Defending champ Swiatek, Vondrousova, Gauff in quarters

Iga Swiatek after her victory in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP

Defending champion Iga Swiatek needed just 40 minutes to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of Russia's Anastasia Potapova. World No. 1 Swiatek, chasing a fourth Roland Garros title, will face Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova for a place in the semi-finals.

Also Read: ‘Could have been handled differently'

Vondrousova halted the run of Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to set up a French Open quarter-final against tournament favourite Iga Swiatek. Fifth seed Vondrousova, a runner-up at Roland Garros in 2019, fought her way back from a slow start against the 125th-ranked Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic 6-4, 6-2.

Meanwhile, American third seed Coco Gauff cruised into the quarter-finals on Sunday with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto. Gauff reached the Roland Garros final in 2022 before losing in straight sets to Swiatek.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever