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French Open 2016 Sunday Recap: Scores, Highlights, And More

The 2016 Roland Garros quarterfinals began taking shape Sunday as the fourth round started in Paris.

French Open 2016 Sunday Recap: Scores, Highlights, And More

Several stars, including Andy Murray, Kei Nishikori, Garbine Muguruza, Milos Raonic and Richard Gasquet, took the court at the French Open. Simona Halep and Agnieszka Radwanska also played, but their fourth-round results remain unknown after inclement weather forced play to stop early for the evening. Here are the results for both the men and women’s singles matches on Day 8:

2016 French Open Results—Sunday, May 29
Men’s Singles Result Score
Fourth Round Albert Ramos-Vinolas def. Milos Raonic [8] 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
Fourth Round Andy Murray [2] def. John Isner [15] 7-6(9), 6-4, 6-3
Fourth Round Stan Wawrinka [3] def. Viktor Troicki [22] 7-6(5), (7)6-7, 6-3, 6-2
Fourth Round Richard Gasquet [9] def. Kei Nishikori [5] 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Women’s Singles Result Score
Fourth Round Shelby Rogers def. Irina-Camelia Begu [25] 6-3, 6-4
Fourth Round Garbine Muguruza [4] def. Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] 6-3, 6-4
Fourth Round Simona Halep [6] vs. Samantha Stosur [21] 5-3 (suspended)
Fourth Round Tsvetana Pironkova vs. Agnieszka Radwanska [2] 2-6, 0-3 (suspended)

Source: RolandGarros.com

Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas delivered the greatest upset of the day, defeating Canadian Raonic in three sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. Here is a replay of the match point:

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According to ESPN Tennis, the 55th-seeded Ramos-Vinolas is the lowest-seeded quarterfinalist since last year’s Wimbledon. He’s also the first unseeded player to reach the final eight at the French Open since 2011.

Swiss Stan Wawrinka defeated Serb Viktor Troicki in four sets, 7-6(5), (7)6-7, 6-3, 6-2.

No. 3 seed Wawrinka won 71.4 percent (60-of-84) of his first serves and 60.7 percent (34-of-56) of his second serves. He also posted 10 more aces (19) than Troicki (nine).

On the women’s side, 22-year-old Venezuelan-born Spaniard Muguruza reached her third consecutive French Open quarterfinal after beating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

American Shelby Rogers, 23, also upset No. 25 Romanian Irni-Camelia Begu, 25, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.  

PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 29: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland hits a forehand during the Men’s Singles fourth round match against Viktor Troicki of Serbia on day eight of the 2016 French Open at Roland Garros on May 29, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

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