Good evening and welcome to the Day Four night session at the 2021 French Open. Tonight's spotlight shines upon world number two Daniil Medvedev. He takes on American Tommy Paul. The players are due on Chatrier from 20:00 BST.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 PAUL. Medvedev seems to like clay after all as he hits back from the blow of losing the first set to outclass the hard-working Paul in two hours and 16 minutes. He breaks to love to take it on his third match point. He’ll now meet Opelka in round three.

BREAK! - MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 5-3 PAUL. And again Paul refuses to go down without a fight! The American saves two match points as Medvedev seems to tighten up at the last second. Paul breaks from deuce. On we go!

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 5-2 PAUL. Not to be for Paul. He can’t make things interesting as Medvedev hammers a backhand winner from way beyond the baseline to break again to love. He’ll now serve for the match.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 4-2 PAUL. This guy never gives up! Paul goes after Medvedev in the rallies and punishes a couple of weak drop shot attempts. The first serve saves two break points but for once the American outlasts the Russian on a third opportunity. He has one break back.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 4-1 PAUL. He’s on the board. Paul probably won’t pull off a minor miracle here but at least he’ll avoid the humiliation of a bagel to finish.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 4-0 PAUL. Double break consolidated. Medvedev sweeps a crosscourt backhand home to turnaround a very brief moment of concern at 15-30.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 3-0 PAUL. That could spell the end for Paul. He’s the first to blink in a lengthy baseline battle and offers up two break points. Medvedev makes it count on the second with a rasping forehand up the left flank to claim a double break.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 2-0 PAUL. The American keeps battling but, again, he can’t do enough despite fighting back from 30-0 down. Medvedev consolidates and has his sights firmly set on round three now.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 1-0 PAUL. That’s poor from Paul and it could spell the worst for him. Some leaky play offers up two break points. A big serve swats away one but a wayward forehand means Paul is up against it once again right at the start of Set 4.

SET! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 6-4 PAUL. The Medvedev serve continues to reign supreme. He cruises to a very simple love hold to move in front.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 5-4 PAUL. Medvedev will have to serve for the 2-1 lead. Credit to the American. After being blown away for a set and a bit Paul has made it more of a match once more.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 5-3 PAUL. The serve and the forehand completely overwhelm Paul. He has no real chance to engage Medvedev as the Russian wastes little time consolidating.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 4-3 PAUL. That’s a real shame for the American. Medvedev suddenly races through the gears and edges a high-class game. Both players throw the kitchen sink at each other but it’s the Russian who edges it from deuce as Paul lashes a forehand wide defending a second break point.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 3-3 PAUL. Don’t count him out just yet! A trio of surprising unforced errors and a sublime crosscourt lob from Paul see the world number 52 bite back. That’s a real lull from Daniil after he had looked in complete control.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 3-2 PAUL. Medvedev sees a cute lob attempt drop wide while Paul finds some decent first serves to stay in contention.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 3-1 PAUL. Too good. Paul is barely getting a slither on the return game here. Medvedev drops just the one point to maintain his advantage. Periods of dominance can shift quite often in tennis, but it’s hard to see it switching enough for Paul to turn this around at the moment.

MEDVEDEV 3-6 6-1 2-1 PAUL. Respite! Paul has to work ever so hard as Medvedev threatens at 30-30 from 30-0 down. The American is able to stop the rot at five games on the spin as he somehow nicks the last two points to get on the board.