their head-to-head 2-0.

Norrie through to maiden fourth round 

Experience proved to be the decider in Norrie’s clash with fellow Brit and Texas Christian University alum Fearnley. The British pair started with comfortable holds, but it was Norrie who got the early lead, going up 4-1.

The British No. 2 struggled to get a foothold as Norrie controlled the points and the mistakes started to creep in. Despite saving three set points, Fearnley hit a ball into the net to give the former Indian Wells champion the first set.

It was a tale of two halves in the second set for Fearnley as he struggled with consistency throughout – hitting 25 winners but 33 unforced errors. Norrie ran away with it off the bat, easing to 4-0 lead, but despite struggling with physical issues as well, Fearnley came back swinging to eventually force a tie-break.

However, in a crucial tie-break Fearnley lost the intensity and tightened up  again, allowing the British No.3 to rattle through seven of eight points in relative comfort..

There were moments of excitement as Fearnley got a final break point at 5-1 down in the third, but Norrie stood firm, and his opponent's 13th doubles fault of the match secured his win.

Lots of positives to take from Fearnley's first clay court season as he enters the grass court swing with a top 50 ranking for the first time. Meanwhile, Norrie will move on to play the winner of Djokovic versus Filip Misolic later tonight.

It was all about the doubles today at Roland Garros as ten British players were in action on the clay. 

Joe Salisbury, Neal Skupski, Henry Patten, Olivia Nicholls, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool all made it through to the third round.

Meanwhile, Jodie Burrage, Sonay Kartal, Maia Lumsden and Jacob Fearnley bow out in the second.

Jack Draper will take on Brazilian teenage star Joao Fonseca on Court Simonne-Mathieu in his third-round match tomorrow.

Closing out the court will be a hotly anticipated British clash - British No. 2 Jacob Fearnley will face British No.3 Cameron Norrie for a spot in the fourth round.

Salisbury, Skupski, Patten, Nicholls, Cash and Glasspool power through the second round 

Two-time Grand Slam champions Patten and Heliovaara knock out compatriot Fearnley and Canada's Gabriel Diallo 6-2, 6-3 in little over an hour.

Elsewhere, British sixth seed pairing Cash and Glasspool will take their place in the third round after winning 7-5, 7-6(7) against America's Learner Tien and Ryan Seggerman.

British Davis Cup duo, Salisbury and Skupski, stamped their ticket to the next round - winning 7-5, 6-4 against Guido Andreozzi and Theo Arribage. 

All three pairs will have to wait until tomorrow's results to find out who they face in round three.

British No. 1 Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova overcame a dip in the second set to win their match 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 against Yulia Putintseva and Leylah Fernandez. They'll face Olga Danilovic and Anastasia Potapova in their next match.

Burrage and Kartal lost out to top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 6-2 in their second round match, and Lumsden and American Sabrina Santamaria were defeated 6-0, 6-0 by fourth seeds Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider.

There will be a guaranteed Brit in the fourth round as Jacob Fearnley and Cam Norrie get set to face each other after victories in the men's singles, while Jack Draper joins them as an historic Brtish man in the third round.

Making his debut on Court Philippe Chatrier, Draper dug deep to defeat French legend Gael Monfils 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in three hours and 13 minutes.

Fearnley was a set up, fighting back from a break when the 22nd seed retired, sending the British No.2 through to the third round with the scoreline at 6-3, 4-4 after an hour and 37 minutes.

Norrie kept his cool in a first set tie-break before easing through the next two sets, winning the match 7-6(9), 6-2, 6-1 in two hours and fifteen minutes

However, British No.1 Katie Boulter showed moments of excellence on Court Philippe-Chatrier but eventually lost to seventh seed, Madison Keys 6-1, 6-3. 

Sonay Kartal missed out on a spot in the third round to Czech star Marie Bouzkova in straight sets - losing 6-1, 6-4 in just under an hour and 40 minutes.

Draper fights hard to secure a place in the third round

Draper turned the pressure on early against Monfils and was rewarded with an early break before dropping just six points on serve to dominate the opening set.

