Spain’s tennis stars Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz surged into the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics, overcoming the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof with a 6-4, 6-7(2), 10-2 victory. The Spanish duo thrilled the crowd with their high-energy performance at Roland Garros, moving closer to their goal of Olympic gold.

In a dramatic turn of events, several top women’s singles contenders were knocked out as temperatures soared into the mid-30s Celsius (90s Fahrenheit). Second seed Coco Gauff, fourth seed Jasmine Paolini, and seventh seed Maria Sakkari all fell, with Gauff’s departure being particularly shocking. The American, who had been in tears after a controversial line call, lost to Croatia’s Donna Vekic, who became the first Croatian woman to reach the Olympic singles quarter-finals since 1996.

Despite the upsets, Poland's top seed Iga Swiatek stayed on track for gold with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Wang Xiyu. Defending men’s singles champion Alexander Zverev of Germany also advanced, defeating Czech Tomas Machac 6-3, 7-5. Zverev, who is aiming for a repeat of his Tokyo gold, showcased his resilience despite the sweltering conditions.

The women’s quarter-final lineup is set, featuring Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk against Vekic, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova facing Czech Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, and Swiatek competing against American Danielle Collins. Angelique Kerber, set to retire after the Olympics, remains in the hunt for a golden farewell, defeating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez to reach the last eight.

In men’s singles, Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul advanced to the third round, with Fritz overcoming Britain’s Jack Draper and Paul defeating Czech Jakub Mensik. Felix Auger-Aliassime also progressed, while Swiss Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out by Australia’s Alexei Popyrin.

Britain’s Andy Murray and Dan Evans saved match points for the second consecutive time to secure a quarter-final spot in men’s doubles, thrilling fans with their dramatic win over Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen.