World number one and defending champion, Iga Swiatek of Poland, has eased into the women’s singles quarter-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
The four-time Grand Slam champion beat unseeded Anastasia Potapova of Russia 6-love, 6-love in the fourth round.
Swiatek will play fifth seed, Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic, next.
“It went pretty quickly, pretty weird.”
Swiatek soared past Potapova to reach the final eight in the quickest match of her career 👇#RolandGarros
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 2, 2024
Vondroušová recorded a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Olga Danilović of Serbia.
Also through to the quarter-finals is American third seed, Coco Gauff.
Connect Four ✅
Coco Gauff booked her spot in a fourth consecutive quarterfinals in Paris with a straight sets win over Cocciaretto.#RolandGarros
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 2, 2024
She too had an easy outing, disposing of unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2.
