Roland-Garros: Gauff reaches quarter-finals, could face Swiatek in repeat of last year’s final
The American defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-2 in the fourth round in Paris on Monday
American Coco Gauff, the No 6 seed, reached the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros by winning against Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 7-5, 6-2 in Paris on Monday.
Gauff improves to 2-0 lifetime against Schmiedlova, whom she also beat on clay in Madrid last year. This is the third year in a row that Gauff has made it to the quarter-finals in Paris.
Gauff, ranked No 6 in the world, could play world No 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek in a repeat of last year’s final in the quarters. The Pole meets Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko in another fourth round match.
With emphasis!@CocoGauff sews up the first set 7-5!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/dldgwxKgkr
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 5, 2023
Earlier in the tournament, the 19-year-old American beat Spaniard Rebeka Masarova (3-6, 6-1, 6-2), Austrian Julia Grabher (6-2, 6-3) and Russian qualifier Mirra Andreeva (6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1). This was Gauff’s 37th consecutive win against a player ranked outside the top 50. The last time she lost to a player outside the top 50 was at the 2022 Australian Open (lost to 110th-ranked Qiang Wang).
Schmiedlova, ranked No 100, won against Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 11 seed (6-3, 6-1), Spanish lucky loser Aliona Bolsova (6-3, 6-4) and American qualifier Kayla Day (6-1, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the French Open.
Roland-Garros (Grand Slam), other fourth round matches (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 49,600,000)
- Ons Jabeur (7) beat Bernarda Pera: 6-3, 6-1
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 6-7 (3), 6-3, 7-5
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Sloane Stephens: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Elina Svitolina beat Daria Kasatkina (9): 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Karolina Muchova beat Elina Avanesyan (LL): 6-4, 6-3
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Elise Mertens (28): 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Iga Swiatek vs. Lesia Tsurenko