to matches in scotland. we've had two marathon quarterfinals in the women's singles at the french open, with slovenian tamara zidansek beating paula badosa 8—6 in the final set. she'll play the 31st seed anastasia pavlyuchenkova for a place in the final. the russian came through 9—7 in the third against elena rybakina in a match that lasted over two and a half hours. it'll be her first grand slam semifinal too — at the 52nd attempt. and there's still a chance of british success in the mixed doubles. joe salsibury and partner desirae krawczyk are through to the final after a walkover in theirsemi. ——joe —— joe salisbury. it's been 39 years since britain last had a winner in the main draw there. johanna konta had hoped to still be in paris but after her first round exit at rolland garros has entered the nottingham open on the grass —