French Open: Jabeur in action as Alcaraz, Gauff and Swiatek all win – as it happened
by Daniel Harris (now) and Dominic Booth (for a bit) from US news | The Guardian on (#6N7NJ)
Carlos Alcaraz sweeps past Felix Auger-Aliassime and Iga Swiatek beats Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0 with Coco Gauff, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Marketa Vondrousova and Ons Jabeur also progressing
Oh yes! A gorgeous lob from deep in the backhand corner raises break-back point, and a glorious, oblique stop-volley at the net cements in. We're back on serve on Lenglen, Danilivoc leading Vondrousova 4-3.
Gosh, Potapova ends the set in the only way she can, a double to see herself broken to love and bagelled - in 19 minutes. Swiatek is hitting so cleanly off the ground, and Potapova just can't get it going. Vondrousdova, though, is starting to settle - she'll not get away with taking this long should she continue progressing - down 2-4 but up 0-30.
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