Third seed Alexander Zverev advanced to the French Open quarter-finals after his opponent Tallon Griekspoor retired midway through the second set with an abdominal injury on Monday. The Dutchman was 6-4 3-0 down when he called for the medic and after a brief discussion the umpire announced his retirement.

World no. 3 Alexander Zverev will play in his fifth consecutive Roland Garros quarter-final. Last year's finalist led 6-4, 3-0 against Tallon Griekspoor before the Dutchman retired due to an injury.

German tennis star Alexander Zverev recovered from an early wobble and swallowing a fly to glide into the quarter-finals of the French Open after Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor quit on Monday. The number three seed was leading 6-4,