Tripped by a tarp: Injury forces Goffin to retire; Nadal, Djokovic, Muguruza in Round 4

David Goffin’s French Open ended when he got hurt by tripping on a tarp during a point. The Grand Slam tournament’s 10th-seeded man stopped playing his third-round match and was taken to the hospital after injuring his right ankle in the first set, when he fell while chasing a ball way behind the baseline at Court Suzanne Lenglen on Friday. Goffin’s right foot got stuck under the cover used to protect the court overnight or in case of heavy rain.

“He had an MRI, and the news is reassuring: There is no tearing of the ligaments and no bone that’s been broken, either,” said Goffin’s coach, Thierry van Cleemput. “For the time being, we’re optimistic,” he said, adding that Goffin will stay in Paris for a couple of days of treatment before heading home to Belgium. Goffin was a quarterfinalist at Roland Garros last season.

Djokovic needs 5 sets to reach last 16
Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived his first stern test at the French Open as he came from two sets to one down to overcome world number 41 Diego Schwartzman 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-1 6-1 and move into the last 16. The second seed, now joint third on the all-time list for most wins at Roland Garros with 58, broke the Argentine to go 3-1 up in the first set.

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal lost just one game in a ruthless display to reach the last 16, while Garbine Muguruza gained further momentum in the defence of her title.

Nadal demonstrated why he is once more considered the overwhelming favourite at Roland Garros with a brutal demolition of Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili.

The Spaniard romped to a 6-0, 6-1, 6-0 win, narrowly missing out on becoming just the sixth man in the Open era to record a “triple bagel”.

Muguruza swept into round four of the women’s draw with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Kazakh 27th seed Yulia Putintseva. The Spaniard closed out victory with an ace in a match that featured 11 breaks of serve in 20 games played. Muguruza plays either French 13th seed Kristina Mladenovic or American Shelby Rogers, who she beat in last year’s quarterfinals, for a place in the last eight.