he took the first set six 6—4, but de minaur fought back in the second, taking it to a tie—break. however, the german proved to be just too strong and edged de minaur out. zverev then went on to win the third set, 6—4 to get into the semi—finals of the french open for the fourth year in a row. he will now face casper root after the seventh seed got a walkover win because of novak djokovic�*s knee injury. the three time french open winner alfie hewitt has moved into the semi—finals of the men's wheelchair singles with a six love, 6—4 victory over fellow brit gordon reid. hewitt needed only 7a minutes to beat his compatriots and set up a semifinal. he is aiming to win his ninth singles title at a grand slam, having also won the us open on four occasions and the australian open once. to cricket now and india ruthlessly blew away ireland on a difficult pitch in new york as they started their t20 world cup with an eight wicket victory. they won the toss, elected to ball and then took full advantage of the conditions.