Summary

  • Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko beats 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-2 6-2

  • Swiss Timea Bacsinszky beats France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 6-4

  • Djokovic and Nadal quarter-finals postponed

  • They now play at 10:00 BST on Wednesday after rain delayed play twice

  • Murray and Wawrinka also play on Wednesday

  1. Postpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Perhaps she did.

    Jelena Ostapenko and Caroline Wozniacki are back out on court Suzanne Lenglen.

    The rain has gone away for now. Are we going to get these matches finished this time?

  2. Postpublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 3-4 Bacsinszky*

    Could we be about to see a resumption.

    Timea Bacsinszky is bouncing around outside the locker room. Does she know something we don't?

    Roland Garros is currently bathed in late evening Parisian sunshine. Let's get these matches finished.

  3. Murray last on tomorrowpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Breaking schedule news - Andy Murray v Kei Nishikori has been scheduled last on Chatrier on Wednesday at about 15:00 BST. Subject to a lot of change...

    They are due to follow Nadal v Carreno Busta at 10:00, and then Garcia v Pliskova.

    Over on Lenglen from 10:00 it will be Djokovic v Thiem, Halep v Svitolina, Wawrinka v Cilic.

    That's is assuming tonight's matches finish. Tonight.

  4. Postpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Roland Garros' official Twitter account says play has been suspended "temporarily".

    If we're feeling optimistic then we might take that to mean they're confident this shower will pass quick sharp. Especially as there seems to be some sun shining over this part of south-west Paris.

    However, our pessimistic side wonders whether the covers being dragged over mean it might be a more prolonged spell...

    Covers at Roland GarrosImage source, Reuters
  5. Postpublished at 18:10 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Wayward stuff from Mladenovic on a wild and windy evening in Paris. The French hope might be teetering on the brink here but word reached us it was raining on Lenglen, and moments later it arrived on Chatrier. It's pretty light rain, the sun is still out and about, but that looks like what we're dealing with today.

  6. Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Covers on, brollies up, dashes into the locker room/stands. Then? We have to play the waiting game...

    Rain covers and umbrellas at Roland GarrosImage source, AFP
  7. Rain stops play... againpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 3-4 Bacsinszky*

    Oh no! We're heading off again on Chatrier!

    More rain and play is suspended. Timea Bacsinszky must be wondering if she broke a mirror this morning.

    Again the interruption comes as she is well on top.

  8. Postpublished at 18:06 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    *Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 1-2 Wozniacki

    Here's some pressure. Ostapenko continues with her risk and reward tactic, cracking as many unforced errors as she is big winners.

    It pays dividends as she earns a break point - her 17th of the match - but again Wozniacki wriggles out of a tight spot to survive.

    The teenage Latvian has only taken five of her break points. Not a great percentage.

    Oh no! Whistles around Lenglen at the changeover tell you one thing... the rain is back.

    WozniackiImage source, Reuters
  9. Postpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 3-4 Bacsinszky*

    The balloon is well and truly deflating. Timea Bacsinszky is here to spoil the French party.

    A break to love for the Swiss 30th seed. That's her third game in a row.

    BacsinszkyImage source, AFP
  10. Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    *Mladenovic 4-6 3-3 Bacsinszky

    Kristina Mladenovic does not hide her feelings on court. Her frustration is clear as she shanks the ball horribly long on the forehand.

    Bacsinszky holds. She has done well. The 30th seed has halted the momentum that going Mladenovic's way and quietened the crowd.

    MladenovicImage source, AFP
  11. Postpublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 1-1 Wozniacki*

    Both baselines on Lenglen look like Cleethorpes beach after the donkeys have been walking along where the tide has just gone out. Foot marks everywhere.

    Not that we're calling Wozniacki or Ostapenko donkeys...

    They have both started the third set aggressively, trading early comfortable-ish holds.

  12. Bacsinszky breaks backpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 3-2 Bacsinszky*

    Bacsinszky's backhand was the main threat in the first part of this match and it comes to the Swiss player's aid here to help her get back on terms.

    Silence from the crowd. We all know who they're supporting.

    BacsinszkyImage source, EPA
  13. Mladenovic breakspublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    *Mladenovic 4-6 3-1 Bacsinszky

    And the French number one takes the break point! This is all set for an intense evening. Energy is pouring down from the stands in support of Mladenovic.

    Remember there has not been a French winner at Roland Garros since 2000, Kiki Mladenovic is the new big hope.

  14. Game and second set - Ostapenkopublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Ostapenko 4-6 6-2 Wozniacki

    That rain delay does not seem to have ruined Jelena Ostapenko's momentum. Well, not yet anyway.

    A couple of rusty unforced errors give Caroline Wozniacki

    a sniff at 30-30, before Ostapenko - the unseeded Latvian - closes out the set.

    Decider!

    Caroline WozniackiImage source, AFP
  15. Postpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 2-1 Bacsinszky*

    This is now a completely different match.

    It was blowing a gale before the rain delay to put it politely and both players struggled for any timing.

    Now they're both swinging from the hip in the sunshine. Bacsinszky is now the one under pressure as she nets to bring up break point from Mladenovic.

    BacsinszkyImage source, AFP
  16. Mladenovic holdspublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Mladenovic 4-6 2-1 Bacsinszky*

    That rain delay has pumped the crowd up. They are getting right behind the home favourite Kristina Mladenovic.

    The French 13th seed lets out a scream and shows a clench of the fist as she crucially holds serve under pressure after the restart.

    "Kiki, Kiki, Kiki," rings around Chatrier.

    This could be fun.

    Kristina MladenovicImage source, EPA
  17. Postpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    *Mladenovic 4-6 1-1 Bacsinszky

    How will that three-hour break have affected these two?

    Remember the match was paused at the most crucial of moments.

    Already trailing by a set, we return with the score at 30-40 with Kristina Mladenovic defending a break point on her serve.

    The players are warmed up. Here we go...

  18. Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    It looks lovely out there in Paris now.

    The weather dominated the first part of these matches with the wind causing havoc before a three hour delay for rain.

    Hopefully it has all settled down and we can get these two quarter-finals done and dusted.

    The players are back out on court Philippe Chatrier. It looks like a fair number of fans have stayed through the rain and are back in their seats.

  19. Sunshine and showerspublished at 17:44 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Well I can think of better ways for everyone to spend three hours, but the soggy wait appears to have been worth it as we might just get today's women's quarter-finals done. The sensible decision was taken to send the men home for an early tea, but the sun has returned with enough conviction to bring the women back.

    Roland GarrosImage source, BBC Sport
  20. Postpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 6 June 2017

    Sun out. Covers off. It looks like we have some tennis!

    There may be no men's quarter-finals today but the women's last eight ties which were halted earlier will restart shortly.

    Both matches are tantalisingly poised. On Chatrier, 30th seed Timea Bacsinszky leads France's 13th seed Kristinia Mladenovic by a set to love.

    On court Suzanne Lenglen, Jelena Ostapenko is a game away from levelling at a set apiece against 11th seed Caroline Wozniacki.