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Swiatek, Mattek-Sands into quarterfinals in French Open

Staff Reporter Tennis 2021-06-06, 11:03pm

Swiatek, Mattek-Sands into quarterfinals, Medvedev to face Tsitsipas



Iga Swiatek kept her bid alive to become the first woman since Mary Pierce in 2000 to win the French Open singles and doubles title at the same tournament, saving seven match points with partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands to reach the quarter-finals.

Swiatek and Mattek-Sands staged an incredible recovery from 5-1 down in the final set against top seeds Hsieh Su-Wei and Elise Mertens, to pull off an improbable 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory after more than three hours on court.Poland's Swiatek, the reigning singles champion, will continue the defence of her title on Monday against Marta Kostyuk in the last 16.

Medvedev to face Tsitsipas in French Open quarter-finals

Second seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia made the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday and will tackle Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas for a place in the last four.

Medvedev, who had never won a match at Roland Garros before this year, defeated Cristian Garin of Chile 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 in his last 16 tie.AFP, Paris