(Reuters) – Highlights of the sixth day at the French Open on Friday (times GMT):
PLAY UNDER WAY AT 0909 GMT
Play began under cloudy skies at Roland Garros, with the temperature lingering around 14 degrees Celsius (57.2°F).
Russian 17th seed Liudmila Samsonova plays Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto on Court Suzanne-Lenglen and Serbian Olga Danilovic faces Croatian Donna Vekic on Court Simonne-Mathieu in the third round of action in women’s singles.
Third seed Coco Gauff and Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska will be in action in an hour on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
