Easy does it: Iga Swiatek returns the ball to Wang Xinyu in her third round match which she won without dropping a game
PARIS – Iga Swiatek targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals on Monday as she closes in on becoming the first woman in 16 years to win back-to-back titles at Roland Garros.
In the bottom quarter of the men’s draw, which was blown wide open by the first round exit of world number two Daniil Medvedev, the highest seed left is two-time semi-finalist Alexander Zverev.
Here, AFP Sport takes a look ahead at three standout matches on the ninth day of the 2023 tournament (x denotes seeded player):
– Iga Swiatek (POL x1) v Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)
In six sets played so far, two-time champion Swiatek has handed out…
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