Australian Open men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic was expected to play in the men’s quarterfinals against Norwegian seventh seed Casper Ruud.
However, 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic (37) had to withdraw after the first round. A scan showed he had a torn medial meniscus. on the right knee.
Roode advanced to the semifinals with a clean sweep and will play the winner of the men’s quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Each evening session of the French Open features men’s action, which will continue as Germany’s fourth seed Alexander Zverev takes on 11th seed Alex de Minaur of Australia.
It could be another late finish for Zverev after a thrilling five-set win over Holger Rune in the last round, which ended at 1:40 a.m. local time.
Zverev, 27, is playing in the shadow of Paris. Trial underway in Berlin He denies the charge of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
The German is still chasing her first Grand Slam title and has fallen at the semi-final stage of the French Open in her last three appearances.
De Minaur defeated fourth seed Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round to become the first Australian to reach the quarterfinals in Paris since Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.
For De Minaur, the boyfriend of Britain’s Katie Boulter, this will be his second Slam quarterfinal after losing in three sets to eventual winner Dominic Thiem at the 2020 US Open. no see.
