10:34 AM
Gauff 6-7, 0-3 Krejcikova*
The errors are starting to flow from Gauff’s racket and it is allowing Krejcikova to build a good lead here.
A wild backhand return by Gauff enables Krejcikova to hold to love.
10:31 AM
Gauff* 6-7, 0-2 Krejcikova
At this stage of the match, Krejcikova is looking more steady and Gauff is showing the nerves. And it proves costly as Gauff makes some untimely errors to be broken in the opening game.
10:26 AM
Second set: Gauff 6-7, 0-1 Krejcikova*
Gauff will be scratching her head at how she lost that set but she fights back from 40-0 to make it deuce here.
Break point for Gauff as she goes for Krejcikova’s second serve. Big serve by Krejcikova to save the break point.
And the Czech holds.
10:19 AM
Gauff 6-7 Krejcikova – TIEBREAK
Gauff backhand into the net, 0-1. Gauff backhand wide, 0-2. Krejcikova double fault, 1-2. Krejcikova backhand wide, 2-2. Gauff double fault, 2-3. Krejcikova nets a forehand, 3-3.
Krejcikova forehand long, 4-3. Gauff nets a backhand, 4-4. Gauff winner, 5-4. Krejcikova nets a forehand, 6-4. Krejcikova forehand winner, 6-5. Another Krejcikova forehand winner, 6-6.
Gauff goes long with a backhand, 6-7. Another Krejcikova forehand winner, 6-8.
10:08 AM
Gauff 6-6 Krejcikova*
Krejcikova nets a backhand to open the door for Gauff, 0-30. But back-to-back backhand errors by Gauff allows Krejcikova back into the game.
Second set point for Gauff as Krejcikova nets a backhand. Gauff backhand into the net.
What a pass by Gauff to whip a forehand winner. Set point. Gutsy tennis from Krejcikova as she responds with a backhand winner.
And Krejcikova survives to take this match into a tiebreak. Three set points have now come and gone for Gauff.
10:00 AM
Gauff* 6-5 Krejcikova
A sixth forehand winner by Krejcikova makes it 30-15. More great athleticism from Gauff as she sprints to her right and fires and forehand down the line that’s too much for Krejcikova.
Gauff holds serve to book herself a tiebreak.
09:55 AM
Gauff 5-5 Krejcikova*
Krejcikova’s best service game of the match as she holds to love. She is looking more composed at the moment.
09:53 AM
Gauff* 5-4 Krejcikova
Gauff ace, 30-15. Big forehand winner by Krejcikova, 30-30. Yet another Gauff ace. Set point.
Wild backhand by Gauff flies long. A fourth double fault by Gauff gives Krejcikova a break point and she does break again as the teen nets a backhand. That was a very nervy game.
09:49 AM
Gauff 5-3 Krejcikova*
Both players have struggled a little bit with their serve and a double fault by Krejcikova makes it deuce.
Gauff then hits a forehand winner to earn a break point. And she gets the crucial break as Krejcikova goes wide with a forehand. She will serve for the set.
09:42 AM
Gauff* 4-3 Krejcikova
Gauff double fault, 30-30. Bad miss by Krejcikova as she nets a forehand after getting Gauff on the run. But an error by Gauff makes it deuce.
The holds again to regain the lead.
09:37 AM
Gauff 3-3 Krejcikova*
Krejcikova smash winner, 15-30. Gauff nets a forehand, 30-30. Break point for Gauff as Krejcikova goes wide with a forehand. Krejcikova ace.
And he comes through to hold. Krejcikova has finally settled into the match.
09:31 AM
Gauff* 3-2 Krejcikova
An opening for Krejcikova as she gets to 0-30. And she earns two break points when Gauff nets a forehand.
And she does break back as Gauff nets a backhand. Back on serve.
09:28 AM
Gauff 3-1 Krejcikova*
Confidence boosting game for Krejcikova as she gets to 40-0. Gauff drills another backhand winner into the corner. Then hits a lovely short angled volley.
Stunning court coverage from Gauff draws another error from Krejcikova. Deuce. Gutsy hold by Krejcikova as she closes out the game with a forehand winner.
09:21 AM
Gauff* 3-0 Krejcikova
Gauff clearly has the edge with her weight of shot from the baseline and Krejcikova is struggling to cope.
Gauff races to 40-30 and finishes off the game with a backhand winner.
09:19 AM
Gauff 2-0 Krejcikova*
Early problems for Krejcikova as she goes just wide with a backhand. Then hits a double fault. Three break points for Gauff.
The Czech saves the first as Gauff nets a backhand. Then the smash winner. And an ace. Great recovery.
The ball striking on the forehand side is already looking sharp for Gauff and she gets another break point after a forehand winner down the line.
And Krejcikova can’t escape with her serve as she double faults. Excellent start.
09:11 AM
First Set: Coco Gauff* 1-0 Barbora Krejcikova (*denotes server)
Nervy start by Gauff as she serves a double fault on the opening point and then nets a forehand, 15-30.
But she does come through to hold serve.
09:08 AM
Warm up
Gauff and Krejcikova are going through their routines. The teen is the favourite. Can she handle the pressure?
Let’s see.
08:53 AM
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to day 11 of the French Open and the big names are all in action.
We start off with 17-year-old sensation Coco Gauff, who has reached the quarter-finals for the first time in her short career.
Then defending champion Iga Swiatek aims to reach the last four again, where she could meet Gauff.
The men’s draw then takes over with 13-time winner Rafael Nadal facing his close friend Diego Schwartzman.
And in the night session, top seed and world No 1 Novak Djokovic plays Matteo Berrettini.
Speaking earlier in the tournament, Eurosport tennis expert and seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, backed Swiatek to retain her title.
“I think Iga has proven that defending her title is not a worry to her,” he said.
“Am I surprised how well she has taken on the challenge of defending her title? I guess we are a little surprised. In ten years when she has won four or five Roland-Garros titles we will know there was no reason to be surprised.
“I think she is very mature on the court, her game is extremely mature. I think the question for her is whether she can be a better player on faster courts.
“She has more time on the clay where she moves and slides well, on the hard court or grass court it’s a little more tougher for her and her forehand becomes a little bit of a weakness. But on clay, I don’t know who could overpower her on a clay court.”
On Tuesday, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas booked a semi-final showdown after both completed straight-set wins.
While Tamara Zidansek and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will also meet in the last four of the women’s draw.
So stay with us for build up, live updates and reaction as the tournament approaches the business end.