French Open: Zhang Zhizhen exits, Yuan Yue/Wang Xiyu advance

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China's Zhang Zhizhen (L) and Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas (R) pose on Court Suzanne-Lenglen prior to their men's singles match of the French Open in Paris, France, May 31, 2024. /CFP

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas cruised past China's Zhang Zhizhen 6-3 6-3 6-1 on Friday, reaching the fourth round of the French Open for the sixth year in a row.

The finalist in 2021 sent more than 30 winners to wrap up the match in just 91 minutes, setting up a meeting with Italian Matteo Arnaldi, who stunned sixth seed Andrey Rublev earlier on May 31.

China's Zhang Zhizhen reacts as he plays against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas (not pictured) on Court Suzanne-Lenglen during their men's singles match of the French Open in Paris, France, May 31, 2024. /CFP

Zhang became the first Chinese man in 86 years to win a main-draw match at Roland Garros last year en route to the third round, but could not improve on that showing as he was never able to set up a break-point chance.

"It's great to see myself in a position to get out there and play so effectively but also accurately at the same time," said Tsitsipas, ranking it among the best performances he has produced at the clay court tournament.

"I feel like my shots were very precise. Wherever I was aiming, I was able to produce some really high-quality shots."

In the women's singles match, Anastasia Potapova of Russia defeated Wang Xinyu of China 7-5, 6(6)-7(8), and 6-4 on Friday.

In the women's doubles match, Chinese-American pair Zhang Shuai and Peyton Stearns failed to advance into next round after their 6-4, 6-4 loss to American-Russian duo Emma Navarro and Diana Shnaider.