last night, we saw signs that novak djokovic s game is improving quite dramatically just when there s a grand slam on the line. so those are the three obvious names. alcaraz had a problem with his right forearm coming into the french open, as sinner had with his hip. but they ve both made a good start, and alcaraz won very easily against felix auger aliassime today. there was an injury problem for the canadian midway through the second set, but alcaraz was in complete control and he s delighted with the progress he s made over the first four rounds. and, in the case of iga swiatek, 6 0, 6 0 against anastasia potapova, who is the world number 41. potapova won just ten points, and the match lasted a0 minutes the quickest professional win of swiatek s career, we are told. so utter demolition and ominous for the rest of the world, especially as swiatek was 5 2 down to naomi osaka in the third set in the second round.
on course for a third successive success at roland garros, after an emphatic fourth round victory over anastasia potapova. swiatek took just a0 minutes to win, dropping only ten points in the match in a 6 love, 6 love victory. swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next. i was playing great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn t lose any points that i didn t need to, so i m happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark s clara tauson in straight sets, 6 4, 6 4 and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy s elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive
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emphatic fourth round victory over anastasia potapova. swiatek took just a0 minutes to win, dropping only ten points in the match in a 6 love, 6 love victory. swiatek will play the current wimbledon champion, marketa vondrousova, next. i was playing great in a really solid, efficient way. i didn t lose any points that i didn t need to, so i m happy with the way i was disciplined, and ijust stuck to my tactics for the whole match. for a second successive year, ons jabeur is into the quarterfinals. she beat denmark s clara tauson in straight sets, 6 4, 6 4 and will now play the us open champion coco gauff, after she eased past italy s elisabetta cocciaretto, dropping just three games in a straight sets win. carlos alcaraz has moved a step closer to a possible first title at roland garros, after another impressive
now it s time for a look at today s sport with gavin. thank you, nicky. we go straight to the french open. carlos alcatraz came back to win the first set and took the second set 6-3 first set and took the second set 6 3 as well. he will face stefan olsson tsitsipas in the next round. defending champion iga swiatek is through to the quarter finals of the women s singles and she made it look easy in her last 16 clash earlier. the world number one blew away anastasia potapova, ranked [list in the world, in straight sets. a double bagel, 6 0, 6 0 for swiatek, top of your screen, at her ruthless best getting the job done injust a0 minutes. meanwhile, coco gauff breezed past elizabetta cocciaretto to reach the last eight. the number 3 seed won 6 1,