Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova and Andy Murray were among the top players who eased into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday.
Fans spent more time looking at the murky Parisian sky than watching tennis on Tuesday as French Open organisers were accused of "not caring about the players" after the event was disrupted by more rain following the previous day's washout.
Britain's Andy Murray knocked out defending French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the semi-finals on Friday to reach his first Roland Garros final where he will face world number one Novak Djokovic.
Simona Halep trailed by a set and 5-1 against Elina Svitolina but somehow dug herself out of a hole before storming to victory to set up a semi-final against Karolina Pliskova.
Sam Stosur powered into the French Open quarter-finals with a 7-6(0), 6-3 win against Simona Halep in Paris on Tuesday, adapting better to damp and heavy conditions than her higher-ranked Romanian opponent.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
Garbine Muguruza roared into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition job of Maria Sharapova on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
A competitor lambasted the French Open as "one big circus" on Thursday as soggy weather once again came back to exasperate players seeking a foothold in the semi-finals of the rain-hit claycourt major.
Following Serena Williams's win over Angelique Kerber for her 7th Wimbledon crown, here is a list of Wimbledon women's singles champions since 1922:
Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka crashed out of the French Open in the first round losing 5-7, 5-7 to Katerina Siniakova on Monday, playing only her fifth tournament of the year after a legal battle over the custody of her son.
Defending champion Simona Halep was knocked out of the French Open 6-2, 6-4 by 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova in a quarter-final shock.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Thursday.
IMAGES from matches played on Day 7 of the French Open at the Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday
List of Wimbledon women's singles champions:
Czech fourth seed Tomas Berdych bulldozed his way into the second round of the French Open by thrashing Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 on Monday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 10 at the French Open at Roland Garros
IMAGES from the French Open matches played on Thursday
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.
Images from Day 6 of the French Open in Paris on Friday.
It's French Open time! The tennis world's only clay court Grand Slam begins on Sunday and the best of the best will battle it out.
Garbine Muguruza reached the French Open quarter-finals for the third year in a row when a solid display earned her a 6-3, 6-4 victory against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Roger Federer continued his smooth progress at the French Open on Friday with a straightforward 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the fourth round.
Images from Day 9 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.
Nothing, absolutely nothing could stop Serena Williams from completing the magnificent TWO-O on Saturday and the American joyously bounced around as she hoisted a Grand Slam singles trophy for the 20th time with victory at the French Open.
Images from Day 3 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday
Images from Day 1 of the 2020 French Open, in Paris, on Sunday.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris.
A dominant Rafael Nadal arrived at one career milestone on Thursday but the speed of the Spaniard's rampage through the early rounds of the French Open suggests his eyes are fixed firmly on another more significant one.
Images from the matches played on Day 7 at the Roland Garros on Saturday
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
A summary of Tuesday's play at the French Open.
IMAGES from Day 6 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Friday.
Images from Day 5 of the French Open in Paris on Thursday.
The signs that things were going horribly wrong for Roger Federer were laid bare at Roland Garros.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
Photos from French Open matches played at the Roland Garros on Friday
Images from Day 3 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Tuesday.
IMAGES from matches on Day 9 at the French Open at Roland Garros
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