Good morning and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Roland Garros women's singles third round match between Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka has played some excellent tennis over the course of the clay court season and will fancy her chances of going deep at the French Open.

A. Pavlyuchenkova vs A. Sabalenka | Roland-Garros

Women's Singles | Round 3 | 04.06.2021 | Court Simonne-Mathieu

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A. Pavlyuchenkova (31)

A. Sabalenka (3)

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ByIbrahim Mustapha

Updated 04/06/2021 at 10:53 GMT

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11:53

11:49

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 6-4, 2-6, 6-0 SABALENKA

Game, set, match! The number three seed falls and the way the match ended - with a screwed backhand beyond the baseline - summed up Sabalenka's performance. Too many errors. Too erratic. Pavyuchenkova played a good match and gets her reward - a place in the fourth round!

11:44

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 5-0 SABALENKA (6-4, 2-6)

Triple break! This one looks as good as over as Pavlyuchenkova wins her fifth game in a row in this decising set! The Russian wil serve for a place in the fourth round. Just far too erratic from Sabalenka.

11:41

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 4-0 SABALENKA* (6-4, 2-6)

The number three seed finds herself in a deep hole here! Pavlyuchenkova takes a 4-0 lead in the deciding set and it's going to take a massive turnaround for Sabalenka to win this now.

11:36

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 3-0 SABALENKA (6-4, 2-6)

Double break! Wow! What a game from Pavlyuchenkova who is now matching Sabalenka for power, which is no easy feat! A break to love and she is now well in control of this set.

11:34

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-0 SABALENKA* (6-4, 2-6)

Frustration for Sabalenka! The number three seed had a makeable forehand on her racquet at 30-40, but screwed it wide and then put another shot in the net as Pavlyuchenkova consolidates!

11:30

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 1-0 SABALENKA (6-4, 2-6)

Early break! Big hitting from Pavlyuchenkova as she gets the early break at the start of this deciding set! The Russian took the ball early and that put Sabalenka on the back foot.

11:28

11:17

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-6 SABALENKA (6-4)

It's a one-set shootout! Sabalenka breaks for the second successive time and the number three seed is back on level terms. Only four enforced errors in that set. That was the difference.

11:15

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-5 SABALENKA (6-4)

Sabalenka is now a game away from clinching the second set and taking this to a decider! All of a sudden the number three seed looks to have found her range and her focus.

11:14

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-4 SABALENKA* (6-4)

Break! There's the breakthrough for Sabalenka in this second set! Just a bit too passive from Pavlyuchenkova and that opened the door for the number three seed to take advantage.

11:07

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-3 SABALENKA (6-4)

Sabalenka has lost just two points on serve in this second set. Her tennis is getting a bit tighter, which is good, but the number three seed is still rushing the big points. That has to change.

11:04

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 2-2 SABALENKA* (6-4)

This is good tennis from Pavlyuchenkova. Very controlled stuff from the Russian. Meanwhile, it's still quite erratic from Sabalenka on the other side of the net. Going for too much.

11:00

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 1-2 SABALENKA (6-4)

The number three seed is trying desperately to find her game and it's just about coming together on her serve, but Sabalenka needs to find a way to make inroads on Pavlyuchenkova's serve.

10:58

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 1-1 SABALENKA* (6-4)

Yet more unforced errors from Sabalenka as she attempts to crank up the pressure on her opponent with some big groundstrokes, but it all feels a bit forced at the moment as Pavlyuchenkova holds.

10:55

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 0-1 SABALENKA (6-4)

A statement of intent from Sabalenka at the start of the second set as she holds to love, emphatically so. But then this is how the number three seed also started the opening set!

10:54

10:48

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 6-4 SABALENKA

First set, Pavlyuchenkova! The Russian lost the first three games as Sabalenka started well, but she did so well to wrestle back control from the number three seed. Sabalenka has work to do!

10:45

*PAVLYUCHENKOVA 5-4 SABALENKA

It's all a bit erratic from Sabalenka at the moment - winners and unforced errors in equal measure - but she keeps herself in this opening set with a good hold. Pressure back on the Pavlyuchenkova serve.

10:42

PAVLYUCHENKOVA 5-3 SABALENKA*

And now the Russian is just one game away from taking this opening set. There are just too many errors flowing off the racquet of Sabalenka at the moment. Not playing well at all.