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

Coco Gauff, Roland-Garros 2023 – © AI / Reuters / Panoramic

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June 5, 2023

French Open •Round of 16 • completed

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A. SchmiedlovavsC. Gauff

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)