French Open day five: Jelena Ostapenko finds form, no doubt about Djokovic’s credentials

Denis Shapovalov is out after a five-hour battle with Roberto Carballes Baena but Sofia Kenin, Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova are all through
French Open day five: Jelena Ostapenko finds form, no doubt about Djokovic’s credentials

Jelena Ostapenko pulled off the biggest result of the day. Picture: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

Former champion Jelena Ostapenko knocked out second seed Karolina Pliskova to get Roland Garros talking about a possible title challenge again.

There is no doubt about Novak Djokovic’s credentials and he raced past Ricardas Berankis, while Stefanos Tsitsipas had a much more comfortable afternoon than in his first-round match.

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