Until Tuesday, just 15 lucky losers had made the final eight on the 1000 stage—and none in the same draw.

If the clay-court tournament is to finish Sunday, it will require cooperative weather and the eventual finalists completing back-to-back days of double duty.

The American defeated Daniel Altmaier, 6-3, 7-6 (1), on Thursday.

He’s the third Canadian man to reach the Top 10 in ATP rankings history, after Milos Raonic and Denis Shapovalov.

Of the 16 singles matches on Saturday's schedule at Roland Garros, just three featured the seeds projected to meet in the third round.

Out of the ATP rankings in early 2019 thanks mostly to bad injury luck, the No. 186-ranked German ousted compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round of Roland Garros on Thursday.