Courtside Stories
The surprise runs of Podoroska and Schwartzman into the semifinals in Paris had the whole of Argentina on the edge of their seats.
Writing on Twitter, former US Open winner Gabriela Sabatini said Schwartzman's five-set victory over two-time finalist Thiem of Austria had rendered her "speechless". The five-time Roland-Garros semifinalist lauded Schwartzman's "pure fight, heart and courage".
Argentine basketball legend Manu Ginobili was busy live-tweeting both matches throughout the day. "I'm exhausted of only watching this game. More than four hours of play and one set to go. Amazing players!" he said during the Schwartzman-Thiem marathon.
Team Tsitsipas
After her previous round, Jabeur amused reporters by walking into the press conference wearing a face mask bearing a cartoon caricature of Stefanos Tsitsipas.
"I'm Team Tsitsipas," she declared.
She was put in a tight spot on Tuesday when asked if she believed the men's tournament would witness a final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
"Well, I know that Rafa is unbelievable on clay court," the Tunisian said after her defeat to Collins. "He's playing young talented player today, so I don't know how that's gonna go. But Rafa is still Rafa on the clay. I'm hoping to see Tsitsipas go far here. I'm also really supporting him anywhere. It could go like Nadal-Djokovic, but I always hope that Tsitsipas goes far here."
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