Roland-Garros: Baptiste reaches last 16

American Hailey Baptiste defeated Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-6 (4), 6-1 to reach the last 16 of Roland-Garros.

Baptiste, ranked No 70, will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Madison Keys and No 31 seed Sofia Kenin next.

The American won against Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 23 seed (4-6, 6-3, 6-1) and Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino (6-3, 6-2) in the previous rounds.

Earlier in the tournament, Bouzas Maneiro, ranked No 68, beat American Emma Navarro, the No 9 seed (6-0, 6-1) and edged out American Robin Montgomery (6-4, 4-6, 7-5).

Paris (Grand Slam), other third-round results (Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 56.352.000, most recent results first):

• Marie Bouzkova vs. Coco Gauff: saturday
• Madison Keys vs. Sofia Kenin: saturday
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (20) beat Veronika Kudermetova: 6-2, 6-2
• Lois Boisson (WC) beat Elsa Jacquemot (WC): 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
• Jessica Pegula (3) beat Marketa Vondrousova: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Daria Kasatkina (17) beat Paula Badosa (10): 6-1, 7-5
• Mirra Andreeva (6) beat Yulia Putintseva (32): 6-3, 6-1
• Elina Svitolina (13) beat Bernarda Pera: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
• Jasmine Paolini (4) beat Yuliia Starodubtseva (LL): 6-4, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina (12) beat Jelena Ostapenko (21): 6-2, 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (5) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 6-2, 7-5
• Liudmila Samsonova (19) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-2, 6-3
• Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Olga Danilovic: 6-2, 6-3
• Qinwen Zheng (8) beat Victoria Mboko (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Amanda Anisimova (16) beat Clara Tauson (22): 7-6 (4), 6-4