Roland Garros: Zverev beats Rune to reach quarters

Alexander Zverev secured a spot in the French Open quarter-finals with an exhilarating five-set win over Holger Rune.

The fourth seed battled for four hours and 40 minutes to overcome the Danish player, prevailing with a scoreline of 4-6 6-1 5-7 7-6 (7-2) 6-2.

This marked the second match in three days that extended into the early hours of the morning at Roland Garros, following Novak Djokovic's five-set triumph over Lorenzo Musetti at 03:07 on Sunday.