38-year-old Monfils, who’s playing in his 18th Roland Garros main draw, wasn’t ready to give up just yet - switching up his game as Draper’s level dropped in the second set. The French Veteran whipped the crowd into a frenzy with a double break in the second as he levelled out the scoreboard.

Draper has responded well to adversity so far in Paris and did so once again on Court Philippe Chatrier. He put the previous set behind him to wrestle back control of the match with a strong third set and then despite missed opportunities in the fourth came back from 5-2 down to draw level at 5-5. 

Monfils had gone to five sets two days before and the match seemed to get away from him in the later stages. Cool, calm and collected, Draper got the much needed break before closing things out with a big forehand winner off his serve.

Awaiting Draper in the third round is Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca. The pair's last meeting was a straight-set victory for the Brit during his winning run at Indian Wells.

British clash awaits as Fearley goes through to the third round

Fearnley will face his fellow Texas Christian University alum Norrie in an all-British third round clash following what was set up to be a lengthy match against Frenchman Humbert.

The pair exchanged breaks in the opening games but it was Fernley who was able to capture an extra point on Humbert's serve. He fended off threats from the 22nd seed in the following games before taking a third break and the set.

The second set proved a more even affair, with a gutsy hold in the second game sparking the Frenchman and the crowd into life. Despite having a few opportunities on his opponent's serve, it was Fearnley who lost his nerve first, hitting a crucial double fault to hand a 4-3 lead to his opponent.

However, injury struck Humbert - he took a fall, hurting his calf and ankle serving to consolidate his break. The French player went off for treatment and tried to play on but ultimately couldn't continue, giving Fearnley the win.

Norrie's physicality too much for Gomez

Norrie showed his experience and superior physicality against Argentine Lucky Loser, Gomez. The Brit came out strong with an early break, but once the world No.144 started swinging for almost every ball, it became a different game.

Gomez fought his way back to force a tie-break and saved six set points - thanks in part to his 24 winners throughout the set - but Norrie came through on the seventh time of asking and that proved a killer blow.

Norrie took control of the match - racing out to an early break in the second from a tired looking Gomez and capitalising on a growing number of unforced errors. 

Two sets to the good, the former world No.10 kept his cool as frustrations were high at the opposite end of the court. It wasn’t long before Norrie took his first break, quickly followed by the next four games to comfortably close out the match. He’ll face the winner of tonight’s match, where fellow Brit Jacob Fearnley takes on France’s Ugo Humbert.

Boulter knocked out in second round by seventh seed

Boulter made a lively start to the match, creating four break opportunities in the first game, however, it wasn’t long before the Australian Open champion showed her strength.

The power and placement of Keys’s groundstrokes made it difficult for the Brit to execute her game from start to finish and crucially, Boulter struggled on her serve in key moments of the set. Two of her five double faults during the opener resulted in a break of serve, with the American taking a one set lead after 42 minutes

The American kept her level up in the second set, taking a third consecutive break and piled more pressure on the Brit's serve as the set went on.

Boulter showed great fight and resilience to take a game on the American's serve to get to 5-3 but a fifth break in the final game eventually sealed her fate.

Boulter, who won her first title on clay this season, will now turn her attention to the grass as she gears up to defend her Lexus Nottingham Open title as well as play the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club.

Kartal bows out in the second round

It was a slow start for Kartal, as Bouzkova looked more clinical in the early stages. Despite both players having break point opportunities in the opening three games, it was the Czech star who took a 3-0 lead and ran away with the set from there.

Neither player found their rhythm on serve in a nervy second set as the pair exchanged an extraordinary six consecutive breaks, and in the end, it was the one hold from Bouzkova that proved the difference.

With the pressure on the Brit’s serve, Kartal dug deep to save four match points but fired a forehand long on the fifth time of asking to give Bouzkova the match.

Despite the results, there were lots of positives for Kartal after reaching the second round on her first outing at Roland Garros. The British No.3 will now enter the WTA top 50 for the first time as she heads into the grass court season, taking on the Lexus Birmingham Open next week.

