Paris, May 30 -- On the red dirt of Roland Garros, a young man making his debut at the French Open is making an increasingly big noise amid the quiet revolution in Scottish tennis.

Edinburgh's Jacob Fearnley is poised to break into the world's top 50 - he is projected to slot in at number 48 when it is next published - after defeating home favourite Ugo Humbert on Thursday.

His win, secured when his opponent retired hurt with the Scot one set up, has set up the tantalising prospect of an all-Scottish tie in Paris between Fearnley and Cameron Norrie.

It means Scotland will have a player in the fourth round, and he will likely face Novak Djokovic.

For Fearnley, it has already been a successful debut at Roland Garros. Getting past Humbert ...