Roland-Garros (women): Iga Swiatek begins once more, Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur safe a spot within the eighth

Swiatek, head proper aspect up

She rapidly led the match by breaking at 2-1 for her within the first set, then lining up 3 video games firstly of the second set to take the lead. Dominant within the trade, she made Marie Bouzkova run quite a bit, who by no means discovered the answer to present herself an opportunity of reaching the spherical of 16. Iga Swiatek will face Anastasia Potapova.

Gauff in management

Coco Gauff continues her merry approach in Paris. The American certified for the spherical of 16 at Roland Garros after a hit in two units towards Dayana Yastremska (6-2, 6-4). In three outings on this match, she has nonetheless not misplaced a set and performed convincing tennis. This was once more the case throughout this third spherical.

Aligned within the first rotation on the Philippe-Chatrier court docket, the No. 3 seed within the match didn’t tremble towards a rival who was nonetheless harmful. After taking the primary set simply, she barely misplaced management, particularly when serving. Regardless of the 2 breaks conceded – at 6-2, 1-0 and when serving for the match at 6-2, 5-2 – Gauff all the time had management of occasions.

She is going to face Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto for a spot within the quarter-finals. The 23-year-old Italian will probably be a novice at this degree within the Grand Slam, however watch out, she has been taking part in very nicely because the begin of the match.

Jabeur beneficial properties power

It was an actual check that Ons Jabeur needed to go towards the Canadian Leylah Fernandez, seeded quantity 31. On the Suzanne-Lenglen court docket this Friday, the Tunisian handed it, with out taking part in her greatest tennis however by displaying a guts and an influence that his opponent nonetheless sorely lacks (6-4, 7-6). The world No.9 first stepped up the tempo on the finish of the primary set to take the Canadian’s serve twice in a row, which allowed her to keep away from an prolonged set.

Then, she negotiated the tie-break of the 2nd set higher than Fernandez, who was responsible of a number of gross tactical or technical errors. The Tunisian, pampered by the general public at Lenglen this afternoon, advances to the spherical of 16. She is going to face Clara Tauson within the spherical of 16.

Ons Jabeur, Might 31, 2024 at Roland-Garros.