Summary

  • Top seed Naomi Osaka fights back to beat former world number one Victoria Azarenka

  • Osaka won 4-6 7-5 6-3 to reach third round at Roland Garros

  • Kyle Edmund quits second-round match against Pablo Cuevas because of knee injury

  • Edmund was trailing Uruguayan 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 2-1

Live Reporting

Matthew Henry

  1. Osaka breaks

    *Osaka 4-6 7-5 5-1 Azarenka

    Has Osaka ever played a better set that this? Incredible.

    She takes the first break point - of course she does.

    She will now serve for the match.

  2. Osaka 4-6 7-5 4-1 Azarenka*

    Naomi Osaka's body language is every textbook dream. She's bobbing around and clenching her fist, slapping her thigh before winning another point.

    At the other end Azarenka slams her racquet into the clay.

    Three break points for the dominant world number one.

  3. game, set and match

    Game, set and match - Thiem

    Thiem 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 7-5 Bublik

    Last year's runner-up Dominic Thiem is into the third round with a win in four sets over Alexander Bublik.

    Thiem is up against Pablo Cuevas in the last 32, after the Uruguayan won the opening two sets against Kyle Edmund before the Briton withdrew because of a knee injury.

  4. Osaka 4-6 7-5 4-1 Azarenka*

    Naomi Osaka looks every bit like the world number one at the moment. She's playing a two-time Grand Slam champion, who herself is close to her best, but looks a level above.

    Osaka can't miss. The court must look huge through her eyes.

    Azarenka's arm looks like being ripped out of joint by the power of her opponent before eventually she gives in.

    Osaka is closing in.

  5. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 3-1 Azarenka

    This is so, so good.

    Azarenka now lands one flush on the line. Osaka can only applaud.

    It's Azarenka's turn to scream encouragement to herself. The crowd respond with a roar. They want more.

    15-15.

  6. Stuart Fraser
    The Times sports journalist on Radio 5 live sports extra

    Unfortunately there are a few umbrellas going up.

  7. Osaka breaks

    *Osaka 4-6 7-5 3-1 Azarenka

    Another almighty screech of "come on" from Osaka. She whacks away another backhand winner.

    The world number one hits the front in the decider.

  8. Osaka 4-6 7-5 2-1 Azarenka*

    Naomi Osaka is on the top of her game right now. Victoria Azarenka had a break point for a 5-2 lead in the second set but right now is seeing tennis balls fly past her.

    Osaka bobs up and down on the baseline waiting for the serve. She has two break points...

    Naomi OsakaGetty Images

  9. Osaka 4-6 7-5 2-1 Azarenka*

    Osaka slides gracefully through the red dirt before flicking away a backhand. This is high quality stuff. The world number one then yells encouragement to herself again after putting a forehand out of her opponent's reach.

    The crowd is loving it.

  10. *Thiem 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 2-5 Bublik

    Stuart Fraser
    The Times sports journalist on Radio 5 live sports extra

    Bublik has played two underarm serves, taking some inspiration from Nick Kyrgios earlier this year. Someone made the point that they could be the first underarm serves on Chatrier since Martina Hingis 20 years ago?

    This year is also the 30th anniversary of Michael Chang's famous underarm against Ivan Lendl.

    Someone like Rafael Nadal stands so far back so there is an opportunity here and there if you get enough side-spin on it to play it. We've seen it so much this year.

  11. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 1-1 Azarenka

    Victoria Azarenka is showing plenty of the big shots that took her to world number one and saw her win two Australian Open titles before giving birth to her son Leo a couple of years back.

    She's on her way back up the rankings after that.

    This would be a huge win.

  12. *Thiem 6-3 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 2-5 Bublik

    Last year's runner-up Dominic Thiem is heading for a fifth-set decider in his match against world number 91 Alexander Bublik.

    Thiem won the first and third sets, but is 5-2 and a break down in the fourth.

  13. Osaka 4-6 7-5 1-0 Azarenka*

    "Come on!" yells Osaka after a trademark big serve. Three break points come and go for former world number one Victoria Azarenka.

    The current world number one Naomi Osaka holds to take the lead in the decider.

    OsakaGetty Images

  14. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    Saved again with a big serve and thrashed forehand.

    This is already a bruising deciding set and we haven't played a game.

  15. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    It's Victoria Azarenka stepping into the court and getting on the attack though.

    Break point number three coming up.

  16. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    Ooft. That's a shot. A backhand hammered down the line by Naomi Osaka takes us back to deuce.

  17. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    The first break point is saved by world number one Naomi Osaka courtesy of a great pick-up but she's going to have to do it all over again...

  18. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    That break looks to have done Azarenka good.

    She's bouncing around at the back of the court after bringing up a break point...

  19. 'Physically he has struggled'

    Cuevas 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 2-1 (retired) Edmund

    Stuart Fraser
    The Times sports journalist on Radio 5 live sports extra

    It will be interesting to see what Edmund's grass court schedule is. Does he need to rest that knee? It's not been a great year for him. He did well when he got back and got into a bit of a rhythm but physically he has struggled this year.

    I don't think he would play Surbiton next week. Does he play in one of the early grass tournaments?

    In February he decided to not play any tournaments after losing early on in Australia but this is a busy part of the season and there's not time to take two or three weeks off and pretty soon he will have to step on a grass court again.

  20. *Osaka 4-6 7-5 0-0 Azarenka

    Victoria Azarenka is back. After an 11-minute break this match is going to resume with Naomi Osaka serving first in the third set.