Seven British doubles stars in action on the clay

Maia Lumsden and Sabrina Santamaria stormed through their first-round match, winning 6-3, 6-1 against French duo Emma Lene and Sarah Iliev. They'll take on fourth seeds Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider in the second round.

Two-time Grand Slam champions, Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara eased into the second with a 6-3, 6-4 over Czech pairing Petr Nouza and Patrik Rikl. They'll face fellow Brit Jacob Fearnley and his partner Gabriel Diallo in the second round.

Jamie Murray and Rajeev Ram lost out in the first round of the men's doubles against Arthur Cazaux and Hugo Mayot 6-4, 6-4.

Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles, Neal Skupski and American Desirae Krawczyk fought back from a set down to win 2-6, 6-3, 10-4 against Kevin Krawietz and Timea Babos.

Lloyd Glasspool and Giuliana Olmos triumphed 7-6(7), 6-4 against his fellow Brit and men's doubles partner Julian Cash and Ellen Perez.

Joe Salisbury bowed out in his first round of the mixed doubles with Tereza Mihalikova - losing 7-5, 6-3.

Emma Raducanu bowed out in the second round of the women’s singles at Roland Garros after a dominant display from four-time champion Iga Swiatek 

Raducanu showed signs of quality but eventually lost to the former world No.1, 6-1, 6-2 in one hour and 19 minutes.

Elsewhere, Britain’s doubles stars had another good day as Jacob Fearnley, Sonay Kartal, Jodie Burrage, Luke Johnson, Henry Patten and Olivia Nicholls all secure their place in the second round while Harriet Dart lost out in her first round match.

Raducanu loses out to four-time champion Swiatek

Raducanu was looking for her first win in five matches against the fifth seed as she stepped out in the French Open second round, but it wasn’t to be for the British No.2 who lost in straight sets.

Both players made a fast start with the Brit having the chance to break in the opening game, but it wouldn’t take long for Swiatek to assert herself on the court. Having missed her early opportunity, Raducanu went on to get broken in consecutive games before Swiatek served out an impressive opening set with an ace.

Swiatek kept up her level going into the second set, putting early pressure on the Brit’s serve and give her a break to love in the third game.  

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the world No.5 as uncharacteristic mistakes started creeping into her game, giving Raducanu three chances to break in a mammoth ten-minute game. However, Swiatek remained calm, using her dangerous forehand to fend off the Brit’s chances and take back full control of the match.

Swiatek's clinical performance and impressive play at the net – where she won nine of nine points – helped her complete the double break before serving out for the win.

More British triumphs in doubles first round

In the doubles there were first round wins for Fearnley, Kartal, Burrage, Johnson, Patten and Nicholls.

British No.2 Fearnley and Canadian Gabriel Diallo put on a dominant display in their first match together as they defeated Nicolás Barrientos and Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli 6-0, 6-2 to book their place in the second round.

The pair could face a fellow Brit in the second round if second seeds Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara win their opening match.

That was followed by British duo Kartal and Burrage who fought back from a set down against Hanyu Guo and Ena Shibahara to win 7-6(5), 7-5, 6-3.

Johnson and Dutch partner, Sander Arends also came back from a set down as they won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(10) against Marcelo Demoliner and Nicolas Jarry. 

In the mixed doubles, British pair Patten and Nicholls defeated Alexandra Panova and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 6-2.

The Brits will also have to wait to find out their second round opponents with a potential top seed clash for Kartal and Burrage.

Harriet Dart and Kimberly Birrell lost to Irina-Camelia Begu and Yanina Wickmayer 7-6(5), 6-3, 2-6.

There were three wins from three for the Brits on day three as Cam Norrie knocked out former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev and Jack Draper and Sonay Kartal clinched their first victories at Roland Garros

Six Brits are now into the second round for the first time since 1973.

Despite Medvedev having the chance to serve for the match in the fifth set, Norrie came back to win 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 7-5 after three hours and 52 minutes.

Later in the day, Draper overcame a first set scare against Mattia Bellucci to clinch what turned out to be an assured 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.

Meanwhile, Kartal put in a dominant performance against world No.102 Erika Andreeva to win 6-0, 6-2.

