Medvedev marches through to next round at Roland Garros

Second seed Daniil Medvedev raced into the fourth round of the French Open thanks to a comfortable straight-sets win against Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.

The Russian won in clinical style 6-2 6-4 6-2 in under two hours as he aims to win the second Grand Slam title of his career.

"It was magnificent today. I did not have my serve broken," said Medvedev, who arrived at the French Open with only one match on clay under his belt after undergoing a procedure to treat a hernia in April. "On this surface it is quite unusual. Hopefully there are more such matches for me next week.

"Like in my French, I try to do better in my tennis all the time. The better I learn French the better my tennis will become."

Seventh seed Andrey Rublev saved five set points in a lengthy fourth-set tiebreak to beat Cristian Garin 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-6 (13-11) in just over three hours.

Rublev will take on 11th seed Jannik Sinner in the next round after the Italian saved 11 set points in a gruelling 90-minute second set to clinch a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 victory over American Mackenzie McDonald.

"Both of us were not feeling well on court but very happy to be through," Sinner said.

"I don't feel 100 per cent that's for sure," added Sinner, who played with his left knee strapped. "I don't want to talk about it. But I served well, and I broke him early in the third set."

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The last six Roland Garros titles have gone to the gilded duo with Djokovic the defending champion and Nadal, a 13-time winner, the undisputed king of clay.

But 19-year-old Alcaraz is seen as the