Rafa Nadal blew away American qualifier Sebastian Korda 6-1 6-1 6-2 to romp into the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday and close in on a record-extending 13th title at Roland Garros.

With his longtime "Big Four" rivals in the building, Federer bid farewell to the sport he singulary transformed in doubles. One of those rivals, Rafael Nadal, was his partner, while Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray (who would later play his last match in doubles) teammates on Team Europe.

I did not see it going that clearly in Sinner’s direction on this surface. I just really didn’t,” Andy Roddick admitted after Jannik Sinner clinched the Wimbledon trophy this year, a redemptive triumph following French Open heartbreak.

Austria's Dominic Thiem produced a fearless display of attacking tennis to beat Rafa Nadal 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel to book his place in the last four at the ATP Finals on Tuesday.

With Rory McIlroy in the stands, Carlos Alcaraz used his racquet to pantomime a golf swing after his first victory at this year's US Open.