![]() ![]() Gauff said that despite her first set problems, she was confident she could pull through. "Mirra is super young and has a big future," said Gauff. World number six Gauff, the runner-up to Swiatek last year, came back from a set down to defeat Andreeva 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-1.Īndreeva, ranked a lowly 143, had come through qualifying and was the youngest player to make the third round since 2005. She will face Beatriz Haddad Maia, the first Brazilian to make the last 16 in Paris since 1979, for a place in the last eight. ![]() Sorribes Tormo, ranked 132 in the world, will be playing in the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time. I tried to play in the warm-up but I feel it's the right decision to withdraw." "I had fever and a headache and it's difficult to breathe. I didn't sleep last night," said the 23-year-old Kazakh. "I was not feeling good yesterday and the day before. Rybakina had been due to face Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain in the third round in the opening match on Court Philippe Chatrier but said she was suffering with a fever. Her path to the final was made easier earlier Saturday by the withdrawal of Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, a possible last-four opponent, due to illness. Swiatek will face Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko, who breezed past 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu for the loss of just two games, for a quarter-final berth. ![]() It's not easy to stay disciplined and keep your focus," said Swiatek, who also won the title in 2020. "It was a really solid performance from me. In all she has dropped just eight games through three rounds. Of the six sets she has played so far, four have been to love. Swiatek blitzed 80th-ranked Wang Xinyu of China 6-0, 6-0 on the back of 21 winners as the 22-year-old Pole took another step closer to becoming the first woman since Justine Henin in 2007 to win back-to-back titles at Roland Garros. ![]()
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