Thrilling Quarterfinal Lineups at the French Open

A thrilling eighth day at the French Open sees Ons Jabeur advancing to the quarterfinals to face Coco Gauff, Carlos Alcaraz setting up a clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas, and dominant performances from Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff. Exciting matches ahead as top seeds fight for the title.


Reuters | Paris | Updated: 02-06-2024 21:43 IST | Created: 02-06-2024 21:43 IST
Thrilling Quarterfinal Lineups at the French Open
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Highlights of the eighth day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT): 1608 JABEUR MOVES PAST TAUSON INTO QUARTERS

Tunisian eighth seed Ons Jabeur beat Clara Tauson of Denmark 6-4 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the second successive year, where she will play American third seed Coco Gauff. 1430 ALCARAZ SETS UP TSITSIPAS QUARTER-FINAL CLASH

Third seed Carlos Alcaraz had little trouble in beating Felix Auger-Aliassime, sealing a 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory over the Canadian to move into the quarter-finals where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas. "He's said in the past he likes playing against me, so I hope he likes it a little bit less this time," Tsitsipas said. "I hope I can get him to that stage of feeling that it's not so comfortable playing against me."

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Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame an early blip to beat Italy's Matteo Arnaldi 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 6-2 on Court Suzanne-Lenglen to move into the quarter-finals. 1113 GAUFF EASES PAST COCCIARETTO

American third seed Coco Gauff comfortably beat Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 6-2 to reach the quarter finals. Gauff will play the winner of the fourth round match between Tunisian eighth seed Ons Jabeur and Denmark's Clara Tauson.

1029 VONDROUSOVA DOWNS DANILOVIC Czech fifth seed Marketa Vondrousova eased to a 6-4 6-2 fourth round victory over Serbian qualifier Olga Danilovic.

The former finalist will play three-time champion Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals. 0950 SWIATEK STORMS PAST POTAPOVA WITH DOUBLE BAGEL

Three-time French Open champion and world number one Iga Swiatek crushed Russian Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals. The Polish top seed looked in a hurry as she rattled off the double-bagel win in 40 minutes.

0908 PLAY UNDER WAY Play began under sunny skies at Roland Garros, with the temperature hovering around 14 degrees Celsius (57.2°F).

World number one Iga Swiatek faces Anastasia Potapova in the opening match on Court Philippe-Chatrier, with two-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz in action against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime later.

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