Following Serena Williams' withdrawal from injury, the next match on Chatrier will be No.3 seed Marin Cilic's clash with fiery Italian, Fabio Fognini.
M. Cilic vs F. Fognini | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Round 4 | 04.06.2018 | Court Philippe-Chatrier
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M. Cilic (3)
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F. Fognini (18)
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Updated 04/06/2018 at 17:53 GMT
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GAME, SET AND MATCH! - CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 6-3 FOGNINI. Marin breaks and claims victory his second match point when Fognini fires long. The Croat went the long way around but moves into the quarter finals after a tough three hour and 37 minute battle.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 5-3 FOGNINI. A big yell of joy from Cilic as he consolidates with a wide ace from deuce. He's one game away from the last eight.
BREAK! - CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 4-3 FOGNINI. Fognini digs himself out of initial trouble with some big serving and lovely hands to somehow spin a crosscourt backhand pass beyond Cilic at the net. However, two stray forehands from deuce give the Croat the breakthrough. Can he finish the job from here?
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 3-3 FOGNINI. Marin keeps pace. Is this the calm before the storm? Who will make the first big move of this set?
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 2-3 FOGNINI. It's still with serve. The points seemed to be shorter now as both players look to conserve energy where they can.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 2-2 FOGNINI. Marin comes up with a timely love hold of his own, clinching it with a sweeping crosscourt backhand that bounced just out of Fabio's reach.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 1-2 FOGNINI. Fabio is looking the most fresh right now. He marauds to a love hold and keeps that scoreboard advantage intact.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 1-1 FOGNINI. Some nervy moments from Marin but he just about gets a handle on himself to level. The Croat is bemused to get a warning about the time he was taking over a serve, particularly given how slowly Fognini has ambled around court at times.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 0-1 FOGNINI. The momentum is with Fabio and he stays calm and collected to get off to a confident start in the decider.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-7 FOGNINI. Some quite magical play from Fognini to take the TB 7-4. He raised his game from 3-3 in the tie break as Cilic failed to take advantage of a weak second serve. The Italian conjured up three set points and got level when Cilic fired wide on the second one.
TB LATEST: It's 3-3 at the change of ends.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-6 FOGNINI. What nerve from Fabio. He hits back from 0-15, lands an eighth ace and a lovely drop shot to secure a spot in the tie break.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-5 FOGNINI. Cilic benefits from two overcooked drives to the baseline, but then fires down a double fault. A whopping forehand puts him back in control until he takes a very high overhead and misses it. A similar situation occurs on the next point, but this time he connects well and Fognini can't get it back. The Croat will at least play a tie break, but will hope for more as Fabio servers to try and stay in it once again.
CILIC 6-4 6-1 3-6 5-5 FOGNINI. Cilic tees up match point with a brutal forehand but then overcooks a return just long. Fognini is still in it!