Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov reached the French Open quarter-finals for the second time Sunday with a four sets win over Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, setting up a potential clash with Novak Djokovic.
Khachanov came through 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 to reach his third straight quarter-final at the Slams.
World No 1 and defending champion @iga_swiatek took just 51 minutes to reach the @rolandgarros fourth round Saturday as @CocoGauff ended 16-year old Mirra Andreeva's memorable Paris debut.https://t.co/B8CE4LUUBz
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"I didn't know what to do in the first set but I said just fight my way through," said the Russian.
"I served for the third set, got broken and was 4-0 down in the tiebreak. It was just like the last match and I won that anyway."
@RafaelNadal's keyhole surgery on his injured hip was "positive" but he will require a five-month recovery period before playing again, his spokesman said Saturday.https://t.co/T6akVVylx5
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Two-time champion and 22-time Grand Slam title winner Djokovic was facing Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru later Sunday attempting to reach his 14th successive Roland Garros quarter-final.
Victory would also give him a place in the last eight of a Slam for the 55th time.