• Serbia’s Novak Djokovic wears the rain cap he took from TV journalist Fabrice Santoro, left, after winning his fourth-round match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. David Vincent / AP Photo
    Serbia’s Novak Djokovic wears the rain cap he took from TV journalist Fabrice Santoro, left, after winning his fourth-round match against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. David Vincent / AP Photo
  • Britain’s Andy Murray gestures in the quarter-final match against France’s Richard Gasquet. Michel Euler / AP Photo
    Britain’s Andy Murray gestures in the quarter-final match against France’s Richard Gasquet. Michel Euler / AP Photo
  • Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka films himself after winning the quarter-final match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas. David Vincent / AP Photo
    Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka films himself after winning the quarter-final match against Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas. David Vincent / AP Photo
  • Britain’s Andy Murray’s coaching team of Jamie Delgado, Matt Little and Mark Bender urge him on against Richard Gasquet of France. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
    Britain’s Andy Murray’s coaching team of Jamie Delgado, Matt Little and Mark Bender urge him on against Richard Gasquet of France. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
  • Richard Gasquet of France falls over against Andy Murray of Great Britain. Julian Finney / Getty Images
    Richard Gasquet of France falls over against Andy Murray of Great Britain. Julian Finney / Getty Images
  • Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic reacts against David Ferrer of Spain. Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
    Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic reacts against David Ferrer of Spain. Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
  • Venus Williams of the United States serves against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland. Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
    Venus Williams of the United States serves against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland. Dennis Grombkowski / Getty Images
  • Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan celebrates after beating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. Julian Finney / Getty Images
    Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan celebrates after beating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. Julian Finney / Getty Images
  • Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis reacts against Belgium’s David Goffin. Martin Bureau / AFP
    Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis reacts against Belgium’s David Goffin. Martin Bureau / AFP

Finally the rain goes away as Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka progress at French Open – in pictures


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Play finally resumes in Paris after three rain-hit days as world No 1 finally finishes match against Roberto Bautista Agut, prevailing 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5, while Andy Murray will face Stan Wawrinka in the Roland Garros semi-finals.

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