Norrie moves on to face Argentina’s Federico Agustin Gomez in the next round. Draper will play either Gael Monfils or Hugo Dellien, while Kartal takes on the winner between Anna Kalinskaya and Marie Bouzkova.

Norrie takes down Medvedev in five sets

Former Indian Wells champion Norrie showed his quality early on against Medvedev and produced a stunning comeback in the opener, winning four straight games from 5-3 down to steal the set 7-5.

The 29-year-old grew from strength to strength and showed a different side to his game with a level of aggression that Medvedev couldn’t find an answer for. Much to Medvedev’s evident frustration, Norrie powered his way to a 4-0 lead in the second before seeing it out on serve to move just one set from a place in the second round.

Norrie had a break point opportunity come and go midway through the third set, which he would quickly come to regret. Medvedev broke on the final game of the set and then shifted through the gears in a dominant fourth set to force the decider.

The match looked out of reach for Norrie as Medvedev stepped up to serve for the win at 5-4 in the decider, but in the same style as the first, he couldn’t get over the line. Norrie drew on his final reserves to lift the energy once more and wrestled the win from his opponent with back-to-back breaks to close out the match.

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Draper shows quality with Bellucci victory

Draper admitted after the match that he was taken off guard by Bellucci’s incredible start to the match with the Italian causing him a lot of issues, especially with his drop shot. The world No.68 got out to a double break lead and got the crowd on their feet with an underarm serve to win the first set.

However, the British No.1 showed his steely resilience at the start of the second, putting the opener behind him to break straight away in what felt like a turning point in the match.

Bellucci tried to get his energy and intensity going in the third, but Draper just had all the answers for everything he threw at him. There was a glimpse of an opportunity for the Italian with an opportunity to break back at 3-2 but Draper stamped it out immediately with his big lefty serve to keep his foot firmly on the gas.

The killer blow came early in the fourth where Draper crushed an almighty forehand return winner to go 3-2 up and from there Bellucci had nothing left to give. Draper moves on to the second round for the first time in his career and off the back of what has been his best clay court season to date, will be a serious threat in Paris this year.

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Kartal thrashes Andreeva on debut

Kartal needed just over an hour to get her debut win in Paris. Andreeva looked out of sorts from the opening game and the British No.3's variety of speed and spin on the ball stopped her from gaining any kind of rhythm.

Consistency was the key throughout a first set where Andreeva hit 15 unforced errors and Kartal rattled off eight straight games in what felt like no time at all.

Andreeva picked up her game slightly in the second set and managed to get on the board with a couple of holds but Kartal was a different class on the day.

Competing on what is often regarded as the Brit’s best surface, she barely had to get out of second gear as she broke fifth time before serving out the match to love.

Doubles stars get off to winning starts

In the doubles there were first round wins for Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool, as well as Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski, and Olivia Nicholls.

Sixth seeds Cash and Glasspool had to fight back from a set down against Rinky Hijikata and Miomir Kecmanovic to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and book their place in the second round.

That was followed by GB Davis Cup duo Salisbury and Skupski who put in a dominant showing against alternates Andreas Mies and Roman Safiullin to win 6-2, 6-4.

Eighth seeds Salisbury and Skupski face Guido Andreozzi and Theo Arribage next, while Cash and Glasspool take on either Ryan Seggerman and Learner Tien or Arthur Gea and Moise Kouame.

12th seeds Nicholls and Slovakian partner Tereza Mihalikova beat Clara Tauson and Linda Noskova 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(10-6) in a nail-biting first round. They'll also have to wait to find out their second round opponents.

However, Emily Appleton and Yvone Cavalle-Reimers lost to Renata Zarazua and Alexandra Eala 7-5, 6-4.

Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Jacob Fearnley got the Brits off to a winning start at Roland Garros, while Jodie Burrage lost a close match against USA’s Danielle Collins.

British No.1 Boulter rallied back from a set down to beat French qualifier Carole Monnet 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1 to get her first win at the French Open.

