Fernandez moves into Roland-Garros quarterfinals
U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez has moved into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Amanda Anisimova.
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Fernandez enters French Open quarter-finals for the first time
Leylah Fernandez won a baseline battle against American 27th seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to book her spot in the quarter-finals of the French Open for the first time on Sunday. The only other time the Canadian left-hander made the second week of a Grand Slam was during her run to the final at Flushing Meadows in 2021 when she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu. "Today was a very complicated game and I'm happy I managed to get through," she said in an on-court interview, speaking in French.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advances to French Open quarter-finals
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first French Open quarter-finals appearance with a win on Sunday at Roland Garros.
French Open day eight
PARIS : Highlights of the eighth day at the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year, on Sunday (times GMT):
Unseeded Italian Trevisan reaches French Open quarter-finals
Martina Trevisan booked her place in the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday, edging out Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets. The world number 59 won 7-6 (12/10), 7-5 to reach the last eight at Roland Garros for the second time in three years.
French Open Day 8: Order of play, schedule, how to watch - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action
Day 8 at the French Open will see the big guns in the top half of the men’s singles draw face severe tests, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in action. The seedings have placed the defending champion, King of Clay and the sport’s rising star in the same half — and it will be a Super Sunday at Roland-Garros. Ad/> Djokovic will know he has had a game, win or lose, as Diego Schwartzman is a player who never knows when he is beaten.
Leylah Fernandez makes fourth round in Paris for first time
Leylah Fernandez edged Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 7-5 3-6 7-5 on Friday after a see-saw battle to reach the French Open fourth round for the first time. The only other time the Canadian left-hander made the second week of a major was on her run to the final at Flushing Meadows last year where she lost to fellow teenager Emma Raducanu.
Coco Gauff, youngest women left in French Open, advances to fourth round
Coco Gauff, the youngest remaining woman in the French Open draw, reached the fourth round at Roland Garros by beating Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.