Roland-Garros: Paolini makes last 16

Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 4 seed, won against Ukrainian lucky loser Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-4, 6-1 to move into the last 16 of Roland-Garros. 

Paolini, ranked No 4, will face the winner of the match between American Bernarda Pera and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the No 13 seed, next.

The Italian defeated Chinese Yue Yuan (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Australian Ajla Tomljanovic (6-3, 6-3) in the previous rounds.

Earlier in the tournament, Starodubtseva, ranked No 81, edged out German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch (2-6, 6-1, 6-4) and beat Russian Anastasia Potapova (7-6 (4), 6-2).

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

• Madison Keys vs. Sofia Kenin
• Marie Bouzkova vs. Coco Gauff
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Lois Boisson
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Jessica Pegula
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Paula Badosa
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Bernarda Pera vs. Elina Svitolina
• 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