Updates from the sixth day’s play at Roland Garros How players are feeling the heat | Mail DanielA forehand return, coaxed down the line, gives Rublev 0-15 and a backhand of similar quality means that at 0-30, he’s in business. And though Borges levels, a netted backhand means he must face a break point … and another netted backhand donates the breakthrough. At 6-5, Rublev will shortly serve for a first set in which he’s been second-best.Rublev raises two break points but Borges saves them well, allowing his impetuous opponent to overhit; he leads 5-4 in the first. Similarly, Golubic also burns a break point by going long, but already it’s clear that if Kostyuk plays well, she wins whatever her opponent does; the question is whether she can hit consistently enough, because she’s by far the more powerful and talented player. She holds for 4-3, while Rublev is struggling, Borges outmanoeuvring him around the court, but his serve gets him out of trouble at 0-30, to level at 5-5. Continue reading...

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