French Open Day 8 Wrap: Sabalenka, Djokovic advance to quarters, Kasatkina crashes out

By India Today Sports Desk: World No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas superior to the quarters of the French Open 2023 males’s singles after beating Austria’s Sebastian Ofner in straight models at Court Suzanne Lenglen. It took solely an hour and 48 minutes for the Greek star to win the match 7-5, 6-3, 6-0. He will now face World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz inside the quarterfinals.

As far as Alcaraz is fearful, he put in a strong exhibiting in opposition to Lorenzo Musetti at Court Philippe Chatrier. The 20-year-old gained the match 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in two hours and eight minutes. Alcaraz will also be stopping to retain her No.1 ATP score.

Aryna Sabalenka wanted to battle exhausting in opposition to Sloanne Stephens sooner than profitable the match 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at Philippe Chatrier. Sabalenka was primary 5-0 inside the first set, nonetheless her American opponent took the set in a tie-breaker. But the Belarusian held her nerve to return up trumps.

Elina Svitolina, who’s taking part in her first Grand Slam after turning into a mother, eased earlier No.9 seed Daria Kasatkina. The Ukrainian gained the match 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) at Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Earlier inside the day, World No.3 Novak Djokovic put his best foot forward and defeated Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in an hour and 57 minutes. Djokovic moreover superior to his seventeenth Roland Garros quarters out of 19 appearances. Djokovic will also be stopping to reclaim his No.1 spot inside the ATP rankings.

Djokovic will face Russia’s Karen Khachanov inside the quarters. Khachanov misplaced his first set in opposition to Lorenzo Sonego, nonetheless went on to win the match 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), 6-1.

Karolina Muchova continued her respectable run of sort after beating Russia’s Elina Araratovna Avanesyan 6-4, 6-3. She will face Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in her quarterfinal match.

The 31-year-old Pavlyuchenkova knocked out No.28 seed Elise Mertens by profitable the match 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.