Alex de Minaur’s exciting run at French Open ended by

German No 4 seed battles to win 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3Zverev to face Ruud in repeat of last year’s semi-final

Alex de Minaur’s thrilling run to the quarter-finals of the French Open came to a difficult end on Wednesday night as the 11th seed was outlasted by Alexander Zverev, the fourth seed, who returned to the semi-finals with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win.

Zverev’s victory sets up a semi-final with Casper Ruud. Ruud was due to face Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, but he advanced to the semi-finals after Djokovic’s withdrawal from the tournament due to a torn medial meniscus sustained during his fourth-round win over Francisco Cerúndolo.