“Against guys like Daniil you have to be able to sustain that high level throughout the match and if you give him a chance, he’s going to be back. So I was really focused to keep going and definitely extremely pleased with that.”

Earlier on Monday, teenage sensation Holger Rune outmuscled world No.4 and last year’s finalist Tsitsipas 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals.

The Dane, who has improved more than 350 places in the world rankings in the past 15 months, joins fellow 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight, the first time two teenagers have made it so far at a grand slam since 1994.

“I have an unbelievable feeling. I was so nervous in the end,” said a beaming Rune, playing in his first French Open. “I was very nervous. I told myself to keep at it and play my plan. I mean it is so great to still be here.

“Part of the tactic to play as aggressive as possible when he gets shorter balls he attacks them. I really liked playing the drop shots and it worked out pretty good, so I am happy.”

In the earlier game, eighth seed Casper Ruud reached his maiden grand slam quarter-final when he downed Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Ruud will now face Rune on Wednesday.

“It feels great, it was one of my goals this year. I feel more experienced playing best of five sets,” said Ruud, the first Norwegian in the last eight at Roland Garros.

“Hubert has improved a lot on clay, he has become a dangerous player on all surfaces; he has a dangerous serve, but I did well at returning it today.”

Russian Andrey Rublev also progressed, winning in a walkover against Italian Jannik Sinner. The pair were one set all when Sinner retired injured.

A Russian affair in the women’s draw

In the women’s draw, Veronika Kudermetova recovered from a set down to beat Madison Keys 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 and reach a grand slam singles quarter-final for the first time, setting up an all-Russian clash with Daria Kasatkina for a place in the last four.

It will be Kasatkina’s first major quarter-final in four years. She put in a dominant display to beat Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-2.

Elsewhere, American Jessica Pegula fought back to defeat 63rd-ranked Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time.

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The 11th-seeded Pegula is the highest seed remaining in the women’s draw after world No.1 Iga Swiatek, who was taken to three sets by China’s Qinwen Zheng. Pegula became the third American woman to reach the last eight.

Reuters

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