Andreeva into fourth round at Roland Garros; Muchova falls to Teichmann

The opening week at Roland Garros has been marked by major upsets across both the men’s and women’s draws with 16 of the men's seeds and 14 of the women's seeds failing to make the third round. On Friday, another top-10 seed fell as former runner-up Karolina Muchova was knocked out, but No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva avoided a similar fate to advance to the fourth round in Paris for the third consecutive year.

Andreeva, whose best Grand Slam result came at Roland Garros when she reached the semifinals in 2024, defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour, 35 minutes. The victory improved the 18-year-old Russian’s record against Bouzkova to 5-0 on the WTA Tour Driven by Mercedes-Benz, with all five wins coming in straight sets.

Andreeva leads tour with most overall wins and clay wins in 2026

With the win, Andreeva became the youngest woman to reach the Round of 16 at Roland Garros in three consecutive seasons since Martina Hingis from 1997-99. The victory was also her tour-leading 32nd match win of the season and her tour-leading 18th win on clay.

Bouzkova, meanwhile, exited in the third round in Paris for the third straight year. The loss also marked her 11th consecutive defeat against a top-10 opponent.

Teichmann comeback gains momentum

Andreeva will next face Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann, who rallied from 1-5 down in the second set to upset Muchova 6-1, 7-5 in 1 hour, 52 minutes and reach the fourth round at Roland Garros for the second time in her career.

Teichmann returned to the tour in April after taking time away from competition since September last year. Playing just her seventh tournament since her comeback, the former world No. 21's best result of the season came in Rabat last week where she reached the semifinals.

Teichmann part of Swiss brigade flourishing in Paris

Now ranked No. 170 in the world, Teichmann secured the ninth top-10 victory of her career with the win over Muchova.

Teichmann is one of three Swiss women to reach the third round in Paris this year, alongside Belinda Bencic and Viktorija Golubic - the first time Switzerland has had three women reach that stage at a Grand Slam in the Open era.

For Muchova, the defeat was her first this season against a player ranked outside the top 50 after entering the match with an 11-0 record against such opponents.