The roofs on the two main U.S. Open stadiums have been partially shut because of rising heat and humidity.

Coco Gauff put aside a skinned knee and a bad stretch in the first set to reach the French Open quarterfinals for the third consecutive year.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic both picked up straight-set victories in the first round of the French Open against opponents ranked outside the Top 100 and making their Grand Slam debuts.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka has advanced to the third round at the Australian Open by beating Madison Brengle 6-0, 6-4.

The 5,000 fans attending the French Open semifinal between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have been allowed to stay in the stadium in spite of the nationwide coronavirus curfew starting at 11 p.m. After Djokovic moved ahead 2-1 on sets, a stadium announcement said that following talks with French authorities the fans were allowed to stay until the end of the match.

Top-ranked Ash Barty has retired from her second-round match at the French Open because of a hip injury.

Rafael Nadal has improved his French Open career record to 101-2 as he pursues a 14th championship there and his record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title overall.

Novak Djokovic is now 17-0 in first-round matches at the French Open.

The 10th-seeded Frenchman is a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, but he can't seem to win anywhere at the moment. ___4:55 p.m.U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem has moved into the second round at the Australian Open, where he was the runner-up to Novak Djokovic a year ago. Thiem had been 0-3 in Grand Slam finals until emerging for the championship at Flushing Meadows in September. The first tournament of this year’s Grand Slam season began after a three-week delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Serena Williams begins her latest bid for a 24th Grand Slam singles title in the following match against Laura Siegemund.