Former US Open champion Raducanu is into the second round at Roland Garros after an impressive 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory against world No.43 Wang Xinyu in two hours and 43 minutes.

Meanwhile, Fearnley was at his very best to defeat 2015 Roland Garros champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-2.

The victories mean that Raducanu will face four-time champion Iga Swiatek in the next round, while Boulter will play either Australian Open winner Madison Keys.

Fearnley will take on either 22^nd seed Ugo Humbert in his bid to make the third round at a major for the second time this year.

However, Burrage’s Roland Garros debut ended in defeat against former world No.7 Collins 7-6(1), 6-4.

Boulter makes Roland Garros breakthrough

It was a match of ups and downs for British No.1 Boulter as she managed to clinch her first victory in Paris on only her second visit.

The 28-year-old got off to a positive and aggressive start in the opening set and led by a break twice and then had a 3-0 advantage in the tie-break but couldn’t find a way to capitalise. A first double fault deep into the breaker gave home-favourite Monnet the opportunity to steal the set away from the Brit.

Boulter – who won her first trophy on clay at a WTA 125 event in Paris recently – responded well in the second set and this time, after going the early break up, managed to consolidate and then break again to move out of sight of the world No.231.

After a lengthy pause between sets, Boulter launched her attack on the French star’s serve once again and after a 10-minute game, sealed another break and what would prove to be a killer blow.

With all the energy zapped from her opponent, Boulter started to assert her dominance and in the end, closing out the third set with three breaks and losing just five points on serve.

Boulter will now face seventh seed Keys who has been one of the in-form players of the season, winning both the Australian Open and Adelaide International.

Raducanu outlasts Wang in three-set battle

Raducanu led by a break twice through the early stages of the first set, but missed the opportunity to serve for the opener at 5-4.

However, once the Briton sealed a third break of the set with some devastating hitting off her backhand and after a short medical timeout, Raducanu held to love to clinch the set.

Wang turned the match on its head in the second set. The Chinese No.2 saved a break point on her first service game before easing out to a 5-1 lead. Raducanu showed her fight to nullify both breaks but couldn’t level the score on serve as Wang broke for a third time with a brace of forehand winners.

Into the decider and Raducanu came out flying – breaking Wang on each of her opening three service games. Having led 5-1, the pressure started to show for the Brit with a couple of tight games but another poor service game from Wang, reaching 20 unforced errors in the set, saw Raducanu over the line.

Raducanu will face Swiatek for a sixth time this week looking for her first victory over the Pole.

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Fearnley knocks out former champion Wawrinka

23-year-old Fearnley put on a masterclass against three-time Grand Slam champion Wawrinka to seal his first win at Roland Garros.

In front of a packed-out Court 14 the pair went blow for blow in a competitive opening set, which came down to small margins in the tie-break. In the high-pressure moments, Fearnley went after the Swiss star and at 6-6, conjured up a brace of unstoppable cross court backhands to win what proved to be a pivotal set.

Fearnley was clinical throughout the match – winning five out seven break points – and quickly built on the opening set victory with a 4-1 lead in the second.

Wawrinka sparked the crowd back into voice in the third set after overturning a break to level at 2-2, but he just couldn’t live with Fearnley’s power and precision behind the ball. The Briton handled the adversity incredibly well and used it to fuel a run of four straight games, finishing with 32 winners to his opponent’s 14.

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Burrage denied debut win against Collins

Burrage had a strong start against former Miami Open champion and recent Strasbourg semi-finalist Collins, and the Brit had chances in the opening set.

From 5-3 down the Brit battled back to lead 6-5 and had the chance to serve for the lead. Despite Collins frustration, the American was able to stop Burrage’s run of games after the Brit sailed a forehand long.

It was a big opportunity missed as Collins hit another level in the tie-break, taking in 7-1 with just over an hour on the clock.

Burrage did well to keep within striking distance of the world No.54 in the opening games of the second, but Collins managed to convert her first break point at 2-2 with a forehand right to the back of the baseline.

The Brit fought back from 5-2 down to 5-4 to ask the question of Collins but on the second time of asking the American served out the match to love.