Quarterfinals set at Roland-Garros after Monday's upsets

Roland-Garros moved into the quarterfinals after Monday’s final round-of-16 matches completed the last-eight fields in Paris. Matteo Arnaldi secured the final men’s quarterfinal place with a 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe that ended after 1 a.m. local time, according to the tournament’s live report. (rolandgarros.com) Aryna Sabalenka also advanced on Monday, beating Naomi Osaka 7-5, 6-3 to reach the women’s quarterfinals. Quarterfinal play began on Tuesday, June 2, with Mirra Andreeva, Elina Svitolina and Alexander Zverev among those scheduled on Court Philippe-Chatrier. ### How was the quarterfinal field finalized on Monday? Matteo Arnaldi finished the last unfinished piece of the men’s draw on Monday night when he outlasted Tiafoe in five sets on Court Suzanne-Lenglen. (rolandgarros.com) The official Roland-Garros report said Arnaldi came back from a 4-1 double-break deficit in the fourth set and won after 5 hours 26 minutes for his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Aryna Sabalenka added a marquee women’s result earlier in the day by defeating Osaka in 1 hour 27 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Roland-Garros said the 7-5, 6-3 victory kept the top seed on course for her first Paris title. (rolandgarros.com) ### Which quarterfinal matchups were in focus as play turned to the last eight? Sports Illustrated betting previews highlighted Mirra Andreeva against Sorana Cîrstea, Jakub Mensik against Joao Fonseca, and Elina Svitolina against Marta Kostyuk as quarterfinal matchups on deck. Roland-Garros’ live coverage on Monday also identified Andreeva-Cîrstea and Svitolina-Kostyuk among Tuesday’s featured matches. (rolandgarros.com) Matteo Arnaldi’s win set a men’s quarterfinal against Matteo Berrettini, guaranteeing Italy at least one men’s semifinalist. Roland-Garros said Flavio Cobolli and Felix Auger-Aliassime were also set for a Wednesday quarterfinal in the same half of the draw. (rolandgarros.com) ### Why did Arnaldi’s result stand out? Roland-Garros said Arnaldi had spent 17 hours and 42 minutes on court by the time he reached the quarterfinals. The tournament added that the total was 1 hour 58 minutes longer than any other man had taken to make the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam since the ATP began recording match times in 1991. (rolandgarros.com) Arnaldi told Alex Corretja on court, “This is definitely the best match I’ve ever played,” after the comeback win over Tiafoe. The victory gave him a second straight five-set win in Paris and his first appearance in a major quarterfinal. (rolandgarros.com) ### What was on Tuesday’s schedule in Paris? Court Philippe-Chatrier opened Tuesday with Andreeva against Cîrstea, followed by Svitolina against Kostyuk, according to the official order of play. Alexander Zverev was then scheduled to face Rafael Jodar in the day session, with Mensik against Fonseca listed for the night session not before 20:15 Paris time. (rolandgarros.com) Roland-Garros’ live page on Tuesday said Svitolina and Kostyuk guaranteed a Ukrainian women’s semifinalist at the tournament for the first time in the Open era. The same live page listed Zverev and the women’s quarterfinals among the day’s central matches. (rolandgarros.com) ### What comes next after Tuesday? Roland-Garros’ full tournament schedule lists quarterfinals on both Tuesday, June 2, and Wednesday, June 3. The remaining last-eight singles matches follow on Wednesday as Paris moves toward the women’s semifinals on Thursday and the men’s semifinals on Friday. (rolandgarros.com 1) (rolandgarros.com 2) (rolandgarros.com 3)